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2009
TAIWAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The scholarship is sponsored by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Offices in San Francisco. It aims to help and encourage US students to study in Taiwan.

Scholarship Period:  Beginning September 1 of 2009 until the end of your specific scholarship

1. Undergraduate Scholarship: Each recipient will be awarded with a monthly stipend of NT$25,000 (approximately US$735)
2. Master Scholarship: Each recipient will be awarded with a monthly stipend of NT$30,000
3. Doctoral Scholarship: Each recipient will be awarded with a monthly stipend of NT$30,000
4. Pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) is to be included as recipients' choice for improving their language abilities. Each recipient will be awarded with a monthly stipend of NT$25,000

1. Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years
2. Master program: maximum 2 years
3. Doctoral program: maximum 3 years
4. LEP Program: maximum 1 year

Qualifications: The applicants must meet the following requirements:

a.     Be of 18 years of age or older, a high school graduate or above;

b.   Possess prior excellent academic performance and be of good moral character.

c.   Does not possess Republic of China (Taiwan) citizenship.

d.   Does not have the status of being an overseas Chinese student.

e.   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.

f.      Is not an exchange student in accordance with a cooperation agreement between a foreign university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan when receiving a Taiwan Scholarship.

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

h.    Has not received a Taiwan Scholarship for more than five years.

i.    Has not previously had an award revoked either under the Taiwan Scholarship Program or the Ministry of Education's Huayu Enrichment Scholarship.

j.    Is not a current recipient of a scholarship or subsidy being offered by a government agency or educational institution in Taiwan.

Application Period:  February 1 ~ March 31, 2009

A. A completed application form.
B. Photocopy of passport or other certificate of nationality.
C. Photocopy of your highest-level diploma and a complete grade transcript.
     (N.B. these documents must be authenticated by one of Taiwan's overseas representative
      offices if issued by international educational institutions).
D. Photocopy of applications to both the Mandarin training centre as well
     as the next-stage university/college. The exact academic year(s) that applicants would like
     to be enrolled full-time at these two institutions must be clearly specified. There must also
     be no break in studies between any two programs. 
E. Photocopy of a certificate proving acceptable levels of English or Chinese language
     proficiency, depending on which language will be used for instruction.
F. Terms of Agreement for the Taiwan Scholarship.

For the application, the applicant must send completed documents to the nearest Taiwan Embassy or Representative office in his/her home country, unless otherwise the above documents should be sent to the following office before the deadline:

Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco
555 Montgomery Street, Suite 503, San Francisco, CA 94111；
Attn: Taiwan Scholarship

Contact number: 415-364-5608 (Susie)；E-mail: susie@sfmoe.org

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1) Application Form for Taiwan Scholarships:  WORD

2) Terms of Agreement