Call for Applications for 2026 MOE Huayu (Mandarin) Enrichment Scholarship
To encourage foreign individuals to study Huayu (the Chinese language) in Taiwan and to deepen their understanding of Taiwan's cultural and social developments, the 2026 Taiwan Scholarship Program, offered by the Ministry of Education (MOE), ROC (Taiwan), is open for applications from February 1 to March 31, 2026.
Scholarship Funding:
The recipient will receive a monthly stipend of NT$ 28,000.
Scholarship Duration & Use Period:
- Scholarships are for a two-month summer course (in June and July, or July and August), or courses lasting 3, 6 or 9 months, or a year.
- With the exception of the summer courses held in the year the scholarships are awarded, the scholarships are for courses in the period from September 1 of that year to August 31 of the following year. If a scholarship recipient is unable to come to Taiwan for studies during this period, this will be regarded as equivalent to losing their eligibility for that scholarship; the recipient is not permitted to defer using the scholarship until the next year.
- Scholarship funding is provided from the month the recipient begins their studies and continues until the scholarship period ends or the person’s scholarship is revoked. Interrupting the scholarship period is not permitted.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be foreign persons who are at least 18 years old, have graduated from secondary school or have studied at post-secondary level, have an excellent academic record, and are of good moral character.
- A person in any of the following categories is ineligible to apply:
- An overseas compatriot student or a person who holds a Republic of China (Taiwan) passport.
- A person currently studying Chinese in Taiwan or who has previously undertaken a degree program in Taiwan.
- A person who has previously received a Huayu Enrichment Scholarship, a TUSA Global Ambassador Scholarship, or a Taiwan Scholarship.
- An exchange student who is currently studying or doing research in Taiwan pursuant to an academic cooperation agreement between a university or tertiary college in Taiwan and an educational institution overseas.
- A person who is currently studying or doing research in Taiwan and receiving a scholarship or financial assistance from any Taiwan government agency or established by any educational institution in Taiwan.
Application:
Eligible applicants from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other countries of this Office’s consular district must apply for admission directly to the Mandarin Language Center within its application deadline and submit their application for Huayu Enrichment Scholarship to our office through the application platform: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/Apply. The platform will be open from February 1 to March 31, 2026 at 23:59 (GMT+8).
Applicants should submit all the following documents through the application platform (https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/Apply):
- A completed Huayu Enrichment Scholarship application form.
- A photocopy of the applicant’s passport or other documentary evidence of nationality.
- A photocopy of the applicant’s highest degree diploma and academic transcripts.
- Photocopies of documentary evidence that the applicant has already applied to a Mandarin Language Center (for example, photocopies of the application fee remittance, the application form, and a notice or email from the Mandarin Language Center acknowledging receipt of the application).
- A copy of the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program Terms of Agreement, signed by the applicant.
Incomplete applications, late submissions, and applications that are not submitted through the above-mentioned application platform will not be considered.
Review and Selection:
TECRO will review all completed applications. The selected candidates would be notified by May 31, 2026 and are required to submit a photocopy of an admission letter to TECRO office by June 30, 2026. Failure to submit the document by this date will be regarded as voluntarily forfeiting their eligibility for the scholarship.
For more information, please visit: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/web/pages.aspx?p=7
For inquiries, please contact TECRO Office at email: tecro.ksa@gmail.com, or tel: +966-11-4881900 ext. 215
