About NTUST Scholarship
The one-year scholarships are offered by NTUST to outstanding students from abroad to complete a Master’s or PhD program at Taiwan Tech.
Duration of Scholarship
- Master’s programs: Maximum 2 years; dual-degree program students, maximum 1 year.
- Doctoral programs: Maximum 3 years. For Ph.D. fourth-year students are awarded tuition and fees waiver scholarship for one year upon the recommendation of their advisors.
- Fast-track Master to Ph.D. programs (i.e. doctoral students who entered a NTUST Ph.D program after completing the first year of a master’s program at NTUST): Maximum 4 years. For the fifth year are awarded tuition and fees waiver scholarship for one year upon the recommendation of their advisors.
Eligibility
- First-time applicants: International students who hold bachelor’s or master’s degrees from universities abroad (including dual-degree program students；excluding overseas Chinese students, students from China and exchange students) applying for admission to our graduate programs as full-time students
- Scholarship recipients applying for an extension: Enrolled international students (excluding overseas Chinese students, students from China and exchange students) may apply for the renewal of the scholarship for their next year of graduate study at the end of their first academic year.
- Not eligible are students:
-who are already receiving other forms of financial aid from NTUST or the R.O.C government (Exceptions to this regulations may be granted to students who receive research stipends or work-study payments or financial aid provided under special agreements signed with NTUST.)
-who are concurrently enrolled at NTUST and another university in Taiwan or who engage in full-time paid employment in the R.O.C.
Application Procedure
- First-time applicants must submit an application form, official transcripts of the applicant’s highest university degree, letters of recommendation, a physical examination certificate and an official language proficiency test score (TOEFL or equivalent).
- NTUST scholarship recipients applying for an extension of their scholarship must submit the transcript of the previous academic year, a report on or examples of their research achievements, and a recommendation letter from their advisor.