The University of Chicago

Internship I

Welcome to the UChicago–Taiwan student summer research program in the Sciences (UCTS)! We initiated this program in 2023 to enhance research collaboration between principal investigators at the University of Chicago and in Taiwan by exchanging visiting students. In the year 2025, our focused areas of research will include Basic Sciences, Engineering, and Biomedical research.

• Program Website: UChicago–Taiwan Summer Research Program in the Sciences (UCTS)
• Program Schedule:
  1. The application deadline for the 2024-2025 program is 2/1/2025
  2. An announcement of the 2025 UCTS fellows will be sent out on February 28.
  3. The Ideal duration of a visit for the 2025 summer quarter is 6/16-9/28/2025. (The actual duration of the internship should be discussed and agreed upon with the PI.)
• Available Slots: Up to 10 students
• Funding: Students will be enrolled in the Non-Degree Visiting Student (NDVS) program. The estimated program cost, including tuition, fees, and housing, is approximately USD 6,500. NTU provides a subsidy of TWD 50,000, disbursed upon students' return to Taiwan. The remaining expenses will be the responsibility of each student.
  【Note】 UChicago on-campus housing is available until August 23, 2025. If your program extends beyond this date, you must arrange alternative housing.

• Eligibility: Open to undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students in the fields of Sciences, Engineering, and biomedical Sciences
• Application Materials:
  1. CV
  2. Transcript (including the records of Fall 2024)
  3. Statement of your research experience and research plan at the Univ. of Chicago (< 1 page)
  4. Recommendation letter from your advisor or the department chair of NTU
  5. Invitation letter from the faculty member at the University. of Chicago

• Application Procedure: Reach out directly to a UChicago PI to confirm their willingness to supervise you for the program. Once you receive confirmation from the PI, submit your online application on the program’s website by the deadline. Prepare the following documents and compile them into a single PDF file (file name: StudentID_Name): English CV, transcript, Statement of research experience and research plan, Recommendation letter from an NTU faculty member, and Invitation letter from the UChicago PI. Email the compiled PDF to Jeffrey Huang at jeffreyhuang@ntu.edu.tw (Office of International Affairs, +886-2-3366-2007 ext. 228) by February 1, 2025.
  【Note】Final admission decisions will be made by the University of Chicago.
• Coordinator: Mr. Jeffrey Huang (Email: jeffreyhuang@ntu.edu.tw / Phone: 02-3366-2007 #228)

歡迎參加UChicago–Taiwan Student Summer Research Program in the Sciences (UCTS)！此計畫於2023年草創，目的是透過學生間的交流促進芝加哥大學和台灣學校實驗室主持人的合作。在2025年，主要是以自然科學、工程學和生醫科學為主要的研究領域。

• 計畫網站：UChicago–Taiwan Summer Research Program in the Sciences (UCTS)
• 計畫期程:
  
  1. 申請期限：2025年2月1日
  2. 錄取通知：2025年2月28日
  3. 計畫可執行期間：2025年6月16日至9月28日（此為至多期長，實際期長需與PI協定）
• 錄取名額：至多10名
• 補助項目：學生將以Non-Degree Visiting Student (NDVS)身分參與此計畫，計畫包含Tuition、fees及Housing等費用，總計約美金6,500元，臺大提供新臺幣50,000元整補助，並於計畫結束返台後核撥，其餘費用由學生自行負擔。
  【註】芝大校內住宿僅提供至2025.8.23，如計畫執行超過此期限，後續住宿事宜須學生自理。
• 申請資格：研修Sciences、Engineering、Biomedical Sciences相關背景領域之本校學、碩、博學生
• 申請資料：
  
  1. 英文版簡歷
  2. 英文版歷年成績表（向教務處申請，須含113-1修課紀錄／成績）
  3. 英文版研究經驗與計畫自述書（以一頁A4為限）
  4. 臺大師長推薦信1封
  5. 芝大指導老師邀請信1封
• 申請方式：請先自行聯繫芝大PI，經PI確認指導意願後，於申請期限內至計畫網站完成線上申請，並將申請資料合併成1個PDF檔，包含英文版CV、歷年成績表、研究經驗與計畫自述書、臺大師長推薦信、芝大PI邀請信（檔名設為學號+姓名），同步於2025年2月1日前寄至jeffreyhuang@ntu.edu.tw（國際處黃子洋專員，02-3366-2007#228），最終錄取結果將由芝加哥大學通知。
• 承辦人：國際事務處黃子洋專員 (jeffreyhuang@ntu.edu.tw、02-3366-2007#228)

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