Ministry of Education, Republic of China (Taiwan) is inviting applications for
Taiwan Scholarship Program. These scholarships encourage outstanding
international students (excluding students from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau
SAR) to undertake degree studies in Taiwan.
The Ministry of
Education’s key role is to communicate policies and provide a platform bringing
together resources: integrating and putting to use various resources from all
different sectors, and presenting forward-looking extremely practical
government policies that will bring about noti
ceable positive changes in
education.
Applicants require
TOEFL 550, IELTS 5.5 or they must pass university’s entrance examination.
Course
Level:
The Taiwan Scholarship Program awards outstanding international students
undertaking undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Taiwan.
Study
Subject: Scholarships
are awarded to learn any of the courses offered by the university.
Scholarship
Award:
- The
Taiwan Scholarship Program awards outstanding international students
undertaking undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Taiwan by awarding
each recipient as follows: - Tuition
and payment of academic fees, including credit fees. Upon validation of
tuition and above fees, each recipient receives one tuition grant per
semester up to NT $40,000. If the total amount of the fees should exceed
NT $40,000, the remainder of all costs shall be covered by the recipient,
whereas any amount over NT $40,000 is the sole responsibility of the
recipient. Tuition and academic fees do not include any of the following:
administration fees, thesis advising fees, insurance premiums,
accommodations, or Internet access, all of which are payable by the
recipients. - Subsistence
allowance: The scholarship grants each recipient undertaking undergraduate
studies a monthly stipend of NT $15,000; it offers each recipient
undertaking postgraduate studies a monthly stipend of NT $20,000.
Number of
Scholarships: 4
scholarships will be awarded.
Scholarship
can be taken in the Republic
of China (Taiwan)
Eligibility: Applicant must be a United
States Citizen and a resident or a student of Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont with a high-school diploma or post-secondary
degree(s), an excellent academic record, and be of good moral character.
Applicants are
ineligible if they meet the following criteria:
- Republic
of China (Taiwan) Nationals or overseas Chinese students
(previously/currently hold a Republic of China (Taiwan) passport). - Currently
registered or have obtained student status at any university/college in
Taiwan. Graduating students pursuing further studies are exempt from this
rule. - Previously
studied in Taiwan for the same level of degree as the one in which they
currently intend to enroll. - Are
exchange or dual/joint degree students admitted in accordance with
academic cooperation agreements between Taiwan universities/colleges and
American universities/colleges. - Previously
a recipient of the Taiwan Scholarship for over a total of five years. - Previously
had their Taiwan Scholarship or Huayu Enrichment Scholarship from the MOE
revoked. - Current
recipients of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by Taiwan
government agencies or colleges and universities in Taiwan. This excludes
subsidies offered by universities/colleges to cover tuition and other fees
exceeding the scholarship limit.
Nationality: Applicant must be a United
States Citizen and a resident or a student of Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Students must have high school diploma or post-secondary
degree(s), an excellent academic record, and be of good moral character.
English
language/Test Requirements: Free English Language testing for students from
English-speaking countries.
-Free English Language testing for students from countries in which English is
the major teaching language on condition that the relevant proof documents were
provided.
-TOEFL 550, IELTS 5.5 or pass university’s entrance examination.
How to
Apply:
Applicant must send all completed documents to the Education Division,
TECOBoston by post mail before deadline. (Must be postmarked by deadline.)
Failure to include any of the required documents renders the application
incomplete, and the applicant will not be considered for the scholarship
without further notice.
Application
Deadline:
Scholarship application deadline is March 31, 2017.