Applicants are required to meet one of the following criteria in order to be considered for the scholarship:
- admitted students who have achieved a total score of 60 of any four subjects in the GSAT and have listed NTNU as their first choice;
- admitted students who have won bronze medals or better prizes in the International Science Olympiads (ISOs) or other internationally recognized contests equivalent to the ISOs;
- admitted students who have won the fourth prize or better prizes in the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).