Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has earmarked 6 distinct programs in Business Startup and Incubation (創業育成) for fiscal year 2026 — the Flying Goose Program for women founders, incubator-institution subsidies, social-innovation matching grants, and the next-generation startup pipeline. Below is the full list, with English-language summaries and direct contact details for each.

The programs

  • Next-Generation Industry Startup Development Program · Administration for Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Counseling and resource-matching across artificial intelligence, healthcare, green technology, aerospace, electronics manufacturing, and automotive components.
  • SME & Startup Incubator-Institution Subsidy Program · Small & Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Subsidizes incubator institutions and large enterprises to host and partner with early-stage startups — opening up access to critical industry resources and market opportunities so startups can scale faster.
  • Social Innovation Cooperation Promotion Program · Small & Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Three service tracks: (1) official registration on the public Social Innovation Platform, (2) Social Innovation Experimentation Center support, and (3) Buying Power — matchmaking with corporate procurement budgets.
  • Startup Acceleration, Co-Creation and International Linkage Development Program · Administration for Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Supports startup growth through competitions, proof-of-concept pilots, programmed activities, and curated business matching — spanning startup catalysts, deep-tech challenges, international expansion, and ESG initiatives.
  • Taiwan Startup Service Development Program · Administration for Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, Ministry of Economic Affairs. A three-pronged national startup support system: an online startup resource hub, the Taiwan Startup Hub physical co-working base, and a toll-free national startup advisory hotline.
  • Women's Entrepreneurship "Flying Goose" Program · Small & Medium Enterprise and Startup Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs. A three-stage development pipeline that takes founders from foundation-building through growth acceleration into elite recognition.

How to use this list

Click any program above to open its full profile — eligibility, what's funded, application process, deadlines, and contact information. To narrow the directory by another dimension (deadline, subsidy size, agency), browse the master directory of all 147 programs or use the chapter filter at /programs?chapter=8.

Compass Global publishes this directory in English to make Taiwan’s industrial-policy stack legible to foreign-invested companies operating in Taiwan. Source: 115年度產業輔導資源手冊 (FY2026 Industry Counseling Resource Handbook), Ministry of Economic Affairs.