Provider:
Government of Taiwan
Handler:
Ministry
of Education (MOE)
Study Level:
Bachelors,
Masters and Doctorate Degrees
Deadline:
January – March every year. (depending on your country)
Summary:
The
Taiwan Government through the Ministry of Education (MOE) offers Bachelors,
Masters, and PhD scholarships for international students who wants to study in
Taiwan Colleges and Universities through the Taiwan Scholarship Program.
The
program aims to encourage outstanding international students (excluding
students from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) to undertake degree studies
in Taiwan so as to familiarize themselves with the academic environment in
Taiwan and promote communication, understanding and friendship between Taiwan
and countries around the world.
Field of Study:
The
scholarships cover a wide range of disciplines offered by Taiwan Universities
and Colleges.
Nations Covered:
The
scholarships are targeted to international students from Africa, Asia, South
America, Europe, USA and the rest of the world.
Type of Scholarship:
It’s a full scholarship.
(i) Tuition and payment of academic fees,
including credit fee.
Upon
validation of tuition and above fees, the MOE awards each recipient per
semester up to NTD40,000. If the total amount of these fees should exceed
NTD40,000, the remainder of all costs shall be covered by either the recipient,
or the recipient’s college, whereas over NTD40,000 are the sole responsibility
of the recipient. Tuition and academic fees do not include any of the
following: administration fees, thesis advising fees, insurance premiums,
accommodation, Internet access, all of which are payable by the recipients.
(ii)
Subsistence allowance
The MOE
offers each recipient undertaking undergraduate studies a monthly stipend of
NTD15,000; it offers each recipient undertaking postgraduate studies a monthly
stipend of NTD20,000.
The
maximum period of each scholarship is four years for undergraduate programs,
two years for master programs, and four years for doctorate programs. The
maximum length of the total awards for each recipient undertaking a combination
of studies is five years.
Eligibility:
(i) Applicants must be a foreign national with
a high-school diploma or post-secondary degree(s), with an excellent academic
record, and be of good moral character.
(ii)
Applicants are ineligible if they meet the following criteria:
1. Are
R.O.C. nationals or overseas Chinese students
2. Are
already registered or have obtained student status at any university/college in
Taiwan. Graduating students pursuing further studies are exempt from this rule.
3. Have
already studied in Taiwan for the same level of degree as the one in which they
currently intend to enrol.
4. Are
exchange or dual/joint degree students admitted in accordance with academic
cooperation agreements between local universities/colleges and international
universities/colleges.
5. Have
been a recipient of the Taiwan Scholarship for over a total of five years.
6. Have
had, in the past, their Taiwan Scholarship or Huayu Enrichment Scholarship from
the MOE revoked.
7. Are
recipients of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government
or education institutions in Taiwan. This excludes subsidies offered by
universities/colleges to cover tuition and other fees exceeding the scholarship
limit.
(iii)
Applicants should apply directly for admission within the deadlines specified
by each university/college listed in the “Association of Taiwan Scholarship
Program Schools”. Applications for admission outside of the
universities/colleges participating in the Taiwan Scholarship Program are
automatically disqualified and will not be returned.
Scholarship
applicants should apply directly for admission to Taiwan universities
and colleges of
their choice within their specified application deadlines.
For the
application process, guidelines and forms, types of scholarship and quotas,
selection criteria and deadlines, applicants should directly contact the
relevant Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office, as
early as possible or by 31 January each year.
To apply
for the scholarship, the applicant must send all completed documents to the
nearest Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office in his/her home country. In
principle, the yearly application period is from 1 February through 31 March.
However, the actual application period will be in accordance with the general
regulations of the local Taiwan Representative Offices.
Website:
Note: Please always visit
the respective website of the scholarship for comprehensive information. In
areas you don’t understand, contact the relevant Contact Person via email on
the scholarship website. You may as well contact us, but we may not have the complete
information like the scholarship providers. Thank you.
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