The Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of Taiwan to encourage international experts and scholars who are interested in topics related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, China, Asia-Pacific, and Sinology to pursue advanced studies at Taiwan’s universities, colleges or research institutions.
1. Eligibility
(1) Recipients shall be foreign nationals who are professors, associate professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, or doctoral program students at related departments of overseas universities, or research fellows of an equivalent status in foreign academic institutions.
(2) Please note that those who are currently conducting research, teaching, or studying in Taiwan are ineligible.
2. The Fellowship
(1) One round-trip, economy-class ticket for the most direct route to Taiwan (with maximum subsidy for each area)
(2) Monthly stipends from NT$50,000 to NT$60,000. The minimum duration of a fellowship is three months, and the maximum one year.
(3) Group accident insurance provided during the term of research in Taiwan (NT$1 million for an accidental death, and NT$50,000 for accident injury medical benefits.)
3. Application
(1) Applicants should first submit an on-line application form(https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/apply01.aspx) and subsequently submit the following documents to the Taiwan Embassy or Representative Office in or nearest to their country of residence, as appropriate, for preliminary review:
A. Application form
B. Resume (including a publication list)
C. Research proposal (Three pages in principle using a standard research format)
D. Two letters of recommendation, or one letter of recommendation and one letter of consent from the chief administrator of their institute
(2) Guidelines: https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/about_02.aspx
(3) Period: May 1 to June 30, 2021
4. Contact
Fellowship administrator: Center for Chinese Studies at the National Central Library
Contact person: Ms. Elaine Wu, Tel: +886-2-2361-9132 #317, twfellowship@ncl.edu.tw
111年外交部臺灣獎助金(Taiwan Fellowship)計畫訂於110年5月1日至6月30日開放全球線上申請
1. 歡迎全球對臺灣、兩岸關係、中國大陸、亞太區域及漢學研究有興趣之專家學者，前來我國各大學校院或學術機構進行高級研究(advanced studies)。本年特別歡迎學人研究包含疫情時代與當前政經現勢、亞太區域安全、新南向政策、全球資安、國防戰略、打擊假消息及性平研究等與我政府重要外交政策及工作相關議題。
2. 獎助金內容包含機票補助、每月研究補助費及在臺研究期間團體意外傷害保險新臺幣100萬元(附加意外傷害醫療保險新臺幣5萬元)
3. 申請人請仔細閱讀「臺灣獎助金」作業要點，應先進行線上申請(網址：https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/cht/apply_out.aspx)，並備妥下列紙本文件送達駐外館處，進行初審：
(1)申請表(2)簡歷表(含著作目錄)(3)研究計畫(4)推薦信2份或推薦信1份及任職最高行政主管同意函1份
4.「臺灣獎助金」作業要點：https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/cht/about_02.aspx
5. 相關資訊：聯絡人國家圖書館吳小姐(Elaine)，電話: +886-2-2361-9132 #317，電郵： twfellowship@ncl.edu.tw。網址：https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/cht/about.aspx
