Deadline:
March 31, 2025
Location(s)
Taiwan
Overview
The Scholarship is, in principle,granted to students from countries that have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. However, special considerationmay also be given to students from other countries.
Details
Scholarship recipients may studyon the following:
- The pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP): Recipients may take the LEP for a maximum of one year at Mandarin-teaching institutions (hereinafter ³Mandarin Training Centers ́) affiliated with a university or college accredited by the Ministry of Education.
- Degree programs: Recipients may apply for admission to any degree program leading to an undergraduate, master or doctoral degree, excludingin-service programs.
Application process
- ROC embassies, consulates, representative offices and their branch offices should draw up their own general application rules based on these guidelines, as well as on circumstances in their localities, and accept applications accordingly.
- Diplomatic missions should, in principle, announce their general application rules in February every year and submit them to MOFA for reference.
- The yearly application period is, in principle, from February 1 to March31. However, the actual application period will be in accordance with the general application rules of individual diplomatic missions.
- Applicants should submit the following documents to the ROC diplomatic mission responsible for their home country:(
- A completed application form.
- A photocopy of their passport or other documents that prove nationality.
- A photocopy of the highest-level diploma or certificate of equivalent educational level and a complete grade transcript. If issued by a foreign educational institution, these documents must be authenticated by an ROC diplomatic mission, or directly mailed by the foreign educational institution the applicant attended to the educational institution they plan to matriculate at (if these documents are in languages other than Chinese or English, a Chinese or an English translation should be provided).
- Documents to certify that they have applied to an educational institution or its affiliated Mandarin Training Center, such as photocopies of the application fee receipt, the application form and a note of reply or email from the educational institution.
- For those applying for degree programs taught in Chinese, a photocopy of a TOCFL transcript or certificate for Level 2 or above.
- A photocopy of a TOEFL transcript, a certificate of English proficiency or documents to certify that the applicant has graduated from a program taught in English. This does not apply to applicants whose official national language is English.
- If applicants are unable to provide the above proof of English proficiency due to special circumstances, the diplomatic mission may assess their level of language proficiency through interviews or other tests.
- Other documents requestedby diplomatic missions accepting the application.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
- Is a high school graduate or above withan excellent academic record, of good moral character and has no criminal record.
- Is not a national of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
- Is not an overseas compatriot student.
- Has never attended an educational institution in Taiwan at the same level of degree or LEP that he/she intends to apply for.
- Is not an exchange student through any cooperation agreement between a foreign university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan while receiving the Scholarship.
- Has not previously had a Scholarship revoked by an ROC government agencyor other relevant institution.
Dates
Deadline: March 31, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Scholarship recipients will be givena monthly stipend of NT$25,000 forthe LEP and NT$30,000 fordegree programs. Recipients are responsible for all expenses during their stay in Taiwan.MOFA will not provide any other subsidies. MOFAwill, however, provide recipients withone-way, economy-class planeticketsfor direct flightsto and from Taiwan.
Universities and colleges may offer Scholarship recipients reduced tuition and miscellaneous fees.
The award period for each program is as follows:
- Pre-degree LEP: one year.
- Degree programs:
- Undergraduate program: four years maximum
- Master's program: two years maximum
- Doctoral program: four years maximum
Award periods must be continuous, with no breaks, and cannot exceed a total of five years.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
