NOTE: Complete your application online between 1st February and 31st March 2026 via the official MOFA Taiwan Scholarship portal: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/Apply and send 2 Recommendation Letters to Ms Nancy Wang (hwang@mofa.gov.tw) by 31st March 2026.
The 2026 MOFA Taiwan Scholarship for the academic year 2026/27 will be open for applications from 1st February to 31st March. This scholarship is available for individuals who are high school graduates (or above) from the United Kingdom and are interested in pursuing a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in Taiwan.
◇ Scholarship recipients may study on the following:
● The pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Programme (LEP) (Optional): Recipients may take the LEP for a maximum of one year at Mandarin teaching institutions (hereinafter “Mandarin Training Centers”) affiliated with a university or college accredited by the Ministry of Education.
● Degree programmes: Recipients may apply for admission to any degree programme leading to an undergraduate, master’s or doctoral degree, excluding in-service programmes.
◇ Scholarship:
● Scholarship recipients will be given a monthly stipend of:
1. NT$28,000 (around £700) for the LEP
2. NT$33,000 (around £825) for degree programmes
● Recipients are responsible for all expenses during their stay in Taiwan.
● MOFA will, in principle, not provide any other subsidies. MOFA will, however, provide recipients with one-way, economy-class plane tickets for direct flights to and from Taiwan.
◇ The award period for each programme is as follows:
● Pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Programme (LEP) (Optional): 1 year maximum (People who have been awarded the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship cannot elect the LEP.)
● Undergraduate programme: 4 years maximum.
● Master programme: 2 years maximum.
● Doctoral programme: 4 years maximum.
● Total duration for any combination of these programmes under this scholarship is 5 years maximum.
◇ Eligibility:
An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
1. Is a high school graduate or above with an excellent academic record, of good moral character, and has no criminal record.
2. Is not a national of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
3. Is not an overseas compatriot student.
4. Has never attended an educational institution in Taiwan at the same level of degree or LEP that he/she intends to apply for.
5. Is not an exchange student through any cooperation agreement between a foreign university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan while receiving the Scholarship.
6. Has not previously had a Scholarship revoked by an ROC government agency or other relevant institution.
◇ Application procedure: Applicants should
1. Submit the online applications through the Taiwan Scholarship website at: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/Apply from 1st February to 31st March, and
2. Email 2 Recommendation Letters to Ms Nancy Wang at hwang@mofa.gov.tw by 31st March 2026.
3. The applicants may be invited for interviews while necessary.
For more scholarship details and information, please visit the following website:
1. Taiwan Scholarship Programme (Please select the MOFA tab under the heading "Guidelines of scholarships")
https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/web/pages.aspx?p=7
2. Guidelines for the MOFA Taiwan Scholarship
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HloqWgQBG3UmSOQ1I2uFyKx-UpqV77pp/view
