Conduct Research. Obtain Knowledge. Explore Possibilities.
for currently-enrolled overseas university students, a rare chance to gain academic, cultural, work and social experience……

2025 Summer Research Program
at College of Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

In pursuit of academic excellence, research developments and technological progress, we strive to 

• CULTIVATE engineering leaders creative in thinking and innovative in practice 
• OFFER a well-developed educational system covering the research field of engineering
• ENHANCE research capacity through internationalization, cross-disciplinary integration and industry-university cooperation

Thus, we are now open with the Summer Research Program for online application.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

The Summer Research Program (SRP) takes place during summer at the College of Engineering in National Tsing Hua University. 

The Program welcomes university students (with completion of at least two-year university studies) from around the world into one of the six disciplines to conduct a two-month research on projects of mutual interests with local and international students and under the guidance of a faculty advisor.

• College of Engineering, National Tsing Hua University: https://youtu.be/KQu_awiCbCM?si=vzrPL4TfhDgwZL0t
   
• Chemical Engineering
• Power Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
• NanoEngineering and MicroSystems
• Biomedical Engineering

Tuition-free, the Program also provides a limited number of eligible Candidates with the scholarship to subsidize the airline tickets and the housing fee for the stay at the university residence halls.

The Summer Research Program offers the participants the opportunity to explore their research interests and further their studies via actual practices and Taiwan school-life experience. 

Join us? 
Come and meet the fellow participants from around the world.

PROGRAM PERIOD

• Session: June 23rd, 2025 ~ August 15th, 2024
  Before you submit the program application, please note that there is only one session for 2025 SRP, and that it starts from June 23rd and ends on August 15th. Do make sure you can stay the whole program period to complete the two-month research. 

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

• two-month research on projects of mutual interests 
• one-day field trip to places in Taiwan
• program-related orientation and final oral presentations

PROGRAM FEES & SCHOLARSHIP

• Tuition Fee: waived.
   
• Housing Fee: around 6,000~7,500 NTD for two months at the university residence hall
  • program participants have to pay for accommodations, charged based on the dorm rooms. 
    The latest housing rates: “Housing Rates for Spring Semester, 2024” 
    (since the number of dormitory rooms is limited, the program participant is not guaranteed the dorm room or the option of a dorm room; the Division of Student Housing arranges and assigns the dorm rooms based on space availability; university residence halls are furnished, but students have to purchase bedding and pay for the use of the Internet and facilities such as AC, washing machine, etc.; we will do our best to assist the program participants in application for accommodations. For more details, please visit “Division of Student Housing”.)

• Scholarship, available: 
  • Subsidy for airline tickets
    (covering the actual expenses incurred, on a reimbursement basis; up to NTD 15,000)
  • Free Accommodation
    (university residence halls; daily living expenses and miscellaneous expenses are not included; the Division of Student Housing arranges and assigns the dorm rooms based on space availability; university residence halls are furnished, but students have to purchase bedding and pay for the use of the Internet and facilities such as AC, washing machine, etc.)

PROGRAM APPLICATION

1. Check your Eligibility
   Please confirm that you are the university student with completion of at least two-year university studies (undergraduate student in their 3rd/4th year of studies, or graduate student) from the university on the Reference List by the Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan).
   • Reference Lists: Foreign Universities in Asia, America, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.
      
2. Reach out to potential host professors. Discuss about possible research topics. (we strongly urge the applicants to make contacts and find their own program advisors.)
    
3. Prepare the documents, merge the documents into 1 PDF File (size limit: 3 MB), and entitle the PDF File with your full name (for example: 2025SRP-First Name Last Name)
   • Required:
     • Program Application Form [DOCX] [PDF]
     • Statement of Purpose/Study Plan
     • Resume/CV
     • Official Transcript of Academic Records (the most recent one, in English, including the list of courses taken, grades and credits of each course with semester/year indicated; also attaching the grading system or a table of criteria, if it’s not mentioned in the official transcript)
     • Proof of Valid Student Status, issued by the home institution
     • Proof of the internship plan being requirements of the program the students enrolled in or of their graduation (official documents showing you are required to have oversea research experience for graduation or for completion of  studies/courses)
     • Photocopy of the Passport Photo-page (scan/e-copy, clear and in color)
        
   • Optional:
     • Supporting Materials (Letter of Recommendation, Proof of English/Language Proficiency, Certificates of Academic Performance, etc.)
        
4. Go to 2025SPR Online Application (forms.gle/Upbw9EUhAgjYY5nS8), provide the needed information and upload your PDF File by the deadline (12:00, noon, February 28th , 2025 Taiwan Standard Time).
    
5. Wait for the results, scheduled to be announced in late-March.
    
6. Reply your willingness of attendance, should you receive the notice of acceptance.

IMPORTANT DATES　*Taiwan Standard Time

CONTACT US
Should there be any questions or suggestions, please contact us: coeia@my.nthu.edu.tw.
Thank you.