MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in 2010 to award foreign experts and scholars interested in researches related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, Asia-Pacific region and Sinology to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan. MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is open for application in May and June every year and recipients will conduct their research in Taiwan as early as January the following year.
1. Financial assistance
(1) Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of
every month.
a. Professors, associate professors, research
fellows, or associate research fellows:
NT$60,000
b. Assistant professors, assistant research
fellows, or doctoral candidates:
NT$50,000.
(2) One round-trip, economy-class ticket for the
most direct route to Taiwan (The subsidy
will be decided by MOFA in accordance with
the relevant regulations).
(3) The terms of fellowship are 3 to 12 months.
(4) Accident insurance (plus a medical insurance
for accidental injuries) coverage of NT$1
million.
2. Eligibility
Recipients shall be foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, or doctoral program students at related departments of overseas universities, or are research fellows at an equivalent level in academic institutions abroad.
3. Miscellaneous
(1) Fellowship administrator: Center for
Chinese Studies at National Central Library:
https://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/
(2) The year of 2025 online application period is
from May 1 to June 30, 2024.
(3) For more information, please visit:
http://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw