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Support and Expense
Fellowship Stipend
Once admitted, TIGP students will receive a stipend of NT$ 40,000/month (NT$34,000 tax-free + NT$6,000 before tax) for the first year. For students who perform well, this scholarship/stipend will be extended for one more year. After the scholarship/stipend allowance period, further financial support is dependent upon individual thesis advisors.
* Scholarship/Stipend is not offered during the deferment of study.
Students must take the three-year stipend within a period of four years, counting from the day they enroll with suspended semesters included. For example, if a first-year student has already taken a 12-month stipend and then suspends for two years, he/she can receive the stipend funded from the TIGP Office for only one more year.
The TIGP Office cannot initiate a scholarship application procedure for students until they complete registration at TIGP’s partner universities.
TIGP Scholarship can only be transferred to Chunghwa Post, so every TIGP student is required to open a Chunghwa Post bank account as soon as possible when he/she arrives in Taiwan.
The TIGP Office cannot initiate a scholarship application procedure for students until they complete registration at TIGP’s partner universities.
TIGP Scholarship can only be transferred to Chunghwa Post, so every TIGP student is required to open a Chunghwa Post bank account as soon as possible when he/she arrives in Taiwan.
Conference Travel Grant
TIGP’s Conference Travel Grant offers an excellent opportunity for TIGP students to attend professional conferences abroad. We reimburse students who will be presenting a scholarly paper/poster at conferences. The grant includes partial registration fees, airfare and lodging expenses. We hope that TIGP students not only receive professional training at Academia Sinica but also share and experience the most advanced, cutting-edge knowledge in their research fields.
Research performance fellowship
Academia Sinica’s missions include enhancing the international competitiveness of its TIGP program, cultivating research talent, and rewarding Ph.D. students in this program who achieve outstanding research work.
A. Eligibility:
Full-time TIGP Ph.D. candidates or students who have passed their qualifying exams with distinction are eligible to apply. During the award period, advisors and/or co-advisors will provide at least NT$34,000 per month.
B. Fellowship Amounts:
(A) Presidential Fellowship awardees can receive an additional NT$16,000 per month for one year.
(B) Research Performance Fellowship awardees can receive an additional NT$6,000 per month for one year.
(B) Research Performance Fellowship awardees can receive an additional NT$6,000 per month for one year.
C. Number of Awardees:
(A) Presidential Fellowship: A maximum of 4 awardees per year.
(B) Research Performance Fellowship: A maximum of 40 awardees per year.
(B) Research Performance Fellowship: A maximum of 40 awardees per year.
Detailed information please visit the TIGP website
Tax
The tax year in Taiwan runs from January 1st to December 31st. Taxes for the current year is filed in May of the next year. For foreigners, if your residency is less than 183 days left in the calendar year that you’ve arrived in Taiwan, you will be taxed at 18% for all the remaining months of the current year. If your residency is more than 183 days left in the calendar year, the tax rates will depend on your net income for the year. Detailed information please refers to the Ministry of Finance, R.O.C. (Taiwan).
The scholarship provided by the TIGP fellowship is tax-free. However, your stipend paid from other sources, such as your advisor’s grant is taxable.
Tuition Fee
Payments of tuition fees are due upon registration each semester. Academia Sinica will partially subsidize the tuition fees and credit fees for TIGP international students.
Take year of 2024 for example, after subsidizing, TIGP students in NCU should pay basic tuition fees about NT$ 12,850, and the credit fees is NT$1,570 per credit. For TIGP students in NTU, the amount of is about NT$28,890 including the basic tuition fees and all credit fees.
The subsidy will take effect only for 5 consecutive years from the first registration year. If students apply for suspension anytime during those 5 years, the subsidy cannot be delayed for later use.
Student are asked to purchase the private health insurance for the first semester (6-months length), it costs around NT$3,500. National Health Insurance fee will be charged starting from 2025 spring semester. The NHI fee is NT$826 per month.
TIGP office will only subsidize tuition fees for international students for 5 consecutive years, during which you only need to pay the same amount as the local students do. If you apply for suspension anytime during those 5 years, the subsidy cannot be delayed for later use.
The subsidy will take effect only for 5 consecutive years from the first registration year. If students apply for suspension anytime during those 5 years, the subsidy cannot be delayed for later use.
Student are asked to purchase the private health insurance for the first semester (6-months length), it costs around NT$3,500. National Health Insurance fee will be charged starting from 2025 spring semester. The NHI fee is NT$826 per month.
TIGP office will only subsidize tuition fees for international students for 5 consecutive years, during which you only need to pay the same amount as the local students do. If you apply for suspension anytime during those 5 years, the subsidy cannot be delayed for later use.
Medical Insurance
Six months after the student receives the Alien Residence Certificate (ARC), the student will be qualified for Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Program. The students are expected to pay the same premium (about NT$826/US$28 per month) as all the Taiwan citizens and will be entitled to the same medical coverage. The medical insurance will be added in the tuition bill.
Living and Housing Cost
Options include on-campus housing and off-campus housing. On-campus self-catering student dormitory providing single study bedrooms is available to TIGP students at reasonable costs (for details please visit our website at https://tigp.sinica.edu.tw/pages/3102). Off-campus private housing is generally more expensive. Rents for off-campus apartments range from NT$8,000-15,000 per month.
Meals are available at modest costs at various eateries within the campus of the Academia Sinica.
The Sport Center on campus, which is equipped with indoor jogging track, gym, swimming pool, aerobic court, and so on, is also available to students at modest costs
Meals are available at modest costs at various eateries within the campus of the Academia Sinica.
The Sport Center on campus, which is equipped with indoor jogging track, gym, swimming pool, aerobic court, and so on, is also available to students at modest costs
Banking
There is a Post Office near Academia Sinica campus that offers a full range of banking services to students. If students wish to open an account, they must bring their passport, and ARC to the on-campus branch to arrange their account.