All recipients of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Doctoral Research Fellowship (including both the Selection and Allocation categories) must adhere to the NSTC trial guidelines for each respective year, as well as the "Taipei Medical University Implementation Measures for the NSTC Doctoral Research Fellowship Pilot Program."
9. Cancellation of Eligibility and Replacement Procedure Beneficiaries will be disqualified, and their awards cancelled, if any of the following situations arise:
(1) In violation of university regulations, and therefore imposed with any minor demerit or above or Suspension of Schooling or expelled from the University.
(2) Failure to obtain the specified standard score determined by the University.
(3) Failure to comply with the provisions of Article 4 of these regulations.
(4) Other special reasons as determined by the panel. After the scholarship eligibility of a recipient is revoked according to the regulations, the vacant scholarship may be filled by alternate candidates from the same academic year or by selecting replacement recipients according to Articles 4 and 7 of these regulations. Replacement recipients can only be doctoral students from the first to third year who have not received a scholarship, and the duration of the scholarship will be limited to the remaining months of the vacant scholarship period.
10. Performance Evaluation By the end of each semester, a final achievement report on the beneficiary’s performance should be submitted and reviewed by his or her advisor and the head of the department prior to the review of the Committee. The advisor and the department must provide guidance and assistance to beneficiaries in obtaining the following specified standard score:
(1) An average grade of 80 or above of the previous semester.
(2) Beneficiaries must register for classes according to regulations of each department and complete all mandatory credit hours in the degree program by the end of the second academic year (except for Thesis Credits).
(3) Beneficiaries in the third and fourth academic years must attend two or more international conferences, at home or abroad, per academic year.
11. Follow-up Evaluation TMU will conduct follow-up evaluations regarding the following credentials:
(1) Department: Number of papers published by scholarship recipients, number of co-authored international academic papers, and number of papers published in high-impact journals; post-graduation career survey within three years.
(2) Office of Academic Affairs: Analysis of the effectiveness of doctoral program admissions at the university; academic performance and graduation duration of scholarship recipients.
(3) Office of Student Affairs: Post-graduation career survey within three years.
(4) Office of International Affairs: Post-graduation career survey within three years.
