[Taiwan] MediaTek International Student Fellowship - Postgraduate
The objectives upon which the MediaTek Foundation (hereinafter referred to as ?the Foundation?) was established include assisting schools in promoting the advancement of scientific knowledge and furthering the development of education in information technology. The MediaTek Foundation has established the MediaTek International Student Fellowship in order to encourage outstanding international graduate students to study and undertake research in Taiwan, thereby promoting international academic exchange.
Eligibility:
Applicants for the MediaTek International Student Fellowship must be students of foreign (non-R.O.C.) nationalities who have already received a letter of acceptance from one of the Taiwanese universities listed below as of the application date and who are to be enrolled the same year as the application date in a Master?s or Ph.D. program in electronics engineering, electrical
engineering, computer science or information technology at one of the following universities: National Taiwan University, National Tsinghua University, National Chiao Tung University, National Cheng Kung University or National Central University. In addition, students of foreign nationalities who have been accepted by one of the programs listed above as foreign exchange students are also eligible for this Fellowship.
Award:
The MediaTek International Student Fellowship shall be awarded to a maximum of six recipients per year. Each recipient shall receive a stipend between US$10,000 and US$15,000 per year. In the case of students whose period of study in Taiwan is less than one year, the amount of the stipend shall be adjusted by the length of time that the student will actually be studying in Taiwan. Students enrolled in master?s programs may receive the stipend for up to a maximum of two years; students enrolled in Ph.D. programs may receive the stipend for up to a maximum of four years.
Deadline:
Applications for the MediaTek International Student Fellowship must be received by the
end of May each year.
Announcement:
The list of successful applicants who have been awarded a Fellowship stipend will be announced by the end of June each year.
Obligations and Restrictions
1. Fellowship recipients? Master?s or Ph.D. thesis and any other publications supported by thisFellowship must include the following notice ?This work was supported by the MediaTek International Student Fellowship?.
2. Every year during the period of receipt of the Fellowship stipend, the recipient must submit to the MediaTek Foundation a copy of their grade report, a copy of their research progress report, and copies of any papers they have had published, together with a copy of their Master?s or Ph.D. thesis (if completed).
3. If, during the period of receipt of the Fellowship stipend, the university at which therecipient is studying reports any of the following incidences to the Foundation, or if the Foundation confirms that the following incidences have indeed taken place, then the Foundation may terminate payment of the stipend immediately:
(1) If, in addition to the MediaTek International Student Fellowship stipend, the student is also in receipt of any other scholarship (including scholarships awarded by Taiwan?s Ministry of Education), receives payment for work as a teaching assistant or research assistant, or receives any form of public assistance in the same year.
(2) If the student undertakes paid part-time or full-time work at any public or privateinstitution or company.
(3) If the student leaves the university at which they are studying due to suspension,expulsion, or any other reason.
Application Form: Application Forms may be downloaded from:
http://www.mtk.com.tw
Please send the document in the order listed on the checking list below by
31 May (each year)to:
MediaTek Fundation
No1-2, Innovation Road 1,
Science Based Industrial Park,
Hsinchu City, 300 Taiwan
Checking list
1. Application form
2. Copy of ID card, social security card or passport
3. Copy of official transcript from school
4. Copy of graduate diploma
5. Two recommendation letters
6. Copy of any papers, publications or thesis
7. Copy of TOEFL /GRE score
8. Admission offer letter from an university in Taiwan
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