Provided by The Taiwan Scholarship Program Steering Committee
January 2010
I. Purpose
The Taiwan Scholarship Program was established jointly by three government agencies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) — the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan (NSC) — to encourage outstanding international students to undertake degree programs in Taiwan. While providing study opportunities for a wide range of disciplines, at Taiwan’s universities and colleges, this program also aims to:
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Promote knowledge, understanding and friendship between people in Taiwan and in countries around the world.
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Provide opportunities to increase academic and educational links with international institutions of higher learning.
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Develop outstanding professionals and experts to meet the needs of the global society.
II. The Focus of Government Agencies Funding the Taiwan Scholarships
There are three government agencies that fund this program, each with a different focus in terms of recipients’ nationalities and study programs:
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MOFA Scholarship:
Recipients from countries that have diplomatic relations with the R.O.C. (Taiwan) or countries specified as being 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.
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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.
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NSC Scholarship:
Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship. Postgraduate programs only.
III. Amount of Scholarships
The amount of each scholarship varies in accordance with the funding government agency’s policy:
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MOFA Scholarship: One economy-class, direct-route roundtrip international airfare ticket, plus a monthly stipend of NT$30,000 (approximately US$930).
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MOE Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$25,000 (approximately US$775) for undergraduate or LEP study, and NT$30,000 for a postgraduate degree program.
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NSC Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$30, 000.
Recipients are responsible for their own expenses.
IV. Duration of Award
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The Award Period in Terms of Study Programs
The award period for each degree/study program is as follows:
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Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years.
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Master’s program: maximum 2 years.
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Doctoral program: maximum 3 years.
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LEP: maximum 1 year.
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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 an award for any combination of degree/study programs is a maximum of five years.
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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. The LEP must be undertaken in the first year if it is included in the total award period. If applying for the LEP program during the first year, then the applicant must apply for his/her degree program the second year.
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Annual Award Period
The Annual award periods are from September 1st through August 31st 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.
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Expiration of Award
No matter whether a recipient begins undertaking language training courses in September or later, the LEP award period will expire on August 31st, 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, receive any major demerits, or their scholarships are revoked, whichever comes first, the award will be terminated.
V. Eligibility
An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
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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.
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Is not an R.O.C. (Taiwan) national.
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Does not have the status of being an overseas compatriot student.
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Has never enrolled at any educational institution in Taiwan for the same level of degree or LEP that he/she plans to matriculate at.
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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.
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Has never received the scholarship to undertake any degree program or language study within the total award period of 5 years.
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Does not have any revocation record regarding the Taiwan Scholarship Program nor from the Ministry of Education’s Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program.
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Is not a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or from any other educational institutions in Taiwan.
VI. Application and Selection Process
For the application, the applicant must send all completed documents to the nearest Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office in his/her home country; see website for nearest embassy or representative office: http://www.mofa.gov.tw/webapp/lp.asp?ctnode=1864&ctunit=30&basedsd=30&mp=6
In principle, the yearly application period is from February 1st through March 31st. However, the actual application period will be in accordance with the general regulations of the local Taiwan Representative Offices.
For the application period, guidelines and forms, types of scholarship and quotas, as well as information regarding the selection process and outcome announcement, applicants should directly contact the relevant Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office, as early as possible.
Application Documents: A complete application must include the following materials:
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One copy of the completed application form.
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One photocopy of applicant’s passport or other nationality certificates.
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One photocopy of the highest-level diploma and a complete grade transcript.
(Note: These documents must be authenticated by a Taiwan overseas representative office, if issued by international educational institutions.) -
Supporting admission application materials (e.g. photocopies of application forms for language training centers or for a degree program at universities/colleges in Taiwan. The exact academic year that applicants would be enrolled as full-time students at these institutions must be clearly specified on these documents; or a copy of the application fee receipt, or the reply letter or e-mail from the school which the applicant has applied to).
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Additional documents as specified by individual representative offices (e.g. letters of reference).
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A photocopy of a certificate of the acceptable levels of English proficiency or Test of Proficiency – Huayu (TOP), depending on the language of instruction in class.
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Additional documents as specified by the individual representative offices.
The selection priority for these scholarships will be given to those who intend to undertake a degree program and have successfully received admission to a university/college.
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1. I am living in Rwanda and I found your scholarship very interesting. Where can I submit my application (I mean the nearest office).
2. We shall appreciate if you let us apply electronically.
Thanks so much.
Im a toung girl who has just completed her a levels with good grades. im interested in this scholarship. do you offer undergraduate scolarships for study in medicine? can you please send me a list of the universities in Taiwan which offer this and related programmes?
This Genet from Ethiopia-Tigray, I have diploma currently I teach elementery school(5-8) then I search sponsor ship to extend my diploma to bachulor degree. Please sir / madam if you have this access help me? With great regard!!
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Dear Sir / Madam
I am Tanzanian,aged 26yrs I have completed my Diploma Studies in 2009 at the School of Library, Archives and Documentatation Studies at Bagamoyo, Tanzania which is under the Tanzania Library Sevicies Board (TLSB) and awarded a Diploma in Libraianship and Docummentation for now I’m working as Library Assistant at The States University of Zanzibar (SUZA). Having high Interest in reading and increase my knowlodge and become good professional information manager I need a scholarship of BA in librarianship inoder to complete my dreams.
Sir / Madam if you give me this opportuninity I wil sure that i’m not let you down because you help me and my country.
I hope my application will be considerd.
Laylat M. Mwinyi.
The States University of Zanzzibar (SUZA),
P.O.Box 146,
Zanzibar, Tanzania.
E- mail lay2000mohd@yahoo.com
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Dear Sir / Madam;
I am Pakistani,, and im the resident of SWAT, which was badly effected by millitants and operation of army against them. dear sir/madam i have done my F.Sc from (Swat N.W.F.P) Pakistan. please inform about the procedure of submission forms.
i’ll be waiting for your positive response.
Luqman Tariq
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I am from Ethiopia and was very interested in applying for you scholarship programme. but as mentioned there is no embassies or missions here in Ethiopia. is it possible to apply through email or other means?
hope to hear from you,
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my name is Daniel G.Mekonnen 27yrs old from Ethiopia i have been looking for a scholarship to proceed with my BA but nothing happend, i’m about to give up!!! any whys i am a Diploma holder in pharmacy techinician so if there is any place for me i’m ready.
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daniel
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I’m from Ethiopia, strongly seeking undergraduate program scholarship in Taiwan or somewhere else. Now I’m looking for instructions how to apply for the offer from Taiwan, because there is no embassy of Taiwan in Ethiopia and I don’t know how eligibility of the criteria works for Ethiopia. Please send me any info that will help me in application process.
Thanks for the help!
I am Kenyan citizen with B plain of 65 points in 2005 K.C.S.E exam but i couldnt further my university because of financial constraits.I will be glad to attain my vision through scholarship programme.
THANKS
Hellow
My name Is ASTER BELETE from ethiopia having Diploma by Secretarial Science & Office mangiment from Bahir Dar university and now working with Bahir Dar Unversity Secretary .I am looking for your Degree free scholarship in any related fields
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Am a Nigerian, i want to know what i need if don’t have an English certificate, can i study mandarin language? Hope to hear from you.
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Emmanuel .i.
Im a Namibian aged 32 currently working for state forestry.
Im a Diploma holder which I obtained from Zimbabwe college of Forestry in 1999
please advice me how should i obtain your application form for scholarship.
Im really eager to futher my study in Forestry[BSC in Forestry] at the University of Kentucky.
Please help me and afrika at large
I am living in Sri Lanka and I wish to apply for Taiwan Scholarship. But I have two problems.
1. What is nearest Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office in Sri Lanka?
2. How can I document verified (with official stamp/seal) by the Taiwan Overseas Representative Office. If not Taiwan Overseas Representative Office in Sri Lanka.
Thanks for the help!
Respected Sir/Madam.
With due respect it is stated that i am a student of 12 grade from pakistan so if you can please inform me that whether i am applicable for this scholarship or not?
DEAR SIR.
I AM VERY INTERESTED TO STUDY MSC ON ANY CHEMISTRY FEILD I AM GRADGUATED BY APPELIED CHEMISTRY FROM ETHIOPIA UNVERSITY .CAN YOU SPONSER ME?
i am an ethiopian having bsc in pharmacy from addis ababa university.i have 2 year servece .now i have deep need to do my msc in pharmacology or pharmacy related feilds.so make my dream real, i need your support.
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i am zerihun Abera from Ethiopia. I graduated my first degree from Adama University ,Ethiopia ,In Business Adiministration. Know i am teaching different management courses at Dilla University,Ethiopia. I am looking for free scholarship to develop my further education in related fields or Engineering fields. so, i kindly request your support and guide to achieve this objective.
thank you
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I am from Kenya and i find the information in this website very interesting. I am looking for a scholarship to study Engineering. I realize that there is no Taiwan embassy in Kenya. Kindly assist me on how to apply
my name Denis Dumo am from Sudan, studies Diploma in unversity of juba. collage Economic and
and social studies department of political science. im here for your respomes about the schoolship.
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My nane is Ian Sant Steven and am from the Caribbean island of Jamaica. I am 43 years old and holds a BSc. degree in Agriculture and over 20 years experience. I want to do a masters degree in agriculture in order to aid in rural development in jamaica. Can you assist me with information on where to apply because there is no embassy in my country.
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Ian.
I am from zambia and i am interested in studying in Taiwan.I realize that there is no Taiwan embassy in Zambia.kindly assist on where i can take my High school Documents for Authentication and on how to apply for Taiwan scholarships.
I am a Zimbabwean male with a keen interest in forestry .as an orphan i am finding it hard to finish my environmental science degree and i am in 2nd year. May you please assist me.
I am a Bangladeshi student. I want to know that if i want to study in Taiwan for my M.B.A. program how much bank solvency i should have to show and i also want to know who’s account it should be.
Im a Malawian by nationality and very much interested in your scholarships you offer. I have a Diploma in Pharmacy and earger to pursue my studies in BA Pharmacy at one of your universities. If I will be successful i will give Taiwanese students a tough competition such that they will learn a number of things from me and vise- versa hence fullfil the purpose of offering scholarship no. 1 above. Please let me know the universities which offer my field of interest ie BA in Pharmacy (degree programs) and send me application forms. Im Waiting to hear from you soon. thankyou for taking your precious time reading my mail.
I am a agriculture graduate from Nepal. I am planning to apply for Tiwan scholorship for master degree program in agricultural sciences. How should i proceed? I could not find embassy and concelor in Nepal. How
i am a zambian graduate in bachellor of vet.medicine and want to apply for a scholarship to do masters in either renal physiology orpathology.kindly let me know the universities which offer these disciplines and what time should i apply to these universities if i need to.thanks for your time to read my mail
Dear sir/madam waz nice to hear about the programme of ehancement of people by being philantrophic,l’m the candidate who wish it very badly,l passed my commercial at A level.my request iz to be allowed to submit our aplications eletronicaly.l’m waiting to hearing from you.
Dear sir,
i am from Ghana and i completed senior high school this year with good grades but cannot continue with my university education due to financial problems. I therefore need a scholarship to persue my undergraduate course in natural resources in 2012.PLEASE HELP ME
I wish to apply for the scholarship when ever it is available.
I ,Well ENJOY LISTENING TO THE TAIWANESE LINGUA,ESPECTIALLY THEIR GREETINGS AND THE WAY OF DOING THINGS THEIR CULTURE.I AM INTERNATIONAL,AFFILIATED TO THE SYTO AND I AM GLAD TO HAVE ACCESS THE SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEME OF THE ABOVED MENTIONED FINANTIAL ORGNISATION …………….THANKS TO ALL COMRADE AS WELL AS MY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE……….
First of all I would like to say thanks you in advance, since u r taking many students from my country (Ethiopia). And I had wanted to do my PhD program in chemistry in u’r country, even though the place of u’r embassy in our country (meaning Addis Ababa) is somewhat far from my job place to contact with the embassy. I have a hope that one day I will apply, and u will select me. I’m graduated my first degree in Wolaita sodo university and my Msc. In inorganic chemistry in Bahir Dar university. But is it mandatory to go to u’r embassy to get the application form? Can I get other alternative to get the application form?