The UM PhD Teaching Research Assistant is applicable to students admitted from academic year 2023/2024.

Objective

The UM PhD Teaching Research Assistant (UMTRA) is established by the University of Macau (UM) to attract excellent students in the world to pursue their PhD studies in the UM. Students are supported for their participation in ancillary teaching and research at UM.

Eligibility

  • Anyone seeking full-time PhD degree studies at the UM is eligible to apply, regardless of nationality, ethnic background, or prior work experience.

  • Applicants should fulfill all general admission requirements for PhD degree programmes and any additional admission requirements for certain programmes.

Application Process

  • Applicants seeking full-time PhD study in the UM should submit application for UMTRA simultaneously when submitting the online application to PhD programmes via the online application system.

  • The award of UMTRA is subject to the final decision by the university-level selection committee.

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Amount and Duration

  • UMTRA-Type A provides each eligible TRA with a starting monthly stipend of MOP12,500 for a period up to 4 years.

    UMTRA-Type B provides each eligible TRA with a monthly stipend that is equivalent to the monthly average of the programme full tuition fees during the normative study period.

  • Tuition fees will be offset by the monthly stipend before stipend disbursement.

Application for the UM PhD Scholarship and the UM PhD Teaching Research Assistant only available for admission in the 1st semester . For more details, please refer to Guidelines for the UM PhD Scholarship and the UM PhD Teaching Research Assistant.

For enquiry, please contact us via email at gradschool@um.edu.mo or by phone at (853) 8822 4898.