1. The Purpose of the Taiwan Scholarship Program
The purpose of the Taiwan Scholarship Program is to encourage promising students from foreign countries to pursue their studies in Taiwan and to enhance educational and academic exchange.
2. Types of Scholarships and Benefits
(1) Undergraduate Scholarships: These scholarships are for qualified foreign students who want to pursue undergraduate studies at universities/colleges in Taiwan. A stipend of NT$25,000 per month per student will be provided.
(2) Master's Scholarships: Scholarships in the amount of NT$30,000 per month will be provided for qualified foreign students who want to pursue their master's degrees at universities/colleges in Taiwan.
(3) Ph.D. Scholarships: Scholarships in the amount of NT$30,000 per month will be provided for qualified foreign students who want to pursue their Ph.D. degrees at universities/colleges in Taiwan .
For recipients from countries maintaining formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, monthly stipends of NT$30,000 will be provided to them to pursue undergraduate degrees in Taiwan. In addition, an economy class roundtrip airfare ticket will be offered to each recipient from such countries upon approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Scholarship stipends will be made available to recipients on a monthly basis in care of universities. Recipients will be responsible for registration fees, tuition fees, their own accommodations, food, insurance and other miscellaneous expenses.
3. Awards and Types of Scholarships Offered by Government Agencies
Taiwan scholarship awards will be decided by the Taiwan Scholarship Management and Promotion Committee and will be announced by the overseas Taiwan missions in January every year.
Taiwan Scholarships are jointly funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the National Science Committee of the Executive Yuan (NSC) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Scholarships offered by the aforementioned agencies are as follows:
(1) MOE: Undergraduate/Master's/ Ph.D. Scholarships.
(2) MOFA: Undergraduate Scholarships;
(3) NSC: Master's/ Ph.D. Scholarships; and
(4) MOEA: Master's/ Ph.D. Scholarships; limited to graduate degree programs and are related to science, engineering, agriculture, medicine and hi-tech fields.
4. Qualifications For Applicants
Applicants applying to the Taiwan Scholarship Program must meet the following requirements:
(1) must have an outstanding academic record, and be of good character;
(2) must not be overseas Chinese students or foreign students who are concurrently holding a Taiwan nationality (see NOTE); and
(3) must not be exchange students, nor be in receipt of any other scholarships from any other Taiwan government agencies.
For further requirements please refer to the Taiwan Scholarship Program Guidelines .
5. The Scholarship Application & Selection Process
All applications must be submitted to a designated Taiwan overseas mission, in the country of the applicant's citizenship, from February 1 st until the end of March of each year. These overseas Taiwan missions will be responsible for the selection of recipients. (See 6 below)
6. Applicants must contact the relevant Taiwan overseas missions for the amount of awards and scholarship types that are available to their home country. Candidates must satisfy both the general eligibility criteria and any additional specific criteria from their country. (Please log on the website of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs at http://www.mofa.gov.tw for contact information)
7. Post-scholarship Opportunities
Pursuant to the "Employment Service Law", scholarship recipients are entitled to apply for a working permit in Taiwan within one year of their graduation.
8. The Taiwan Scholarship Program Guidelines may be subject to change without notice
Applicants who are interested in the Taiwan Scholarship Program may access information about Taiwan's universities/colleges and the latest program guidelines by going to the Ministry of Education's website ( http://english.moe.gov.tw )
NOTE: Overseas Chinese students who plan to travel to Taiwan in order to pursue studies should contact the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission ( http://www.ocac.gov.tw ), in order to apply for Overseas Chinese Student Scholarships in accordance with the Regulations Governing Overseas Chinese Students in Taiwan . They should not apply for support from the Taiwan Scholarship Program described above. Foreign students who are currently studying in Taiwan should apply for the Foreign Student Scholarships provided by their universities or colleges.
Source: http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=551&CtNode;=416∓=1
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Financial Support at Lingnan Univ. Hongkong
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The University has endeavoured to provide research postgraduate students with financial assistance to enable them to devote full efforts to their studies and to facilitate their research studies and professional development.
Postgraduate Studentships
Postgraduate Studentships (PGSs) are awarded to full-time students to support their daily subsistence, tuition fees and other expenses that may incur during the course of their studies. Normally, a full-time MPhil/PhD student is assigned a full PGS. The monthly stipend for 2007-08 is subject to review. For reference, the monthly stipend is HK$11,650 in 2006-07. The award is renewable on an annual basis.
As part of the training for postgraduate degree studies, PGS recipients are required to perform, under supervision, teaching and/or research support duties of up to 12 hours per week on average for a full studentship. Recipients of PGS are required to sign an undertaking to abide by the Terms and Conditions of Postgraduate Studentships.
Conference Travel Scholarships and Field Trip Sponsorships
Two schemes are launched to provide financial support to students in conference participation and conducting field trips.
The University deems conference attendance an important part of research postgraduate students’ educational experience and professional development. With the generous support of the Lingnan Foundation, the University has established the Lingnan Foundation Postgraduate Student Conference Travel Scholarships to support our students to participate in international conferences presenting their research papers. The scholarship amount varies with the location of the conference venue and is up to HK$12,000. The conference participation facilitates students’ academic exchanges with international scholars as well as research students all over the world.
Besides, the Research Postgraduate Student Field Trip Sponsorships scheme is established to provide support for students to conduct field trips necessary for their research studies. The funding limit is HK$3,000 for an MPhil student and HK$5,000 for a PhD student. The sponsorships enable students to do archival research, interview distinguished scholars, conduct survey and collect data outside Hong Kong.
Other Scholarships
In addition, research postgraduate students are also eligible for a number of scholarships, which are normally awarded based on academic merits and recommendation of department/programme concerned.
More detail at: http://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/info/pgrad.html
The University has endeavoured to provide research postgraduate students with financial assistance to enable them to devote full efforts to their studies and to facilitate their research studies and professional development.
Postgraduate Studentships
Postgraduate Studentships (PGSs) are awarded to full-time students to support their daily subsistence, tuition fees and other expenses that may incur during the course of their studies. Normally, a full-time MPhil/PhD student is assigned a full PGS. The monthly stipend for 2007-08 is subject to review. For reference, the monthly stipend is HK$11,650 in 2006-07. The award is renewable on an annual basis.
As part of the training for postgraduate degree studies, PGS recipients are required to perform, under supervision, teaching and/or research support duties of up to 12 hours per week on average for a full studentship. Recipients of PGS are required to sign an undertaking to abide by the Terms and Conditions of Postgraduate Studentships.
Conference Travel Scholarships and Field Trip Sponsorships
Two schemes are launched to provide financial support to students in conference participation and conducting field trips.
The University deems conference attendance an important part of research postgraduate students’ educational experience and professional development. With the generous support of the Lingnan Foundation, the University has established the Lingnan Foundation Postgraduate Student Conference Travel Scholarships to support our students to participate in international conferences presenting their research papers. The scholarship amount varies with the location of the conference venue and is up to HK$12,000. The conference participation facilitates students’ academic exchanges with international scholars as well as research students all over the world.
Besides, the Research Postgraduate Student Field Trip Sponsorships scheme is established to provide support for students to conduct field trips necessary for their research studies. The funding limit is HK$3,000 for an MPhil student and HK$5,000 for a PhD student. The sponsorships enable students to do archival research, interview distinguished scholars, conduct survey and collect data outside Hong Kong.
Other Scholarships
In addition, research postgraduate students are also eligible for a number of scholarships, which are normally awarded based on academic merits and recommendation of department/programme concerned.
More detail at: http://www.ln.edu.hk/reg/info/pgrad.html
PhD felllowship at FMI, Basel, Swiss
Applications are invited for internally funded PhD student fellowships at the FMI in Basel, Switzerland. The FMI is part of the Novartis Research Foundation. Our research focuses on epigenetics, growth control and neurobiology. We employ state-of-the- art technologies to expl
Current topics include: Synaptic plasticity, Neuronal, connectivity, Function of neuronal networks, Cell specification and differentiation, Cell cycle and cancer, Biology of aging, Signal transduction, DNA and RNA dynamics and function, Cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, Epigenetic regulation and chromatin modification, Gene _expression and silencing, Proteomics and genomics, Protein structure, Proteolysis.
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Our international PhD programme has 100 graduate students from more than 25 countries.......The working language is English. Most students are registered at the University of Basel. The successful candidate holds a Diploma (or M.Sc.) acceptable for matriculation at the University of Basel and has a strong background in cell and molecular biology.cular mechanisms of cells and organisms in health and disease
Financial support is in accordance with the scale of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Your income will be generous relative to international standards for PhD students.
For application forms and further information, see www.fmi.ch, or contact susan.thomas@fmi.ch , Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
Current topics include: Synaptic plasticity, Neuronal, connectivity, Function of neuronal networks, Cell specification and differentiation, Cell cycle and cancer, Biology of aging, Signal transduction, DNA and RNA dynamics and function, Cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, Epigenetic regulation and chromatin modification, Gene _expression and silencing, Proteomics and genomics, Protein structure, Proteolysis.
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Our international PhD programme has 100 graduate students from more than 25 countries.......The working language is English. Most students are registered at the University of Basel. The successful candidate holds a Diploma (or M.Sc.) acceptable for matriculation at the University of Basel and has a strong background in cell and molecular biology.cular mechanisms of cells and organisms in health and disease
Financial support is in accordance with the scale of the Swiss National Science Foundation. Your income will be generous relative to international standards for PhD students.
For application forms and further information, see www.fmi.ch, or contact susan.thomas@fmi.ch , Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Maulbeerstrasse 66, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
Junior Research Fellowships -Trinity College Cambridge, UK
Trinity College intends to hold an election of Junior Research Fellows on 1 October 2007.
The purpose of Junior Research Fellowships is to offer men and women of exceptional calibre who are at an early stage of their academic careers an opportunity to pursue research for up to four years. Candidates must not have completed more than three-and-a-half years of full-time research by 1 October 2007. The Fellowships are available in all branches of University studies.
A Research Fellow receives a stipend from the College of £21,067 per annum (reviewable in line with academic stipends), less any emolument received from a source outside College, provided that a Fellow who is registered for a further course of study in the United Kingdom (e.g. a Ph.D degree) will normally receive, instead of a stipend, a maintenance grant at the rate of £15,450 p.a. until completion of the course of study. There are also various additional benefits.
For administrative reasons, the procedures for members of Trinity College and those who are external applicants are slightly different. However, the assessment of the applications and work submitted will be on exactly the same basis for both internal and external candidates.
Interested applicants must register on-line. Please click the relevant link below for further information:
Instructions for Members of Trinity College
Instructions for External Applicants
All applications must be received by 4.00pm (GMT) on 1 March 2007.
Source:http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=629
The purpose of Junior Research Fellowships is to offer men and women of exceptional calibre who are at an early stage of their academic careers an opportunity to pursue research for up to four years. Candidates must not have completed more than three-and-a-half years of full-time research by 1 October 2007. The Fellowships are available in all branches of University studies.
A Research Fellow receives a stipend from the College of £21,067 per annum (reviewable in line with academic stipends), less any emolument received from a source outside College, provided that a Fellow who is registered for a further course of study in the United Kingdom (e.g. a Ph.D degree) will normally receive, instead of a stipend, a maintenance grant at the rate of £15,450 p.a. until completion of the course of study. There are also various additional benefits.
For administrative reasons, the procedures for members of Trinity College and those who are external applicants are slightly different. However, the assessment of the applications and work submitted will be on exactly the same basis for both internal and external candidates.
Interested applicants must register on-line. Please click the relevant link below for further information:
Instructions for Members of Trinity College
Instructions for External Applicants
All applications must be received by 4.00pm (GMT) on 1 March 2007.
Source:http://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php?pageid=629
he International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education Scholarship - Australia
The International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE) is an Australian government initiative to encourage excellence in tourism and hospitality education. We offer scholarships to international students who wish to study tourism and hospitality in Australia at THE-ICE member institutions. Our member’s programs are independently assessed by an international panel to meet THE-ICE Standards of Excellence These standards have been especially developed to endorse high quality tourism and hospitality programs.
Scholarships are offered for Masters, Bachelor and Diploma level studies commencing in Semester 2, 2007. Choose from the programs listed. All information regarding eligibility and selection criteria is included on the application form which can be downloaded by clicking on the link below each program list. Winners will be judged on excellence of merit. Applications for Semester 2, close on 26 March 2007.
Masters Scholarship
- 1 Masters by coursework
- To commence Semester 2, 2007 (usually July depending on institution and program selected)
- Scholarship offers a grant of AUD $10,000 per year towards tuition fees or living costs for the normal program duration (around 1.5 years depending on the program)
- Application closing date is 26 March 2007 (Mailing address here)
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