Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan announces an exciting development opportunity in science & technology frontier—The International Graduate Scholarship Program—to offer foreign MS degree holders a comprehensive 4-year scholarship to pursue their Ph.D. in Taiwan and make their dreams come true.
To recruit international talents ITRI cooperates with National Tsing-Hua University (NTHU) and National Chiao-Tung University (NCTU) to present a new project—ITRI Graduate Scholarship Program (Ph.D.), which includes scholarship and internship project for research & development. The international graduate student who is accepted into this program will gain a ticket to study his/her Ph.D. degree in NTHU or NCTU University, famed for their achievements in science & technology frontier.
Foreign graduate in this program can obtain total tuition subsidy as well as monthly scholarship of US$ 900. Even more exciting, many renowned IEEE Fellows are included on the guiding professor list in this program. To work in ITRI for further research & development will be realized once a graduate completes the study credit, with extra stipend for Research Assistantship provided during the dissertation research as well. Additionally, after graduation, a job opportunity at ITRI may be offered, providing participants the chance to develop their career in science & technology research. Taiwan is among the most important high-tech centers in the world, renowned for 3C electronic products and technologies; to encourage more students to develop tech in Taiwan, ITRI has established this research-expense-free project to recruit more outstanding international graduates.
ITRI has nurtured more than 160 new enterprises, including the top two international semiconductor firms famed in Taiwan, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (tsmc) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), both of which were both spun off from ITRI’s laboratories. ITRI also provides an outstanding environment for individual career development. Since 1973, more than 19,000 ‘alumni’ of ITRI have gone on to successful careers in high-tech industry, including more than 70 CEOs. In addition, in order to encourage innovation and patent development, ITRI shares with researchers 25% of royalty revenue generated by their patents.
The major research frontiers for this program includes electrical and electronic engineering, optoelectronics, and information technology. Worldwide talented MS holders or graduates in these fields are welcomed to apply for the program (the other related project for Master’s Degree option is also included). Please prepare your application documents as soon as you can – application deadline is March 31st, 2009. The exciting freeway for technical career is now open to you.
**Contact Information
Company: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)
Tel: +886-3-5917886 / +886-3-5912994
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://college.itri.org.tw/scholarship
