ITRI Graduate Scholarship Program (PhD)

If you are looking for the best development opportunity for yourself in the exciting technology frontier, this is the program to make your dream come true. The ITRI Graduate Scholarship Program offers foreign MS degree holders a comprehensive 4-year scholarship to pursue their Ph.D. in Taiwan, while joining collaborative research projects between Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and two outstanding science and technology universities, National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU) and National Tsing-Hua University (NTHU).

Why Join this Program?
‧Pursue your doctoral degree at either NCTU or NTHU, two world-class science and engineering universities.
‧Participate in the grand challenge research programs at ITRI, most prominently in interdisciplinary areas.
‧Work and learn with some of the most outstanding researchers in the world.
‧Connect with the top-notch high-tech companies and R&D institutes in Taiwan for employment opportunities.

What does this Program Offer?
‧Monthly scholarship of NT$30,000(~US$900).
‧Full tuition fees during the Ph.D. studies.
‧Additional research stipend when participating in dissertation research projects at ITRI.
‧Employment opportunity at ITRI after graduation.

This program extends the scholarship and tuition offer to eligible students up to 4 years depending on annual review of academic performance. Students failing to meet academic standards as required by partner universities will lose eligibility for this offer.

Eligibility for Application
‧Proof of foreign citizenship
‧Proof of a Master’s degree or equivalent
‧Graduate GPA of at least 3.4 or equivalent academic performance
‧TOEFL (if applicable) score of 550 or above for paper -based test (213 for computer-based test).
‧For the GRE comprised of Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical sections, a total score of 1650 or above is required. For the new GRE version comprised of Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical. Writing sections, a minimum of 400 is required on Verbal, 650 on Quantitative, and 3.5 on Analytical Writing.

--Application Form (Click here to download)
Application deadline: March 31, 2009.
For more information please visit
http://www.itri.org.tw/eng/Careers/Scholarship.asp?RootNodeId=060&NodeId=0606

Source: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)