Press Release
The deadline of submission of application for 2021 Taiwan Fellowship is extended from 30 June 2020 to 15 July 2020
The Taiwan Fellowship (hereinafter referred to as “the Fellowship”) sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is now open for Filipino applicants to apply.
The Fellowship aims to invite scholars and experts interested in researches related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, China, Asia-Pacific region, Sinology, Taiwan’s participation in regional economic integration, New Southbound Policy, Asia-Pacific regional security, countermeasures against disinformation, gender studies, international relations in post COVID-19 era, international education cooperation, market & investment, and economic & trade, to pursue advanced studies at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan.
The online application will be open from May 1 to July 15, 2020. The said Fellowship recipients should undertake their research in Taiwan during the period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
MOFA will sponsor the Fellowship recipients with the following financial assistance:
- Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of each month.
(a) Professor, associate professor, research fellow, or associate research fellow: NT60,000 (approximate to Php 100,000).
(b) Assistant professor, assistant research fellow, or doctoral
candidate: NT50,000 (approximate to Php 84,000).
- One round-trip air-ticket: Economy class for the most direct route between Taiwan and the Philippines.
- Duration of the Fellowship: 3 to 12 months.
- Accident insurance coverage (plus a medical insurance for accidental injuries): NT 1 million (approximate to Php 1.6 million)
Applicant is required to fill out an on-line application form, which shall be submitted with the following documents to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines before 15 July 2020 for qualification review:
- Resume (including a publication list);
- Research proposal (three pages in standard research format);
- Two recommendation letters, or one recommendation letter and one approval letter from the head of the applicant’s working institute/agency/organization.
For online application and detailed information, please visit the website at http://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw. For further queries, please contact Mr. Chung-Lin WU via email at clwu@mofa.gov.tw, or landline at +63-2-8887-6688 Ext.122
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