Scholarships-External Scholarships-NYCU Office of International Affairs

Scholarships

中文

Update Date：2025-01-23
Units：Division of International Talent Cultivation

External Scholarships

The Ministry of Education (MOE) provides scholarship opportunities for international students pursuing degrees in Taiwan.

How to apply
Submit an application and required documents directly to the Taiwan overseas representative office.

Scholarship Content
Monthly Stipend
■ Undergraduate: NT$ 15,000
■ Graduate: NT$ 20,000

Tuition Grant
■ MOE: A maximum of NT$ 40,000 for each semester, the actual amount will be based on your basic tuition fee.
■ NYCU: NYCU will provide an additional grant up to NTD 15,000 per semester if the resipient's total amount of tuition, miscellaneous fees(including basic credit fees) exceed NTD 40,000.
Refer to Tuition and Miscellaneous Fees

Scholarship duration
■ Undergraduate: 4 years
■ Master: 2 years
■ Ph.D.: 4 years

Important Notes
■ Scholarship recipients are required to complete the registration by making the tuition payments and must maintain the academic performance each semester to remain eligible for the scholarship.
■ Recipients will receive the scholarship on the 10th of each month, except for January and the start of each semester (September).

Scholarship Regulation
Refer to the website for the MOE Taiwan Scholarship Guidelines

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) provides scholarship opportunities for students from countries that have diplomatic relations with Taiwan pursuing degrees in Taiwan.

How to apply
Submit an application and required documents directly to the Taiwan overseas representative office.

Scholarship Content
Monthly stipend
NT$ 33,000

Scholarship duration
■ Undergraduate: 4 years
■ Master: 2 years
■ Ph.D.: 4 years

Important Notes
■ Scholarship recipients are required to complete the registration by making the tuition payments and must maintain the academic performance each semester to remain eligible for the scholarship.
■ Recipients will receive the scholarship on the 10th of each month, except for January and the start of each semester (September).

Scholarship Regulation
Refer to the website for the MOFA Taiwan Scholarship Guidelines

Academia Sinica offers TIGP (Taiwan International Graduate Program) scholarships to the admitted students of Taiwan International Graduate Program

How to apply
Apply along with the TIGP admission, and submit the required documents based on the Academic Sinica’s instruction.

Joint TIGP programs with NYCU
■ Molecular Medicine Program
■ Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program
■ Bioinformatics Program
■ Sustainable Chemical Science and Technology Program

Scholarship Content
Monthly stipend
NT$ 40,000

Tuition Award
Tuition fees charged as local students
Refre to Tuition and Miscellaneous Fees

Details and Information
Scholarship and Admission
Refer to the website of Academia Sinica

The program is established by the National Science and Technology Council (hereinafter referred to as NSTC), aiming to build a solid foundation of research talents and reserve talents for core strategic industries. The program awards outstanding Ph.D. students who have demonstrated their potential for significant research contributions and supports them to pursue full-time doctoral degree.

Eligibility Recipients:
New first-year doctoral students who enroll and begin their studies in February or September of the following year when the NSTC announces the application.

Qualifications:
The following individuals are not eligible to receive this fellowship:

a. Those who are engaged in full-time paid employment in public or private sectors or who apply for admission as part-time students possessing responsibilities related to employment.
b. Students with statuses from Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China.
c. Those who have applied for leave of absence and retained their admission eligibility or have not completed registration after admission.
d. Those who are concurrently in receipt of scholarship or subsidy offered by the ROC government.

Scholarship Amount and Duration:
Monthly stipend of NT$40,000 for a period of up to 3 years, starting from the first year of the Ph.D. program. Stipend for those who graduate less than three years shall last until the month of graduation.

Submissiion Period and Procedure:
NSTC Selection: Applicants should log in and upload the required documents on the NSTC website within the specified period.
NSTC Website

For further information regarding the scholarship, please refer to the attachments.

Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) Scholarship Program.

Eligibility Recipients

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 another TaiwanICDF scholarship in unbroken succession to apply for a 2025 scholarship, applicants who have already held a TaiwanICDF scholarship, MOFA’s Taiwan Scholarship or an MOE scholarship must have graduated before July 31, 2024.
Provide the highest-level diploma before July 31, 2025. Applicants unable to obtain the certificate by this date may instead apply for next year’s scholarship.
Have never had any scholarship revoked by any ROC (Taiwan) government agency or related institution, nor been expelled from any Taiwanese university.

Scholarship Content
Monthly stipend

Master’s Program: NT$18,000
Ph.D. Program: NT$20,000

For more information, please refer to the following attachments or the Taiwan ICDF website

The Ministry of Education (MOE) created the Elite Scholarship Program in order to encourage lectures from the countries in South and Southeast, as well as Africa, to pursue a graduate degree in Taiwan.
The scholarship is awarded based on recommendations from the college and a review by the scholarship committee, not through the application submitted by the students.

Scholarship Content and Duration
Monthly stipends NT$ 25,000 and a tuition waiver for 3 years.

Important Notes
■ Scholarship recipients are required to complete the registration by making the tuition payments and must maintain the academic performance each semester to remain eligible for the scholarship.
■ Recipients will receive the scholarship on the 10th of each month, except for January and the start of each semester (September).

Related File(s)：