Finance

Fellowships

Once admitted, each TIGP student will receive a monthly stipend of NT$34,000 (around USD$1,133) for the first year. After the 1st year, all MCB students will be evaluated for the fellowship level received according to the requirements below. >>> [More] about the guideline

Tuition Information

• Tuition and Schooling NTD $12,078/semester
• Credit Fee NTD $1,342/per credit
• Students Group Insurance NTD $799/yr

Academia Sinica Supplemental Stipend Program for PhD Students

AS goal is to raise the average PhD stipend to NTD$40,000 per month for the first two years and to NTD$50,000 per month for the next three years. [more information]

Research Performance Fellowships for AS-TIGP Ph.D. Students

Research Performance Fellowship awardees can receive an additional NT$6,000 per month for one year. For more information, please click here.

TIGP-MCB Student Travel Grant for International Conference

The grant is designated to assist TIGP-MCB students traveling abroad to conferences not for attending classes/workshops/summer schools or research purposes. The grant can only be used to reimburse the following expenses: air fare, conference registration fee(s), board and lodging and travel insurance. In general, each student may receive only one grant during the course of his/her study in TIGP. For more information, please click here. Application Form [DOC] [PDF]
***Application Deadline: 2/15

IMB Student, Technician and Postdoc Traveling Fellowship

To encourage students, technicians and postdocs at IMB to attend professionally relevant international meetings. For more information, please click here.
***Application Date: 12/1-12/15; 4/1-4/15; 8/1-8/15.

Other Travel Grant Information

• NSTC Subsidy for Domestic Graduate Students to Attend International Academic Conferences
• The Chinese Society of Cell and Molecular Biology (CSCMB)
  Application Date: 3/15-3/31 ; 9/15-9/30

Income Tax.

First 3 year is tax free. Foreigners who work legally in Taiwan are required to file an income tax return in May each year. The deadline is May 31. For guidelines on how to file taxes as a foreigner, please go to the :

1. Taxation Agency, Ministry of Finance :http://www.dot.gov.tw/en/
2. Taipei National Tax Administration :https://www.ntbt.gov.tw/English

Medical & Life

AS Medical Service

Before having NHI, students can go to see the doctor in Academia sinica. An infirmary (as mentioned in "Medical Cares") is located on the 1st floor of the gymnasium building to provide basic medical consultancy and minor ailment treatment. On call doctors are volunteers from prestigious teaching hospitals. A part time pharmacist and full time nurse for medicine dispose. The service hours are Monday to Friday from 14:00 to 16:00. For moreinformation and appointment reservation, please call 2789-9437.

National Health Insurance

The National Health Insurance Act stipulates that international students can apply to enroll in the program through the partner school after a continuous residence within Taiwan forsix months.

• Fee NTD $826 /per month
• Payment is calculated separately from the tuition fee.
• 2nd Generation of NHI
  The students not taking TIGP fellowship have to pay supplementary fee to the government. more information

Hospital Information

• Taipei Municipal Gan-Dau Hospital, Zhongxiao Branch
• Tri-Service General Hospital

Academia Sinica Counseling Center (ASCC)

• Website: https://counseling.sinica.edu.tw/
  To make an appointment: [link]
  Office Hour: Mon-Fri, 9-17

Government Regulations

Alien Resident Certificate (ARC)

Every international student from TIGP is required to apply for ARC. Foreigners holding resident visas and intending to live (for more than 180 days) in Taiwan can get the ARC.

• When to apply
  You should apply for an ARC within 15 days after entering the nation or switching status to resident visa.
• Where to apply
  Please go to National Immigration Agency County
  - Taipei City Service Center (No.15, Guangjhou St., Jhongjheng District, Taipei City)
  - New Taipei City Service Center (1F., No.135, Min’an St., Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 235, Taiwan(R.O.C.))
• Required document
  Two Copies Completed Application Form
  Passport, Resident-visa or Certificate of Re-entry
  Recent One-inch photo (2 for first application, 1 for renew application or lost card)
  Application Fee: NTD $1,000
• Report to National Immigration Agency County where you live within 15 days you move.
• Extent the ARC one month before the expired date. >>> more information

Resident Visas for Foreign Students

>>> more information

Forms

• MCB Form_201-Lab Rotation Evaluation Form [PDF]
• MCB Form_202-Lab Rotation Student Feedback Form [PDF]
• MCB Form_301-Thesis Advisor Agreement [PDF]
• MCB Form_302-Annual Progress Report and Fellowship Evaluation Form [WORD]
• Form304-MCB_Thesis Advisor Change Form [WORD]
• Form305-TIGP_Separation/Clearance Form [WORD] [PDF] (new)
• Form306-MCB_Suspension of schooling [WORD]
• MCB Form_401-Qualifying Exam Application [WORD]
• Form604-MCB_Student Appform leave [WORD]
  
• Form605-MCB_Student Normal leave [WORD]
  
• Form606-NDMC_All certificates application form [LINK]
• Form607-NDMC_Diploma and Transcript application form(alumni only) [LINK]