Applications for the 2027 MOFA Taiwan Fellowship will be open from May 1 to June 30, 2026.
For further details, please visit the official Taiwan Fellowship website: https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/index.aspx
MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to award foreign experts and scholars interested in researches related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, Asia-Pacific region and Sinology, as well as research topics related to key policies such as comprehensive diplomacy, energy security, transnational repression, undersea cables, and global supply chain resilience to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan. MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is open for application in May and June every year and recipients will conduct their research in Taiwan as early as January the next year.
1. The Fellowship includes:
(1) Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of every month.
a. Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or associate research fellows: NT$60,000.
b. Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, doctoral program students, and other candidates recommended by ROC (Taiwan) missions: NT$50,000.
(2) One round-trip, economy-class ticket for the most direct route to Taiwan (The subsidy will be decided by MOFA in accordance with the relevant regulations).
(3) The terms of fellowship are 3 to 12 months.
(4) Accident insurance (plus a medical insurance for accidental injuries) coverage of NT$1 million.
2. Eligibility:
Recipients shall be foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, or doctoral program students at related departments of overseas universities, or are research fellows at an equivalent level in academic institutions abroad.
3. Miscellaneous:
(1) Fellowship administrator: Center for Chinese Studies at National Central Library: https://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/
(2) The year of 2027 online application period is from May 1 to June 30, 2026.
