NOTE: Complete your application online via the official TaiwanICDF (International Cooperation and Development Fund) portal: https://www.icdf.org.tw/wSite/np?ctNode=31561&mp=2#aC
Applicants are required to apply with both (1) the Embassy and (2) the University. Application documents have to be respectively submitted to the Embassy by Friday, March 13, 2026, and to the University before its specific deadline. Please visit https://www.icdf.org.tw/wSite/ct?xItem=69338&ctNode=31566&mp=2 for more program details.
Duration of Scholarships:
The award periods for different degree programs are listed below:
- Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years
- Master’s program: maximum 2 years
- Doctoral program: maximum 4 years
Important regulations and notices:
- Scholarship recipients will be provided with a round-trip economy class airfare, housing, tuition fees, credit fees, insurance, textbook costs, and a monthly allowance which varies due to different degree programs.
- The programs are all taught in English.
- Applicants are required to apply with both the (1) the Embassy and (2) the University simultaneously.
- Applicants must fill out the online TaiwanICDF Scholarship Application form and submit it with related documents to the Embassy before Friday, March 13, 2026.
- Link: Online Application System (icdf.org.tw)
- NOTE: Please fill out all the pages, print them out and sign the required areas.
- For the University application for intended program of study, please refer to the Guidebook in TaiwanICDF’s official portal.
- Every applicant can only apply for one program.
- Students scheduled to graduate in June 2026 are allowed to apply, and must submit the original letter of completion and the original transcript certified by the Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs in Belmopan.
- Those whose diploma and transcripts were obtained in foreign countries are required to have their documents certified by the Republic of China (Taiwan) Embassy/Consulate(General)/Representative Office in that country.
- All applicants must submit their application IN PERSON and must make an appointment with the Embassy before submitting their applications.
- Current Scholarship recipients cannot continuously apply for different level programs; that is, no one is allowed to continuously apply at the same year when they just finish their study in Taiwan. There must be at least one year gap before next application.
- Once the applicant’s application is accepted, the Embassy will schedule an interview.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Be Belizean citizens (Overseas Chinese and Taiwanese nationals are not eligible).
- Must not be a current recipient of a scholarship or being offered subsidy by any other government agencies or educational institutions in Taiwan.
- Must possess a high school diploma, undergraduate or graduate degree relevant to the intended area of study. The minimum GPA must be 3.0 or above.
- Be in good mental and physical health and under the age of 50.
- Those who work in governmental agencies must submit the approval letter issued from their working agencies together with their application.
- No record of being cancelled or disqualified for Taiwan-oriented scholarship, nor has been expelled from the University that the applicant had studied in Taiwan before.
Required Documents:
- Completed TaiwanICDF Scholarship Application Form
- Photocopy of the highest-level diploma certified by the Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs in Belmopan
- Original and complete transcript certified by the Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs in Belmopan
- Two letters of recommendation
- Itemized C.V./resume (including academic background and/or working experiences)
- Photocopy of passport or other nationality certificates (must bring the original to the Embassy upon submission)
Deadline:
All required documents mentioned above must be completed and submitted in a 10" X 13" sized envelope specifying intended program of study, no later than Friday, March 13, 2026, to the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) at #1 Taiwan Street, Belize City. All applicants must make an appointment with the Embassy before submitting their applications. Late and incomplete applications will be rejected. For further information please contact the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) via Tel: 227-8744, 223-1862 or e-mail us at embtwbz@gmail.com