Taiwan is offering scholarships for Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral programmes to International students in Taiwan.
Degree level
Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD
Deadline
31 March 2021
Fields of study
Various fields of study are on offer.
Please refer to the
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Who can apply?
- Must be a foreign national
- Must have an excellent academic record
- Applicants must hold Matric or a Bachelor’s degree
- Must be of good moral character
- Applicants for a Taiwan Scholarship must apply directly to the university/college for admission. Each university/college sets its own application deadline.
The following are ineligible to apply:
- An R.O.C. national or an overseas Chinese student.
- A person who already has and is continuing to maintain student status at any university or tertiary college in Taiwan or a person who has already registered to begin studies at a university/college in Taiwan. This restriction does not apply to a student who will complete a degree and graduate that year. They may apply for a Taiwan Scholarship to pursue a higher degree.
- A person who has already studied in Taiwan for a degree at the same level as the one in which they intend to enroll.
- An exchange student or dual/joint degree student who has been admitted to a university/college in Taiwan in accordance with an academic cooperation agreement between the university/college in Taiwan and an overseas university/college.
- A person who has held a Taiwan Scholarship for a total of five years.
- A person who has ever had a Taiwan Scholarship or MOE Huayu Enrichment Scholarship revoked.
- A person who has received any other scholarship or subsidy from any Taiwan Government agency or any education institution in Taiwan. This does not include any subsidy provided for Taiwan Scholarship recipients by a university/college to cover the outstanding amount of their tuition and other fees if the total amount exceeds the maximum amount paid by the scholarship.
What the scholarship offers
- The scholarship offers up to TWD 40,000 (R 18,000) for tuition fee per semester
- Monthly stipend TWD 15,000 (R 6,750) for undergraduate studies and TWD 20,000 (R 9,000) for graduate studies.
Please note that administration fees, thesis supervision fees, insurance premiums, accommodation, or internet access and all other expenses not indicated above are NOT provided by this scholarship and successful scholarship applicants will have to make provision for these costs. It is recommended that scholarship recipients budget between 680 EUR and 880 EUR per month for living in Taiwan.
Please refer to the list of universities/colleges providing tuition & miscellaneous expense discounts for MOE Taiwan Scholarship Recipients.
Application process
To apply, download and complete the 2021-Taiwan-Scholarship-Application-Form. The completed form and the supporting documents should be sent to:
1) Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa
1147 Francis Baard Street, Hatfield, Pretoria 0083
OR
2) P.O. BOX 649 Pretoria 0001
Supporting documents to accompany the application:
1) Copy of highest degree attained and official transcripts
2) Proof of admission to universities in Taiwan
3) Study plan
4) Two letters of recommendation
5) Photocopy of applicant’s passport or proof of nationality
Contact
For enquiries and applications for scholarship, please contact Mr. Tim Wen:
Phone: +27 012 430 6071#116
Fax: +27 012 342 7110
Email:
Documents and links
Taiwan Scholarship Program Guidelines
Taiwan Scholarship Application Form
Taiwan Scholarship Program Terms of Agreement
Taiwan Scholarship Application Process
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Note
Please note that this opportunity is not offered by the Department of Higher Education and Training. Applicants are required to undertake their own research into programmes and institutions. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided, the information given by the sponsor supersedes the details provided above.
