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2010
TAIWAN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Taiwan Scholarship Program is to encourage outstanding international students to undertake degree programs in Taiwan. It provides study opportunities for a wide range of disciplines at Taiwan's universities and colleges. This program also aims to promote friendship between the United States and the Republic of China(Taiwan), as well as provide more opportunities to increase academic and educational links for both countries' institutions of higher learning. Ultimately it will develop outstanding professionals and experts to meet the needs of the global society.

a. Undergraduate Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$25,000 (approximately US$770)
b. Master's Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$30,000
c. Doctoral Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$30,000
d. Pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program(LEP): A monthly stipend of NT$25,000

a. Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years
b. Master's program: maximum 2 years
c. Doctoral program: maximum 3 years
d. LEP: maximum 1 year (N.B. The Taiwan Scholarship Program is mainly for degree studies; the LEP study is
     optional. Those who study LEP in the first year must undertake a degree program from the second year on,
     so as to be continuously awarded).

IV. Award Period:  From September 1, 2010, to the end of the specific scholarship type(totally five years in
                                   maximum)

V. Number of Award: 3

VI. 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
    plans to matriculate at. 
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. Has never received the scholarship to undertake any degree program or language study within the total award
    period of 5 years.
g. Does not have any revocation record regarding the Taiwan Scholarship Program nor from the Ministry of
    Education's Huayu (Mandarin) Enrichment Scholarship Program.
h. Is not a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or from any other
    educational institutions in Taiwan.

VII. Application Deadline:  February 1 ~ March 31, 2010 (by postmark)

a. A completed application form.
b. Photocopy of passport or other certificate of nationality.
c. Photocopy of the 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 the 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.
     (N.B. This document is not required for LEP Scholarship applicants. English-speaking applicants who will
               study a degree program taught in English, do not need to submit this document either).
f. A completed "Terms of Agreement" for the Taiwan Scholarship.

IX. Mailing Address & Contact:

Applicants who permanently live in the states of Alaska, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington or Wyoming must send completed documents 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 person: Abby (Tel: 415-364-5609；E-mail: abby@sfmoe.org )

Download

1) Application Form for Taiwan Scholarships:  WORD

2) Terms of Agreement