CENTRAL EUROPE. GRANTED. STUDY IN TAIWAN Call for APPLICATIONS for PhD candidates and Postdoctoral scholars International Visegrad Fund in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan offers research scholarships for outstanding PhD candidates and Postdoctoral scholars from the Visegrad Group (V4) to study in Taiwan. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FEBRUARY 15, 2015 Who can apply? PhD candidates and Postdoctoral scholars who are citizens of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, or Slovakia. Under what conditions can one apply? 1. Applicants must have a very good knowledge of English or Chinese both spoken and written. 2. At the time of applying the applicants must be PhD candidates or Postdoctoral scholars in following thematic areas: Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Electrotechnical industry, Tourism, Biotechnology, Social Sciences and Humanities. What’s the length of the scholarship stay? Each research stay is intended for a period of 10 months. Successful applicants are eligible to reapply, however, the Fund’s maximum term of support is 20 months. How much is the support? Ifselected, each PhD candidate receivesthe scholarship of € 750/month and each Postdoctoral scholar € 1,000/month + € 800 one-time travel grant. What are the selection criteria? Applicants will be selected on the basis of their previous research experience and upon their scientific merit and originality. For more information go to: www.visegradfund.org/scholarships/taiwan or do not hesitate to contact: Lenka Bucková, Programme Manager Tel: +421 259 203 816 E-mail: buckova@visegradfund.org International Visegrad Fund, Kráľovské údolie 8, 811 02 Bratislava, Slovak Republic  |  T +421 259 203 811  |  F +421 259 203 805  |  www.visegradfund.org