Taiwan International Graduate Program

Scholarship Beasiswa | Taiwan International Graduate Program

Scholarship Graduate - Overview


The Taiwan International Graduate Program is a Ph.D. program, started in 2002, established by Academia Sinica, the foremost research institution of Taiwan. In cooperation with top universities in Taiwan, Academia Sinica offers advanced, inter-disciplinary Ph.D. Programs in nine fields that span the natural and physical sciences, as well as computational linguistics. TIGP students will learn in all-English teaching and research environments, and enjoy access to world-class faculty and state-of-the-art research facilities at Academia Sinica and partner universities. All applicants who are admitted to TIGP will receive a fellowship from Academia Sinica. Fellowship will be granted for applicants who receive admission. The stipend levels are about US$ 11,000 per year. Additionally, the support will be extended to two more years for those students who perform well academically.

For more details, please visit the TIGP website at: http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/

TIGP offers nine Ph.D. programs:

1. Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics http://www.sinica.edu.tw/~tigpcbmb/
2. Molecular Science and Technology http://tigp.iams.sinica.edu.tw/MST.htm
3. Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences http://www.sinica.edu.tw/~ibawww/mba/mba.html
4. Molecular and Cell Biology http://www.imb.sinica.edu.tw/mcb/
5. Bioinformatics http://tigpbp.iis.sinica.edu.tw/
6. Nano Science and Technology http://www.phys.sinica.edu.tw/TIGP-NANO/
7. Molecular Medicine http://www.ibms.sinica.edu.tw/mmp/
8. Computational Linguistics and Chinese Language Processing (This program will not admit new students in 2011.)
9. Earth System Science http://www.rcec.sinica.edu.tw/TIGP-ESS

No application fee is required.

For more information, please contact the TIGP Admissions Office
Ms. Nancy Yang/ Alice Lee at 886-2-2789-8050/ 2789-9696 (between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Taiwan time, Monday through Friday), fax to 886-2-2785-8944, or send an e-mail message to tigp@gate.sinica.edu.tw.

TIGP website: http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/applying.html

Application Requirements

1. Bachelor and/or Master degree
2. Academic transcript and Course content information
3. English proficiency
• TOEFL: A total TOEFL score of 79 on internet-based, 213 on computer- based or 550 on paper-based test is strongly recommended as the minimum admission requirement for all programs. Please note that institutional TOEFL will not be accepted; only ETS International TOEFL will be accepted.
• IELTS: A minimum overall Band Score of 5.5 on the Academic Test of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) taken within the past two years is required.
• GEPT: In addition to TOEFL and IELTS, applicants in Taiwan may take the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT), administered by the Language Training and Testing Center. Under this option, applicants must submit their high-intermediate level certificate with the application.
4. Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
5. Statement of purpose
6. Three (3) letters of recommendation.
7. Additional Information

In assessing your academic background, the Admissions Committee will find it useful to have additional information about your professional experience, publications and other original work.

Application Deadline

Applications must reach TIGP by March 31, 2011.

Applications received after the deadline will not be processed. TIGP offers admissions for the fall semester only. In addition to applying by post, TIGP now offers an online application option, available at our website. If you wish to submit your application online, please proceed to the http://db1x.sinica.edu.tw/tigp/index.php/.

Any Questions?

If you have any questions about your application, please contact TIGP Admissions Office at +886-2-2789-8050 /+886-2-2789-9696 (between 9:00-17:00 (GMT+0800), Monday through Friday), fax to 886-2-2785-8944, or send an e-mail message to tigp@gate.sinica.edu.tw.

http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/

Program 2011 for International Students, Taiwan Scholar

Beasiswa Taiwan | Program 2011 for International Students

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 February to 31 March 2011

Study Subject: Many
Employer: Ministry of Education, Taiwan

Level: Degree

Scholarship Details: The Taiwan Scholarship Program was established jointly by three government agencies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) — the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan (NSC) — to encourage outstanding international students to undertake degree programs in Taiwan. While providing study opportunities for a wide range of disciplines, at Taiwan’s universities and colleges, this program also aims to:

1. Promote knowledge, understanding and friendship between people in Taiwan and in countries around the world.

2. Provide opportunities to increase academic and educational links with international institutions of higher learning.

3. Develop outstanding professionals and experts to meet the needs of the global society.

The award period for each degree/study program is as follows:

1. Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years.

2. Master’s program: maximum 2 years.

3. Doctoral program: maximum 3 years.

4. LEP: maximum 1 year.

Eligibility

An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

1.Be a high school graduate or above, have an excellent academic performance in his/her most recent formal educational study experience, be of good moral character and does not have any criminal records.

2. Is not an R.O.C. (Taiwan) national.

3. Does not have the status of being an overseas compatriot student.

4. Has never enrolled at any educational institution in Taiwan for the same level of degree or LEP that he/she plans to matriculate at.

5. Is not an exchange student in accordance with any agreement of cooperation between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a Taiwan Scholarship.

6. Has never received the scholarship to undertake any degree program or language study within the total award period of 5 years.

7. Does not have any revocation record regarding the Taiwan Scholarship Program nor from the Ministry of Education’s Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program.

8. Is not a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or from any other educational institutions in Taiwan.