Partners and funding opportunities for research stays in Taiwan

Scholarship enables young German scientists to do a research stay in Taiwan

2022/06/02 by

With a research grant from the Taiwanese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), German postdocs and experienced scientists can carry out a research stay in Taiwan for a period of three to twelve months.

TU Darmstadt has close contacts and lively student exchanges with its six Taiwanese partner universities. Interest in research collaborations has also increased steadily on both sides in recent years. The TU Darmstadt liaison office at the National Cheng Kung University in Tainan, southern Taiwan, acts as the first point of contact and provides support in the search for suitable additional partners and funding possibilities.

With a research grant from the Taiwanese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), German postdocs and experienced scientists can carry out a research stay in Taiwan for a period of three to twelve months. Candidates are pre-selected by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany. Detailed information on the application and funding can be found on this website.

An overview of the main Taiwanese Ministry of Science and Technology research areas and the current research topics of all Taiwanese partner universities of TU Darmstadt can be found on the following websites:

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)

National Chung Hsing University (NCHU)

National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU)

National Taiwan University (NTU)

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech)

National Tsing Hua University (NTHU)