To improve the level of Taiwan’s academic research and academic status in the international community, facilitate the benefits of social development and industrial application, highlight the diverse value of Taiwan’s research efforts, and boost the country’s technological capacity, the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) has established the Outstanding Research Award (the Award) to reward the scientific and technological talents who devote themselves to basic or applied research. Eighty awards are granted by the NSTC annually in principle, and each awardee is to receive NT $1,500,000 and a certificate from NSTC.
IES Outstanding Research Award Recipients
| Year | Awardee Name |
| 2025 | 戴夏飛 Frédéric Deschamps |
| 2024 | 謝文斌 Wen-Pin Hsieh |
| 2021 | 謝文斌 Wen-Pin Hsieh |
| 2020 | 許雅儒 Ya-Ju Hsu |
| 2019 | 梁茂昌 Mao-Chang Liang |
| 2016 | 林正洪 Cheng-Horng Lin |
| 2013 | 黃柏壽 Bor-Shouh Huang |
| 2010 | 林正洪 Cheng-Horng Lin |
| 2002 | 黃柏壽 Bor-Shouh Huang |
| 2000 | 高弘 Honn Kao |
| 1999 | 扈治安 Chih-An Huh |
| 1999 | 王錦華 Jeen-Hwa Wang |
| 1998 | 高弘 Honn Kao |
| 1997 | 郭本垣 Ban-Yuan Kuo |
| 1996 | 黃柏壽 Bor-Shouh Huang |
| 1995 | 俞震甫 Tzen-Fu Yui |
| 1994 | 王錦華 Jeen-Hwa Wang |
| 1994 | 郭本垣 Ban-Yuan Kuo |
| 1993 | 李德貴 Teh-Quei Lee |
| 1992 | 汪中和 Chung-Ho Wang |
| 1991 | 俞震甫 Tzen-Fu Yui |
| 1990 | 劉康克 Kon-Kee Liu |
| 1989 | 葉義雄 Yih-Hsiung Yeh |
| 1988 | 李太楓 Typhoon Lee |
| 1988 | 葉永田 Yeong-Tein Yeh |
