Fulbright Master's Degree Program Awards: Taipei Medical University Awards in Mind, Brain, and Consciousness

This Fulbright award provides an opportunity to pursue a full-time Master's degree in Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at Taipei Medical University (TMU) in Taiwan. The program is taught in English and covers research at multiple levels including healthy, diseased, animal and computational work, equipped with EEG, fMRI/MRS, TMS, tDCS, SCR, VR, eye trackers, and driving simulators. Research topics span across philosophy, cognitive psychology and neuroscience, including neuro-ethics, attention and memory, sleep, mindfulness, selfhood, circadian rhythms and mood, and social cognition. With close ties to TMU's three affiliated hospitals, the program also conducts research in neurological and psychiatric populations, including research on bipolar disorder, depression, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's disease. The grant provides recipients with full tuition support, housing in a student dormitory, round trip airfare, a monthly living allowance of NT$25,000, national health insurance, and settling-in allowances. The award is co-sponsored by Taipei Medical University. The grant is initially awarded for 12 months with renewal for the second year dependent upon academic success with a minimum GPA of 3.0.