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NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NTUST) MASTERS AND PHD SCHOLARSHIP.

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Application Deadline: 5 September, 2025

LOCATION: Taiwan

The one-year scholarships are offered by NTUST to outstanding students from abroad to complete a Master’s or PhD program at Taiwan Tech. 

ELIGIBILITY:

First-time applicants: International students who hold bachelor’s or master’s degrees from universities abroad (including dual-degree program students, excluding overseas Chinese students, students from China and exchange students) applying for admission to our graduate programs as full-time students

Scholarship recipients applying for an extension: Enrolled international students (excluding overseas Chinese students, students from China, and exchange students) may apply for the renewal of the scholarship for their next year of graduate study at the end of their first academic year.

Not eligible are students

who are already receiving other forms of financial aid from NTUST or the R.O.C government (Exceptions to this regulations may be granted to students who receive research stipends or work-study payments or financial aid provided under special agreements signed with NTUST.)

who are concurrently enrolled at NTUST and another university in Taiwan or who engage in full-time paid employment in the R.O.C.

First-time applicants should follow our admission guidelines to submit the related application documents in the admission system.

NTUST scholarship recipients applying for an extension of their scholarship must submit the transcript of the previous academic year, a report on or examples of their research achievements, and a recommendation letter from their advisor.

BENEFIT:

Type of ScholarshipFull scholarshipPartial scholarship
Degree Programdoctoralmasterdoctoralmaster
University NT$12,000NT$6,000NT$6,500NT$3,000
Department or thesis advisor NT$6,000NT$6,000NT$6,000NT$6,000
TotalNT$18,000NT$12,000NT$12,500NT$9,000
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WORLD BANK GROUP GOVTECH INNOVATION CHALLENGE 2025

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Application Deadline: September 12, 2025, at 23:59 Central European Time (CET).

LOCATION: Switzerland

Partner with the World Bank to develop digital solutions for Ghana Tax Administration this autumn. Creating a platform for private companies to design and test innovative digital solutions for the public sector to enhance government efficiency, transparency, and citizen services.

ELIGIBILITY:

Early-stage startups, scale-ups, and SMEs that:

Are legally incorporated

Have fewer than 75 employees

Have under $5M USD in annual revenue

Possess technical, operational, and business expertise relevant to the challenge

Have the capacity to actively participate in challenge activities

Information sessions with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will be held to allow you to ask specific questions and improve your proposal. Attending these sessions is optional.

Incomplete applications will not be evaluated

Complete applications will be evaluated by a selection committee based on:

Technical feasibility

Potential impact

Team capability

Scalability potential

Proof of Concept (POC) is a working prototype that:

demonstrates the core technical functionality of the proposed solution;

operates in a controlled testing environment with real or simulated data;

validates key technical and operational assumptions;

provides measurable evidence of the solution’s feasibility and potential effectiveness for the Ghana Revenue Authority.

BENEFIT:

All core programme services are provided at no cost to selected Innovation Companies. This includes full participation in the Switzerland bootcamp experience, all online training sessions, mentorship programmes, and attendance at the GovTech Conference. All associated travel expenses (including international flights), accommodation costs, meals during programme activities, and local transportation throughout the programme duration are also covered by the program.

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