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TIGP PhD Admission Notice 2017

TIGP Application Announcement for 2017 (started)

Dear All,

Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) is now accepting applications for admission to the 2017 fall semester, and applications are due before March 31, 2017.

TIGP offers the following twelve Ph.D. programs:

1. Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics (CBMB)
2. Molecular Science and Technology (MST)
3. Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences (MBAS)
4. Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB)
5. Bioinformatics
6. Nano Science and Technology (NANO)
7. Molecular Medicine (MM)
8. Earth System Science (ESS)
9. Biodiversity
10. Interdisciplinary Neuroscience (INS)
11. Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology (SCST)
12. Social Networks and Human-Centered Computing (SNHCC)

No application fee is required. Applicants can apply online for admission to the program.

Please complete the application procedure via TIGP On-Line system before March 31, 2017:

http://db1x.sinica.edu.tw/tigp/index.php
(online application recommended)

For applicants who wish to apply by post, please send the completed application to:

Admissions Office
Taiwan International Graduate Program
No. 128, Section 2, Academia Road, Nankang District,
Taipei City 11529, Taiwan, R. O. C.

For more information and queries, you can post your queries in our group (but please go through website first)

Email: tigp@gate.sinica.edu.tw
TIGP website: http://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/

https://www.sinica.edu.tw/en/news/4271

Best Regards,

Study in Taiwan Team !

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NCTU Taiwan Elite Internship Program - 2017

NCTU Taiwan Elite Internship Program - 2017

Dear All,

NCTU has announced its ''Elite Internship Program - 2017''. Students currently enrolled in MS / PhD programs can apply in this opportunity.

Type : Research Internship
Duration : 2-months
Eligibility : Students currently enrolled in MS / PhD programs in foreign universities (i.e. out of Taiwan)
Financial Support : Free Roundtrip Air Ticket + 5000 NTD stipend

IMPORTANT :

Remember, in this opportunity you have to contact professors first and need to discuss your interest and research topic / project etc.

Secondly, in this opportunity as the stipend is not very good. So apply only if you are interested, or if you can finance some of your expenses at your own.

For more better opportunity, apply in TIGP-Internship program.

For more details : http://www.ia.nctu.edu.tw/files/13-1000-781.php?Lang=en

Good-luck ! :)

Study in Taiwan Team !

TIGP 2 months International Internship Program

TIGP - International Internship Program (IIP) - 2017

Dear All,

Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP) has announced it's International Internship Program (IIP) - 2017. There are total 12 programs / fields in which you can apply. Currently enrolled BS/MS students from Biological Sciences, Agriculture, Medical Sciences, Engineering, IT and Medicine fields can apply. It's one of the world's leading, excellent and highly paid opportunity. Must go for it.

DETAILS :

Type : Research Internship
Duration : 2-months
Eligibility : Students currently enrolled in BS / MS programs in foreign universities (i.e. out of Taiwan)
Financial Support : $1000 USD stipend / month + funded air-travel + accommodation.

BENEFIT:

Students who will get select for this internship opportunity would be having higher chances for getting accepted in TIGP-PhD programs.

SALIENT FEATURES :

- Excellent research
- State-of-the-Art Laboratories
- Offered by Academia Sinica (No. 1 research institute in Taiwan)
- Highly Paid
- Opportunity to study in Taiwan's top affiliated universities
- Multicultural environment

HOW TO APPLY (Some Useful Tips):

1. Search TIGP 12 program's websites thoroughly.
2. Once you shortlist your program, then find the professors related to your research area. Contact these professors via email along with a good cover letter, CV/Resume and discuss with them about research project and possibility of starting internship in their lab. (DON'T ASK THEM ABOUT ACCEPTANCE LETTER, as it's not required, just ask them possibility / vacancy).
3. Once they agree to take you it means your chances increased, simply read their research work and formulate your SOP / research proposal according to their work.
4. Apply using their online application system.
5. Make a scientific CV/resume, get good recommendation letters from professors (PhD's highly recommended)
6. Apply with confidence, and you are IN.

KEY TO SUCCESS :

The only key to win this opportunity is to OPEN TIGP WEBSITE (at least for once) and understand this program's structure and apply. Please focus their website, everything is written in quite clear simple English. :)

IMPORTANT:

We will be doing a live session/online webinar about this internship opportunity in STUDY IN TAIWAN FOR PAKISTANI ASPIRANTS group on this weekend InshaALLAH. Try to join that session, we will guide you for a successful application and answer your queries accordingly.

Link to apply : https://db1x.sinica.edu.tw/tigpSummer/index.php

For further details you may post your queries in Study in Taiwan group.

Good-luck ! :)

Study in Taiwan Team !

Interview Tips

Guidelines for Interview

Attention prospective TIGP aspirants !

TIGP (Academia Sinica) has started contacting candidates who have been shortlisted for their PhD scholarship program. Now the second phase of selection, i.e. Interview has been started.

So, If anyone of you have received their email, start preparing for their interview. They conduct normally a 10-15 minutes interactive Skype interview. Here are few questions which they will ask mostly and also some tips by following which you can do your best insha Allah

Q1. Please describe your profile briefly?

Tip : Here you would be required to tell about yourself. Since you would be having 3-5 minutes to explain about yourself, so prepare well already for it. Tell them about yourself, your educational background, discipline and anything which you think would be valuable. Try to cover all minutes, don't stop early.

Q2. Why did you apply for TIGP ? and why should you be selected?

Tip: I think you already know what to answer so you should be very clear about giving answer to this question. Go back and put careful attention to your SOP.

Q3. Why did you preferred XYZ program? Why XYZ why not any else?

(Here. XYZ refers to any of the program among 12 TIGP-programs in which you have applied for)

Tip: You know already what to answer, just review your SOP and proposal. Just be sure, that you read XYZ program website thoroughly and be very clear about the nature of XYZ program, its research and particularly their associated research areas.

Q4. Tell us about your education? / or Please explain about your thesis / final year project or any other research you conducted?

Tip. Answer this question by first giving introduction of project, it's objectives, significance, results achieved, conclusion and followed by an overall summary. Try to discuss more about research methodology and any technique used such as analytical instruments, like PCR, NMR, Crystallography etc used.

Q5. Your future / long-term goal ?

Q6. In some TIGP programs the selection panel usually give a research paper abstract to the candidates, allow them 5 minutes to briefly go through it, then they ask questions from that abstract. The main purpose of this task is to judge your analytical thinking ability and research approach so try to read it very carefully and note down the important terms, results and methodology / instrumentation (technique) used.

OVERALL TIP :

The entire interview is interactive so they normally put question from your SOP, proposal and the answers you will give them, so try to study your SOP and research proposal thoroughly as you have to legitimate in same manner as you have to justify your candidacy.

The more or less their all questions are related to above thematic questions I mentioned. So start practicing for above questions from now. Specially, give your more time to your preferred program website particularly and TIGP website in general. Go to your respective program website and read the research areas along with some faculty profiles, particularly those which are related to your field or match with your area of interest. They may also ask you the name few P.I's (Principal Investigators) means simply researchers, in whose labs are you interested to work. So you should better do this homework before. As these things count the motivation level and seriousness of the candidates.

Finally, speak slowly and clearly, dress well and keep smiling, don't be nervous at any moment, and you would be IN, insha Allah. smile emoticon

If any further question, comment below

Good-luck !


Prepared by
Asad Ali Siyal