FAQs about funding

1. Q: The upper limit of hourly lecture fees is 2,000/1,500 yuan. If a theater troupe is invited to perform on campus and the performance fee exceeds this standard, how should I reimburse it? Also, if I want to purchase another musical instrument, are there any suitable subsidy programs?

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The main purpose of this project is to develop and practiceCross-disciplinary beauty courses, rather than cultivating artistic skills, so we hope that funding planning can focus on implementing courses.

2. Q: When teaching cross-disciplinary courses, can teachers who teach/observe classes receive fees?

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The Ministry of Education promulgated the "Reference Principles for Implementing Cross-Field or Cross-Subject Collaborative Teaching in National Middle Schools and Primary Schools" on October 26, 2020, but the number of teaching hours is limited to a maximum of two periods (a maximum of two hours is paid for one class). If there are more than two cross-disciplinary team members, please consider the actual teaching situation and assign the actual teacher for each class.

3. Q: If the school is unable to pay [writing fees] to teachers within the establishment and deletes this item, can the amount be used evenly under the material fee item?

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When submitting the funding application form, it must be approved by the school accountant. It is recommended that if you have any relevant doubts, you should consult the school accountant before preparing the budget.

4. Q: If a teacher from a seed school is invited to share with other schools, can he receive the hourly lecture fee?

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Depending on the approval of the school chief planner, the lecture hour fee may be paid by the school hosting the activity.

5. Q: How to pay for "lecture hourly fee", "hourly fee" and "guidance fee/attendance fee"?

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Payment will be based on the items recognized by each school.

6. Q: If I want to take students to visit arts and cultural venues or participate in day school activities, which item should I use to reimburse transportation expenses?

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Domestic travel expenses (transportation expenses/travel expenses) can be included, but the subsidy amount for seed schools in this plan is 60,000 yuan per semester. Please carefully evaluate the impact of this move on cross-field aestheticsCurriculum Developmentnecessity.

7. Q: Is the funding breakdown required for every project?

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When submitting a funding application, projects that are not used may not be listed and the quota will be used evenly for other projects. If there is a need to change the funding items after the implementation of the plan, you can submit it in a written document (before December 31, 2018).

8. Q: Can the subsidy fee be used to purchase additional equipment? For example, can the fees for items and books needed for teaching be added?

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The cost of items, books, CDs, DVDs, etc. can be included in the teaching materials fee, butHardware equipmentDue to property ownership issues, it is usually impossible to compile. If you have any questions about the proposed funding arrangement, please consult the chief accountant of each school first.

9. Q: Are there any proportion or quota restrictions for each funding project? For example, is there a clear provision on the maximum amount of hourly fees?

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The funding regulations for subsidizing seed schools to implement this program are based on the "Classification and Implementation Standard Table of Subjects for Purposes of Various Agencies of the Central Government", the "Basic Table of Funding for Subsidy and Commissioned Programs of the Ministry of Education" and the "Domestic Expenditure of the Office of Chief Planning Officer of the Executive Yuan" "Key points for reporting travel expenses", etc., all expenses are "Business expensesItems approved under the purpose. It is recommended that the total number of hourly fees, guidance fees and lecture hourly fees should not exceed the total funding according to the 70% principle.

10. Q: How to fill in the funding form?

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When seed schools submit funding applications, they prepare a total budget with a subsidy of NT$120,000 for one academic year (the same below), and the allocation is divided into NT$60,000 for each semester. Self-funding is determined by each county and municipal government. When compiling funds, it is recommended to start with the items with larger expenditures, such as material costs, transportation expenses, etc., and then fill in other items in order.

11. Q: Can the lesson plans that have previously participated in the subject center lesson plan competition, or participated in the implementation of other aesthetic-related projects, be modified and used as the curriculum plan for this project?

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The purpose of each plan is different and there are basically no restrictions. However, this project aims to develop and promote "cross-field" and "aesthetic" education courses. It must be considered whether the content of the lesson plan is consistent with the purpose of this project.

12. Q: Which item does the National Health Insurance supplementary fee of this plan refer to?

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All aspects related to "personnel" need to be paid, such as: hourly lecture fees, lecture assistant fees, hosting fees, part-time substitute teaching fees, writing fees, editing fees, etc.

13. Q: How is the hourly lecture fee for this project calculated?

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This project is a subsidy from the Ministry of Education, and the upper limit of relevant lecture hourly fees is as follows: (108.02.01)

External recruitment

$1500

Speaker at national colleges and universities and high schools (affiliated with the Ministry of Education)

$2000

Non-state colleges and universities, domestic experts and scholars

Set by yourself

Overseas employment: determined by oneself based on international reputation, etc.

Internal recruitment

$1000

Ministry of Education personnel, seed school personnel

Scenario A: Professor Pan Lizhu of National Taiwan Normal University is invited to give a lecture. The professor's affiliation with "National University" should be $1500.

Scenario B: Invite scholars from the Literary and Historical Association to give lectures, and their expert scholars should be $2000.

Lecture assistant fees are paid at half of the lecture hourly rate.

14. Q: How to write off the funds for this project?

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The write-off standard for any amount of funds should be approved by the accountant of your school. In addition, for any receipts or invoices that need to be written off, please use the heading and unified number of the school's write-off fees.

Scenario A: If the editing fee, editing fee, hosting fee, assistant fee and writing fee are requested by the teacher/director/principal of the school, please use them in accordance with the approved funding table and the payment method of the school.

Scenario B: If teachers or administrators need to pay part-time substitute teaching fees and need to pay for more than four classes a week, in this case, please rely on the school accountant’s determination.

15. Q: Under what circumstances do funds need to be changed?

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Funding adjustments are only required when the "projects" in the original approved budget table need to be deleted or added, and the amounts of other existing projects can be transferred to each other.
 

Scenario A: When the editing fee for self-edited videos cannot be written off, the funding item needs to be deleted. If it needs to be used, it can be used for any other project; if it is not used or used, the funding can be paid back directly. .

Scenario B: If a longer journey is required, domestic travel expenses or transportation expenses can be added.

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