Higher Education Scholarship Program for International Students

Scholarship Description:

• Application
  deadline: March 16, 2018
• Course
  Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing
  undergraduate, graduate and PhD degree program.
• Study
  Subject: Scholarships
  are awarded to learn any of the courses offered at partner
  universities in Taiwan.
• Scholarship
  Award:  The TaiwanICDF provides each
  scholarship recipient with a full scholarship, including return airfare,
  housing, tuition and credit fees, insurance, textbook costs and a monthly
  allowance.
• Airfare:
  The TaiwanICDF arranges economy class, return tickets for the most-direct
  flights to and from Taiwan.
• Housing:
  All students must reside in student dormitories.
• Tuition
  fees: The TaiwanICDF covers tuition fees as required by a student’s
  university.
• Credit
  fees: Credit fees, which vary with the number of credits registered, are
  also covered as required by a student’s university.
• Insurance:
  In addition to the mandatory student safety insurance set by the Ministry
  of Education, each student must be insured for accident and medical
  coverage while in Taiwan. The TaiwanICDF covers insurance fees for the
  entire duration of a student’s program.
• Textbook
  costs: The costs of textbooks purchased as required by instructors are
  covered by the TaiwanICDF, subject to the approval of the director of the
  student’s institute.
• Allowance:
  (1) Undergraduate Program: Each student receives NT$12,000 per month as
  an allowance for food and miscellaneous living expenses. This is
  deposited into a student’s local bank account on a monthly basis. (2)
  Master’s Program: Each student receives NT$15,000 per month as an
  allowance for food and miscellaneous living expenses. This is deposited
  into a student’s local bank account on a monthly basis. (3) Ph.D.
  Program: Each student receives NT$17,000 per month as an allowance for
  food and miscellaneous living expenses. This is deposited into a
  student’s local bank account on a monthly basis. A student’s host
  institute may offer to continue paying this monthly allowance for courses
  exceeding four years; the duration and amount will be determined by the
  host institute.
• Number
  of Scholarships: Not Known
• Nationality:
  International Students
• Scholarship
  can be taken in Taiwan

Eligibility for the Scholarship:

• Eligible
  Countries: Students
  of Asia Pacific (Fiji, India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos,
  Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Myanmar,  Nauru, Palau, Papua
  New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tuvalu,
  Vietnam),West Asia (Jordan, Mongolia, Russia and Turkey), Africa, (Burkina
  Faso, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe,
  South Africa  and Swaziland), Caribbean (Dominican
  Republic, Haiti, Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis St.
  Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines), Central America (Belize,
  El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama ) South
  America (Argentina Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and
  Uruguay), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina Latvia, Poland and Kosovo)
  can apply for this ICDF scholarship.
• Entrance
  Requirements: Applicants must:
• Be a
  citizen of a country on the List of Countries Eligible for TaiwanICDF
  Scholarship, and satisfy any specific criteria established by his or her
  country and/or government of citizenship.
• Neither
  be a national of the Republic of China (Taiwan) nor an overseas
  compatriot student.
• Satisfy
  the admission requirements of the partner university to which he or she
  has applied to study under a TaiwanICDF scholarship.
• Be
  able to satisfy all requirements for a Resident Visa (Code: FS) set by
  the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an Alien
  Resident Certificate (ARC) set by the Ministry of the Interior, of the
  ROC (Taiwan) government (this means that the TaiwanICDF has the right to
  revoke a scholarship offered if an applicant cannot satisfy the visa
  requirements).
• Upon
  accepting a TaiwanICDF scholarship, not hold any other ROC (Taiwan) government-sponsored
  scholarship (such as the Taiwan Scholarship) in the same academic year in
  which the TaiwanICDF scholarship would be due to commence.
• Not be
  applying for a further TaiwanICDF scholarship in unbroken succession —
  applicants who have already held a TaiwanICDF scholarship, MOFA’s Taiwan
  Scholarship or an MOE scholarship must have returned to their home
  country for more than one year before re-applying (note: to apply for a
  2018 scholarship, an applicant must have graduated and returned to his or
  her home country before July 31, 2017).
• Have
  never had any scholarship revoked by any ROC (Taiwan) government agency
  or related institution, nor been expelled from any Taiwanese university.
• English
  Language Requirements: A TOEFL test score or that of
  another recognized English proficiency exam, or documents certifying that
  the applicant has graduated from a program where all courses were taught
  in English. Applicants who are unable to provide such proof of English
  proficiency due to special circumstances may be assessed for English
  proficiency by an ROC (Taiwan) Embassy/ Consulate (General)/
  Representative Office/ Taiwan Technical Mission or project representative
  via interview or other forms of testing. Applicants whose official
  national language is English are exempt from needing to supply these
  documents.

Application Procedure:

• A photocopy of applicant’s passport or
  other document showing proof of nationality.
• A photocopy of applicant’s highest-level
  diploma and academic transcripts.
• A photocopy of applicant’s English
  proficiency certificate.
• Two letters of reference.
• Any other documents specifically requested
  by an ROC (Taiwan) Embassy/ Consulate (General)/ Representative Office.