Funding Government Agencies of Taiwan Scholarships and their focuses

A. There are four government agencies that fund this program, each with a different focus in terms of recipients’ nationalities and study programs:

1. MOFA Scholarship:

Recipients from countries that have diplomatic relations with the R.O.C. (Taiwan) or countries specified as diplomatically favorable by MOFA.

Undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree programs. Embassies of the R.O.C. can also award a pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) scholarship to recipients to improve their language abilities.

2. MOE Scholarship:

 Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship.

Undergraduate and/or postgraduate programs. R.O.C.’s overseas offices can also designate a pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) to recipients to improve their language abilities.

3. NSC Scholarship:

Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship.

Postgraduate programs only.

4. MOEA Scholarship:

Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship. 

B. LEP award

The LEP award is neither mandatory nor automatically granted; it has to be awarded by R.O.C. Embassies or Representative Offices where the applicant submitted his/her application. LEP must be undertaken in the first year if it is included in the total award period.

Amount of Scholarships

The amount of each scholarship varies in accordance with the funding government agency’s policy:

A. MOFA Scholarship: One economy-class, direct-route roundtrip international airfare, plus a monthly stipend of NT$30,000 (approximately US$882).

B. MOE Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$25,000 (approximately US$735) for undergraduate or LEP study, and NT$30,000 for a postgraduate degree program.

C. NSC Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$30, 000.

D. MOEA Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$30, 000.

Recipients are responsible for their own expenses.

Duration of Award

Award period in terms of study programs

The award period for each degree/study program is as follows: 

A. Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years.

B.  Master’s program: maximum 2 years.

C.  Doctoral program: maximum 3 years.

D.  LEP: maximum 1 year.

Maximum duration of combination of awards

Upon completion of a LEP or a degree program, a recipient may apply for a scholarship for a degree program leading to a higher degree. However, the total duration of award for any combination of degree/study programs is a maximum of five years.

Annual Award Period

Annual award periods are from September 1 through August 31 of the following year. Recipients must matriculate within the award period unless approved by the receiving institution and the scholarship funding government agency. If recipients fail to arrive in Taiwan to study during this period, their award status will be cancelled and cannot be extended for another year.

If recipients begin their study after the intended study term/quarter has started, their award period will become effective from the month they matriculate at their universities/colleges or Mandarin training centers in Taiwan.

Expiration of Award

No matter if a recipient begins undertaking the language training courses in September or later, the LEP award period expires on August 31, even if its duration may be less than the designated one year period.

 All awards will end by the last month of their specified award period. However, if recipients graduate, drop out, are expelled from their institutions, violate R.O.C. laws, are given any major demerits, or their scholarships are revoked, whichever comes first, the award will be terminated.

Eligibility

An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

A. Be a high school graduate or above, have an excellent academic performance in his/her most recent formal educational study experience, be of good moral character and does not have any criminal records.

B.  Is not an R.O.C. (Taiwan) national.

C.  Does not have the status of being an overseas compatriot student.

D. Has never enrolled at any educational institution in Taiwan for the same level of degree or LEP that he/she intends to matriculate with the aid of a Taiwan scholarship.

E. Is not an exchange student in accordance with any agreement of cooperation between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a Taiwan Scholarship.

F. Is not applying for a study program leading to the same level of degree as previously undertaken under the Taiwan Scholarship Program.

G. Does not have any revocation record regarding the Taiwan Scholarship Program nor from the Ministry of Education Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program.

H. Is not a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or at any other educational institutions in Taiwan.

Application

An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

A. Application period：2/1～3/31 .

B.  For the application, the applicant must send completed documents to the nearest Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office in his/her home country, unless otherwise specified by a Taiwan’s representative office. See website for nearest embassy or representative office..

 Further imformation please refer to the Ministry of Education (R.O.C) or Study in Taiwan website