The Taiwan Scholarship is provided by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education to encourage American students from Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri to undertake degree programs in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Award Value:
- A monthly stipend of $15,000 (NTD) ≒ $517 (USD) for undergraduate studies; $20,000 (NTD) ≒ $689 (USD) for graduate studies.
- Tuition and fees: up to $40,000 (NTD) ≒ $1,379 (USD) each semester for each recipient.
Scholarship Duration and Limits
- Four (4) years for bachelor’s degree programs
- Two (2) years for master’s degree programs
- Four (4) years for doctoral programs
- The maximum duration of the total award period for recipients undertaking a combination of different level degrees is five (5) years.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be American nationals with a high-school diploma or post-secondary degree(s), have excellent academic records, and be of good moral character.
- Applicants are ineligible if they meet any of the following restrictions:
(1) overseas Chinese students or nationals of the Republic of China (Taiwan);
(2) students who are currently registered or have obtained student status at any universities/colleges in Taiwan (graduating students pursuing further studies are exempt from this rule);
(3) students who have studied in Taiwan for the same level of degree program as the one in which they intend to enroll;
(4) exchange or dual/joint degree students admitted in accordance with academic cooperation agreements between local universities/colleges and foreign universities/colleges;
(5) individuals who have been recipients of the MOE Taiwan Scholarship for over a total of five (5) years;
(6) individuals who have, in the past, had their MOE Taiwan Scholarship or MOE Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES) revoked;
(7) recipients of any other scholarship or subsidy funded by the Taiwan government or educational institutions in Taiwan. However, this does not include preferential prices offered by universities/colleges to cover tuition and other fees exceeding this scholarship limit.
(8) holders of the Alien Permanent Resident Certificate of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
- Applicants should apply directly for admission within the application periods specified by each university/college.
Application must be submitted between February 1, 2021 and March 31, 2021.
Program contact:
Education Division of TECO in Houston
11, Greenway Plaza, Suite 2012, Houston, TX 77046
Email: houston@moetw.org
Phone:1-713-871-0851
Fax:1-713-871-0854
Please see the following website for regulations and further information
http://www.moetw.org/2021/01/the-ministry-of-education-taiwan.html
