the Taiwan Scholarship Program

The Taiwan Scholarship Program was established jointly by three government agencies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) --- the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the National Science Council of the Executive Yuan (NSC) --- to encourage outstanding international students to undertake degree programs in Taiwan. While providing study opportunities for a wide range of disciplines, at Taiwan's universities and colleges, this program also aims to:

• Promote knowledge, understanding and friendship between people in Taiwan and in countries around the world.
• Provide opportunities to increase academic and educational links with international institutions of higher learning.
• Develop outstanding professionals and experts to meet the needs of the global society.

The Focus of Government Agencies Funding the Taiwan Scholarships

There are three government agencies that fund this program, each with a different focus in terms of recipients' nationalities and study programs:

• MOFA Scholarship:

Recipients from countries that have diplomatic relations with the R.O.C. (Taiwan) or countries specified as being diplomatically favorable by MOFA.

Undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree programs. Embassies of the R.O.C. can also award a pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) scholarship to recipients to improve their language abilities.

• MOE Scholarship:

Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship.

Undergraduate and/or postgraduate programs. R.O.C.'s overseas offices can also designate a pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) to recipients to improve their language abilities.

• NSC Scholarship:

Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship. Postgraduate programs only.

The award period for each degree/study program is as follows:

1. Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years.
2. Master's program: maximum 2 years.
3. Doctoral program: maximum 3 years.
4. LEP: maximum 1 year.

Eligibility
An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:
*Be a high school graduate or above, have an excellent academic performance in his/her most recent formal educational study experience, be of good moral character and does not have any criminal records.
*Is not an R.O.C. (Taiwan) national.
*Does not have the status of being an overseas compatriot student.
*Has never enrolled at any educational institution in Taiwan for the same level of degree or LEP that he/she plans to matriculate at.
*Is not an exchange student in accordance with any agreement of cooperation between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a Taiwan Scholarship.
*Has never received the scholarship to undertake any degree program or language study within the total award period of 5 years.
*Does not have any revocation record regarding the Taiwan Scholarship Program nor from the Ministry of Education's Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program.
*Is not a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or from any other educational institutions in Taiwan.

In principle, the yearly application period is from February 1^st through March 31^st. However, the actual application period will be in accordance with the general regulations of the local Taiwan Representative Offices.

Source: http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=11981&CtNode=10632&mp=1