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 noticeable
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.
-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.