The Academia Sinica offers the International Internship Program outstanding young scholars from around the globe to experience Taiwan’s top-notch scientific research facilities. This program typically takes place during July and August. Undergraduate students who will have been conferred a B.S. degree by August 2017 (Or students who will have been conferred a B.S.+M.S. dual degree by August 2017) are eligible. The deadline to submit applications is February 28th, 2017.

Field of Internship: The Taiwan International Graduate Program is offering some internship opportunities in 12 programs : Chemical Biology and Molecular Biophysics, Molecular Science and Technology, Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences, Bioinformatics, Molecular and Cell Biology, Nano Science and Technology, Molecular Medicine, Earth System Science, Biodiversity, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology and Social Networks and Human-Centered Computing.

Course Level: Internship

Internship Provider: The Academia Sinica

Internship can be taken at: Taiwan

Eligibility: The TIGP-IIP welcomes applications from overseas candidates of the following status:

• Undergraduate students who will have been conferred a B.S. degree by August 2018.(Or students who will have been conferred a B.S.+M.S. dual degree by August 2018.)
• Students pursuing a Master’s degree and holding a B.S. degree.
• Individuals holding a B.S. or Master’s degree (student’s pursuing a PhD degree are not eligible for this category)
• Students/ Individuals who have attended TIGP-IIP program before are not eligible to apply again.

Internship Open for International Students: International Students are eligible to apply for this internship programme.

Is this paid internship? Financial Support:

• TIGP and the hosting PI will together offer NTD 30,000/month-tax free (~USD 1000) for two months. (TIGP will provide a monthly stipend of NTD 20,000/months and the sponsoring faculty will provide additional monthly stipend of NTD 10,000/ month).
• In addition, half of the cheapest round-way airfare at economy class of the batch will be provided to participating interns upon completion of the training program.
• Note : Stipends will be given after the 15th of every month in cash. Airfare will be reimbursed only upon successful completion of the internship. (Please check the airfare comparison websites before you purchase the ticket.) Only the cheapest routes will be reimbursed. If the interns are from same location in the same batch, only the cheapest airfare price will be reimbursed. The amount of airfare reimbursement will be made according to Academia Sinica’s regulation. The airfare reimbursement will be given 1 week before the internship end.

Internship Description: This program typically takes place during July and August. However the dates can be changed by the host PI upon request. Ideally, the qualified intern will be hosted by the PI of his or her choice. At the end of the internship, interns are required to submit a report and/or give a presentation about their research projects. Upon completion of each intern’s project, an evaluation report will be filed by the host scientist, which may later serve as a supportive document towards application for admission to TIGP.

Number of awards offered: Not Known

Internship Duration: Standard Program (2 months): 1st July~ 31st August 2017

Early start 1st May~30th June, 2017   1st June~31st July, 2017 Standard Program 1st July~31st August 2017

Notification: Announcement of Results: Last week of March or first week of April 2017.

How to Apply: The mode of Applying is online (Please read the ‘Instructions for TIGP-IIP on-line application procedure’ before starting your IIP-2016 application form).

Internship Application Deadline: The deadline to submit applications: February 28th, 2017.

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