Taiwan and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Programs

Taiwan and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Programs

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Taiwan Scholarships
Funding Government Agencies of Taiwan Scholarships and their focuses

A. There are two 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.
• Guidelines for the MOFA Taiwan Scholarship Program DOWNLOAD：PDF

2. MOE Scholarship:

• Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship.
• Undergraduate and/or postgraduate programs.
• Revised MOE Taiwan Scholarship Program Guidelines DOWNLOAD：PDF

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.

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Taiwan Scholarships
Amount of Scholarships

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

A. MOFA Taiwan Scholarship One economy-class, direct-route roundtrip international airfare, plus a monthly stipend of NTD30,000. A monthly stipend of NTD25,000 for pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) scholarship.

B. MOE Taiwan Scholarship Tuition and payment of academic fees： 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.

Subsistence allowance： A monthly stipend of NTD15,000 for undergraduate, and NTD20,000 for a postgraduate degree program. Recipients are responsible for their own daily expenses.

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Taiwan Scholarships
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 4 years.

D. LEP: maximum 1 year. 

 see : https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/web/engb01.html