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Ministry of Education Short Term Research Award (STRA) in Republic of China (Taiwan), 2015

Applications are invited for short term research awards in Taiwanese culture, social science, art or its related comparative research areas. The awards are open for international students (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao SAR). There will be approximately 20 to 40 STRA Awards available per annum, depending on the annual budget, for the current fiscal year. The short term STRA research period will generally from 2 to 6 months. The short term research period will basically begin on March 1st and end on December 31st, in compliance with the current fiscal year. Application should be submitted till 30th September.

Study Subject (s): Taiwanese culture, social science, art or its related comparative research are acceptable research areas.
Course Level: Awards are available to undertake short term research in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Scholarship Provider: Ministry of Education
Scholarship can be taken at: Republic of China (Taiwan)

Eligibility: International students who are studying in an overseas university and pursuing a Ph.D. degree or are Post- Doctoral fellows, are qualified to apply for this Award, but not students who are currently holding R.O.C. passports.
-The PhD students who are enrolled at an overseas public or private university or any higher educational institute recognized by the overseas local government; the so called Post-Doctoral fellow is one who has a doctorate degree from an overseas public or private university or any higher educational institute recognized by the overseas local government and working for his/her research at those universities or educational institutes or having worked towards researching a paper, book or any publishing plan, will be given priority for receiving the Award.

Scholarship Description: To encourage international students (with the exception of students from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao SAR) to undertake short term research in the Republic of China (Taiwan); in order to provide them with opportunities to increase their understanding of Taiwanese culture and its society, and to promote mutual understanding and interactions between Taiwan and the international community.

Number of award(s): There will be approximately 20 to 40 STRA Awards available per annum, depending on the annual budget, for the current fiscal year.

Duration of award(s): The short term STRA research period will generally from 2 to 6 months. The short term research period will basically begin on March 1st and end on December 31st, in compliance with the current fiscal year.

What does it cover? A PhD student will receive a monthly research subsidy of 25,000 NTD; and the Post-Doctoral fellow of 40,000 NTD. Recipients will be reimbursed for a round-trip direct flight economy airfare between their home countries and Taiwan. The maximum airfare subsidy from and to Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa and Oceania for recipients will be specified by the Ministry of Education and recipients are expected to cover their own extra expenses.

Selection Criteria: The MOE will invite a panel of three to five scholars or experts related to the candidates ‘fields of research for the purpose of selecting final Award recipients.
-Selection will be based on the candidate’s potential, outstanding performance and ability to execute plans (30%);
-The candidate’s language ability and the academic status of his/her selected research institute (30%);
-The candidate’s research project (including theme, structure, research methodology, analysis) and the importance of the project to his/her home country and Taiwan (40%).

Notification: The MOE will notify universities, MOE affiliate research institutes about the final STRA decisions. The universities and MOE affiliate research institutes will notify the candidates of those decisions. The MOE will also notify embassies or missions in the final STRA Award recipients’ home countries about those decisions before the next research year January 31st.

How to Apply: Applicants shall submit requested documents to their research university in Taiwan or the Ministry of Education (MOE) affiliated research institute, such as the Center for Chinese Studies, the National Educational Research Institute. The University or the MOE affiliated research institute shall study the applicants’ application forms and verify that all documents have been attached, in order to select the short-list, the university or a MOE affiliate research institute shall assist these candidates to prepare a brief summary of each candidate’s research proposal on one piece of A4 paper in Chinese and along with all requested documents to the MOE for a second assessment before November 15th.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Applicants shall have their application packet arrived at the university or MOE affiliate institute no later than September 30th for the following year’s research project.

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