Application Requirements

1.        Certificate of degree: All applicants are required to submit certification of their Bachelor’s and Master’s (or equivalent) degrees from each academic institution attended. Unless diplomas were received in Taiwan or were issued in English, the official records in their original language must be submitted with an authorized, complete, and exact English translation. Please note that CLCLP does not accept students without a Master’s degree.

2.        Official copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts

3.        Proof of English proficiency: All applicants whose first language is not English must submit a TOEFL score of at least 550 on pBT, 213 on cBT, or 79 on iBT. Our institution code and name is 7142 Academia Sinica. Applicants may also submit an IELTS score of at least a 5.5 overall Band Score for Academic Test. Applicants residing in Taiwan can also show a GEPT certificate for the High-Intermediate level. Applicants who have recently completed a degree program in an English speaking country may be exempted with a letter of proof of English proficiency from an advisor at their institution.

4.        Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score: GRE is required for application. Our institution code and name is 7142 Academia Sinica. However, an applicant with proven research credentials can submit published work in lieu of GRE score. Please submit one journal paper or two conference papers (ACL, COLING or comparable conferences) to be reviewed for approval.

5.        Three letters of recommendation: Recommendation letters should comment on the applicant's personal character and qualifications for independent study, including intellectual ability, research potential, and scientific motivation. Please download forms for letters of recommendation from here.

6.        A Statement of Purpose that includes a research plan, and the names of two faculties they would like to work with.

7.        Working knowledge of Chinese (strongly preferred): equivalent to 6-credit hours of college level Mandarin Chinese, or other proof of near-native fluency.

8.        Proven ability in computational linguistics (desirable): Published papers, completed projects, etc

9.        Application forms: Please download the application & recommendation letters forms.
Or e-mail to phdclclp@gate.sinica.edu.tw to request a paper-copy of application forms, or apply on-line.

All the above application materials must reach TIGP Admissions Office before the application deadline. Application fee is not required. Please send your application to:

                      Admissions Office
                      Taiwan International Graduate

                      Program
                      No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Rd.,
                      Taipei 115
                      Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Do not send your application to individual programs in case it will slow your application filing process.

Application Deadlines

·        January 31, 2008: Early application deadline (Applicants will receive notification from the Admissions Committee in March.)

·        March 31, 2008: Application deadline (Applicants will receive notification from the Admissions Committee in May.)

Student Status and Degree Conferred

• Based on the Regulations of the Ministry of Education in Taiwan,, students will register officially at one of CLCLP’s partner institutions. Students who choose to study in the Human Language Technology Track will be registered at the Institute of Information Systems and Applications, National Tsing Hua University. Students who choose to study in the Corpus and Computational Linguistics Track will be registered at the Institute of Linguistics, National Taiwan University.

• Upon successful completion of the program, each student will be conferred a Ph.D. degree by the partner university and a certificate jointly signed by the President of Academia Sinica and the Director of TIGP.

Financial Support

• Students of CLCLP, TIGP program will be offered three-year research assistantship upon admission. Renewal of this assistantship for the second and third year is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance. The assistantship is initially set at the maximal level of NT$32,000 (roughly US$980) per month for the first year. Second and third year students will receive assistantship at either this maximal level or a lower level based on their academic performance in the past year. Fourth year students will be funded directly by his/her thesis director. Exceptional fourth year student can also receive partial assistantship from the CLCLP program.

  　

• The student will work as his/her research advisor’s or thesis advisor’s research assistant. Students will be required to help out in the CLCLP Office for three hours per week in addition to performing research activities directed by the research advisor.

Costs of Study

• Tuition fees: All graduate students of TIGP are responsible for the payment of tuition fees to their registered university (approximately US$1,500 per year) upon registration.

Medical Insurance

• Four months after international students have received their student I.D. from the registered university, students are entitle/obligated to join in Taiwan's National Health Insurance Program. International students are expected to pay the same premium (approximately US$230 per year) as Taiwanese citizens are entitled to the same medical coverage.

Housing and Living

• Options include on-campus housing and off-campus housing. The TIGP on-campus student dormitory provides self-catering single bedrooms (only) for TIGP students at a low cost of NT$5,500 per month. Off-campus private housing is more expensive. Off-campus apartments range from NT$8,000-NT$15,000 per month.

• Meals are available on campus in the Academia Sinica Activity Center of the Cafe, the Chinese Restaurant and the Western Restaurant at modest costs. Various types of local cuisines are also available at off-campus cafeterias and restaurants within walking distance.
  　
• TIGP graduate students run a Graduate Student Association on campus. The Graduate Student Association holds parties and field trips for TIGP students regularly. You are welcomed to ask your senior TIGP students questions regarding life in Academia Sinica and in Taiwan.