The TIGP 2023 fall semester will open to applications worldwide from November 2022 to February 2023 (GMT+8).
TIGP is a Ph.D. degree
program jointly organized by Academia Sinica and top national research
universities in Taiwan. It provides an all-English and advanced
research-orientated environment for educating young academic talents from
Taiwan and abroad. It offers thirteen sub-programs, and to learn more about a
program of your interest, please select it from the list and proceed to the
program’s introduction and requirements for admission.
Register an account to start the online application. All the applicants
ONLY can apply for ONE TIGP program.
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Additional Information:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all
arrivals must be quarantined in a hotel. Regarding the quarantine cost, the
TIGP Office will provide partial reimbursement (utmost NT $22,000) for the TIGP
new students after the quarantine period. Students must follow the required
steps to apply for the reimbursement.
As part of your preparation of moving to Taiwan, the TIGP Office suggests each
student to bring NT $60,000 (~ USD 2,150) to pay for direct costs such as
tuition, fees, housing, and food & indirect costs such as books, supplies,
personal miscellaneous expenses, and transportation costs.
- 1Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics
- 2Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences
- 3Molecular and Cell Biology
- 4Bioinformatics
- 5Molecular Medicine
- 6Earth System Science
- 7Biodiversity
- 8Interdisciplinary Neuroscience
- 9Social Networks and Human-Centered Computing
- 10Artificial Intelligence of Things
- 11(Joint Admission Program) Molecular Science and
Technology
- 12(Joint Admission Program) Nano Science and
Technology
- 13(Joint Admission Program) Sustainable Chemical
Science and Technology
Degree Offered By Joint Programs: Ph.D.
Entry Semester : Fall semester
(September entry)
Language of Instruction : Program
taught in English
Language Proficiency Requirement
English proficiency certificate
required
- Exception conditions for
English proficiency certificate:
- Not required for applicants
from English-speaking countries*
- Not required for applicants
whose previous degree is from English-speaking countries* (the
length of study is at least 2 years)
- Not required for applicants
whose previous degree is entirely taught in English (the length of study
is at least 2 years; proof required)
- TOEFL: Scores 79-80 on the
Internet-based TOEFL (TOEFL-iBT) or higher, taken within the past 2 years,
is required (Our institution CODE & NAME are: 7142 Academia Sinica)
- IELTS: Score 5.5 or higher,
taken within the past 2 years, is required
- GEPT: Instead of TOEFL and
IELTS, applicants in Taiwan may take the General English Proficiency Test
(GEPT) administered by the Language Training and Testing Center.
Applicants are required to submit their High-intermediate level
certificate when applying for admission
- TOEIC: a minimum score of 785.
For more information about the TOEIC exam, please visit TOEIC on the web
All above test scores must be taken within the past two years.
*English-speaking
countries:
Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica,
Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Saint
Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore,
Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States
Application documents
- Degrees certificate (includes
bachelor and master): (If the certificate is not in English, the
English translation is required)
- Transcript of records
(including explanation of grading system): If the transcript is not
in English, the English translation is required
- Syllabi of the Core Courses: On
a separate sheet of paper, briefly describe the advanced courses you have
taken that are most relevant to your field of study. List the major
topics covered, the names of the professors who taught these courses, and
the authors fo the textbooks that were used.
- Passport (if applicable)
- Taiwan Alien Resident
Certificate (ARC) (if application)
- Passport-size
Photograph: in color and less than 6 months old, showing a close-up
shot of the head and shoulders, and without wearing a hat
Document required by program
- Language proficiency
certificate (please refer to the "Language Proficiency
Requirement")
- Recommendation letter x 3 (one
required from advisor)
- Statement of purpose
- Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) scores in General Test is required. However, an applicant who fails
to meet this requirement may submit additional criteria for committee
evaluation. Subject Test is optional and one of the following subjects:
Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, or Biology is strongly recommended
**GRE
substitution: If under special circumstances the test is not taken, some proof
of applicant's competency might be considered. This proof should be more than
just recommendation letters and transcripts, for example, documents like award
record, exam scores of national or international level, scientific
publications, etc. will be helpful.
The admission committee will decide whether the proof is strong enough to
support the application.**
Interview- Yes
Additional notes
If the application documents are not
complete, the program has the right to neglect the application.
We will have a 9-day Lunar New Year
holiday (starting from 29 January to 6 February) in 2022. All the applicants
have to submit the application documents before 6 February 2022.
Further Information
This admission program is a joint
admission program. Applicants can apply
for Molecular Science and Technology Program
(MST), Nano Science and Technology Program
(Nano) and Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology Program
(SCST).
More details of Joint Admission Program, please refer to:
https://www.phys.sinica.edu.tw/TIGP-NANO/tigp_admission_2022.html
Website
https://www.phys.sinica.edu.tw/TIGP-NANO/
Program Assistant
Flora Wu
Email: lhwu@phys.sinica.edu.tw
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