Program Overview :

To strengthen Taiwan's position in the current global competition for talent, meet the need for scientific research manpower in Taiwan, attract talent back to Taiwan from overseas, and support the government's forward-looking infrastructure development and industrial innovation policies, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) initiated the Leaders in Future Trends (LIFT 1.0) Program in 2017. With the goals of stimulating industrial innovation and fostering technological leaps, this program has sought to recruit talent individuals from Taiwan studying and working aboard to contribute their expertise in Taiwan. Building on the foundation of LIFT 1.0, the 2020 LIFT Program 2.0 ("this Program") seeks to provide a platform for the establishment of connections between overseas talent and Taiwan’s industries, universities, and research institutes through both online and offline activities. Under this Program, qualified overseas talent will receive round-trip airfare and full subsidies for meals and accommodation in Taiwan. Arrangements will be made for participants to attend the "Leaders in Future Trends O2O Conference," and they will have opportunities to meet face-to-face with domestic firms, universities, and research organizations with the goal of finding employment opportunities in Taiwan.

Application Process :

1. Please apply via the LIFT Program website, where you will be asked to register an account and password: http://lifttaiwan.stpi.narl.org.tw

2. Application deadline for the first session: 12:00 noon, July 31, 2020 (Friday) (Taipei time GMT+08:00). Please fill out the online application form (including educational background and autobiographical sketch), and upload the following documents:

(1) Official diploma and/or related academic credentials issued by an institution in Taiwan or overseas.

(2) The content of the employment matchmaking application form must include sufficient relevant information to facilitate review, such as:

• Research and/or work experience and results during the past two years.
• The need of Taiwan's technological development for the applicant's skills and expertise, and the applicant's possible contributions.
• Career plan in Taiwan (please specify desired career scope or field and industries and/or institutions at which the applicant hopes to find a position).

(3) Before the application deadline, applicants must provide proof of study/work overseas during the most recent two years, or R.O.C. (Taiwan) entry and exit records for the most recent three years.

3. Applications that are late, incomplete, or fail to comply with requirements will not be accepted.

LIFT Program Office contact information :

• Telephone: +886 2 2737 7956 Mr. Lin; +886 2 2737 77 46 Ms. Lin
• Email: lift@stpi.narl.org.tw