Regulations for the Department of Biotechnology Scholarship
Amended in the 2nd Scholarship and Faculty Award Committee Meeting of Academic Year 2011 (100-2)
Approved in the 6th Department Affairs Meeting of Academic Year 2011 (100-6)
Amended in the 2nd Scholarship and Faculty Award Committee Meeting of Academic Year 2013 (102-2)
Approved in the 1st Department Affairs Meeting of Academic Year 2013 (102-1)
Approved in the 4th Department Scholarship and Admission Committee Meeting of Academic Year 2014 (103-4)
Approved in the 1st Department Affairs Meeting of Academic Year 2015 (104-1-1)
Approved in the 1st Scholarship and Faculty Award Selection Committee Meeting of Academic Year 2018 (107-1)
Approved in the 2nd Department Affairs Meeting of Academic Year 2018 (107-1-2)
Origin
Professor Ching-Min Tsai, the founding Chair of the Department of Biotechnology (hereinafter referred to as “the Department”), during his tenure as an Adjunct Chair Professor, donated NTD 300,000 annually to establish the SYNMOSA Scholarship (hereinafter referred to as “the Scholarship”).
Purpose
The Scholarship aims to encourage outstanding students to pursue graduate studies in the Department and to promote undergraduate participation in research projects.
Selection and Award Guidelines
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Each master’s student admitted to the Department through entrance examination or screening is awarded NTD 20,000 per academic year, issued in installments, with a maximum total of NTD 40,000.
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Undergraduate students who achieve 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the Department’s annual research project competition will receive NTD 3,000, 2,000, and 1,000, respectively.
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In special circumstances, the scholarship amount may be adjusted but shall not exceed the limit specified in item (2).
Fund Management
The Scholarship Fund is jointly managed by the Department Scholarship Committee and the Department Office. All expenditures shall be reported during Department Affairs Meetings. The Scholarship will be discontinued once the fund is fully expended.
Implementation
These regulations were approved by the Department Affairs Meeting of the Department of Biotechnology and took effect from Academic Year 2012 (101 AY). Any future amendments shall follow the same procedure.
