TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach - 1 November 2019 - Looking for an exceptional PhD program to accelerate your academic career? Academia Sinica, the preeminent research institution inTaiwan, announces that its Taiwan International Graduate Program (TIGP@AS) 2020 fallsemester is now open to applications around the world from now on to February 1st2020. TIGP@AS provides 12 interdisciplinary and fundedprograms ranging from physical sciences, life sciences to social sciences andthe humanities.

In order to continuouslyattract the top academic talents, TIGP@AS provides superior scientific trainingcoupled with cutting-edge facilities and leading technologies to ensure its PhDcandidates are well supported both academically and socially. All PhD programsare conducted in English so that candidates can be fully engaged in thelearning and discovery process. Further, the program works very closely withTaiwan's leading universities to make certain candidates have access to thebest minds in their chosen field.

Moreimportantly, once admitted, TIGP@AS offers students a monthly stipend of NTD $34,000(about USD $1,100) for the first year. For students who perform well, thisstipend will be extended in the 2ndand the 3rd year. Insubsequent years, financial support will come from the thesis advisor.Additionally, every year, TIGP@AS also holds Travel Grant Award for encouragingstudents to join competitive global symposiums as well as several DistinguishedLectures inviting academic and entrepreneurial masters including NobelLaureates. To facilitate first-year students' quicker adaptation to localenvironments, TIGP@AS provides them with free Mandarin language courses at the entry level, and a convenient andaffordable fully-furnished dormitory. Furthermore, through Academia Sinica's substantialconnections with first-rate institutions around the world, TIGP@AS is able to makearrangements for students to visit and conduct research in renownedlaboratories.

The 12interdisciplinary programs within TIGP@AS are in cooperation with 10 top domestic universities, which include: (1) Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics; (2) Molecular Science and Technology; (3) Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences; (4) Molecular and Cell Biology; (5) Bioinformatics; (6) Nano Science and Technology; (7) Molecular Medicine; (8) Earth System Science; (9) Biodiversity; (10) Interdisciplinary Neuroscience; (11) Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology, and (12) Social Networks and Human-Centered Computing. The application deadline is the 1st of February 2020, and noapplication fee is required.

During the current academic year, there are over 591 students from 47countries, making TIGP@AS a truly international community. To date,more than 434 students completed TIGP@AS's rigorousrequirements and obtained PhD degrees. For many years, TIGP@AS studentshave published about 1,050 research papers in top scholarly journals, and manyalumni also have taken up teaching or research positions in world-renowneduniversities and academic institutions.

What's more, TIGP@AS graduateshave been proved sufficiently qualified to contribute their expertise inindustry. Many of them are now working in well-known companies around the worldand Taiwan, such as Samsung and TSMC. Last but not least, Academia Sinica hasrecently launched its National BiotechnologyResearch Park as a biotech industry corridor linking Taiwan to theglobal market. Right next to TIGP@AS's campus,prospectively, the park should become a bridging platform for students to havemore multidisciplinary research collaboration and occupational opportunities inthe near future.

About TIGP@AS

TIGP@AS, started in 2002, is a joint-effort between Academia Sinica and top research-leading universities inTaiwan. TIGP integrates first-class facilities with outstanding faculty to offerinterdisciplinary PhD programs acrossa wide range of disciplines. Allcourses are conducted inEnglish. After completing the graduation requirements, students receivecertificates from Academia Sinica and degrees from the partner universities. TIGPalso periodically accept applications to funded International Internship Program which provides opportunity for young talents toexperience Academia Sinica's research environment.

About Academia Sinica

Founded andfunded by the Taiwan government in 1928, Academia Sinica has been a historically global leadingresearch institution as well as the national academy of sciences and the policythink tank. Academia Sinica's 7 currentAcademicians and 9 Honorary Academicians are Nobel Laureates, and about 1,000 research fellows and specialists are affiliated with 31research institutes on campus. To expand its substantial research link to topinstitutes globally, Academia Sinica has also established over 50 overseas and domestic research sites. Severalrecent research highlights include: cellular and molecular imaging, novel massspectrometry technologies, cancer vaccines and new drugs, structural biology,chemical dynamics, Alzheimer's disease research, ALMA-Taiwan Project, and Taiwan earthquakes research.

Applicationis entirely free of charge through TIGP@AS online system. More importantly, the deadline forcompleting and submitting your application is on February 1st 2020.

For anyquestions, please visit the TIGP@AS official website or contactthe TIGP@AS Admission Office at: tigp@gate.sinica.edu.tw.