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Qualifications

Foreign persons who are at least 18 years old, have graduated from secondary school or have studied at post-secondary level, have an excellent academic record, and are of good moral character are eligible to apply.
However, a person in any of the following categories is not permitted to apply:


a. An overseas compatriot student or a person who holds a Republic of China (Taiwan) passport.


b. A person currently studying Chinese in Taiwan or who has previously undertaken a degree program in Taiwan. 


c. A person who has previously received a Huayu Enrichment Scholarship, a TUSA Global Ambassador Scholarship, or a Taiwan Scholarship.


d. An exchange student who is currently studying or doing research in Taiwan pursuant to an academic cooperation agreement between a university or tertiary college in Taiwan and an educational institution overseas.


e. A person who is currently studying or doing research in Taiwan and receiving a scholarship or financial assistance from any Taiwan government agency or established by any educational institution in Taiwan.


The graduation and academic records of a foreign national who has been recommended or selected by a foreign government, institution, or educational institution to come to Taiwan to study in accordance with an education cooperation agreement are not subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Scholarship Duration

a. Scholarships are for a two-month summer course (in June and July, or July and August), or courses lasting 3, 6 or 9 months, or a year.


b. With the exception of the summer courses held in the year the scholarships are awarded, the scholarships are for courses in the period from September 1 of that year to August 31 of the following year.
If a scholarship recipient is unable to come to Taiwan for studies during this period, this will be regarded as equivalent to losing their eligibility for that scholarship; the recipient is not permitted to defer using the scholarship until the next year.


c. Scholarship funding is provided from the month the recipient begins their studies and continues until the scholarship period ends or the person’s scholarship is revoked. Interrupting the scholarship period is not permitted.

Scholarship Funding

The scholarships provide NTD 28,000 each month. 

The provision of NTD 28,000 each month to recipients of scholarships referred to in the preceding paragraph first applies to scholarships to take summer courses in 2025 and then to courses from the 2025 academic year onwards.

Application Procedures

Applicants shall submit the following documents and apply to the Embassies and Missions Abroad in their country before the deadline (usually in January or February each year).
However, applications are not subject to being made in this way when another method is required to facilitate the implementation of a policy.

1. An application form

2. A photocopy of their passport or other documentation that is adequate proof of the applicant’s nationality

3. A photocopy of proof of their highest education level and photocopies of related transcripts

4. A Letter of Acceptance from our Chinese Language Center

5. Any other document(s) required by the authorized overseas office

Scholarship Quotas
The MOE will allocate scholarship funding quotas, based on its annual budget, to Taiwan’s embassies, consulates, representative offices, and other overseas agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (each referred to hereunder as an “authorized overseas office”) by December 31 of the year preceding the year in which the scholarships will be awarded.
Regulations Governing Scholarship Recipients
1. Scholarship recipients shall select an MOE-approved Chinese language center to study at that is affiliated with a university or college and may enroll students overseas.


2. Scholarship recipients shall apply for admission to a Chinese language center in accordance with the timeline set by the center. After receiving an admission notice from the Chinese language center a scholarship candidate shall send a photocopy of their admission notice to the authorized overseas office by June 30 for confirmation of their scholarship eligibility. Failure to submit the document by this date will be regarded as voluntarily forfeiting their eligibility for the scholarship.


3. Scholarship recipients shall undertake at least 15 hours of required language classes each week. This does not include cultural visits, special topic lectures, or private study, or other classes or activities.


4. Recipients of a one-year scholarship who have completed at least one term (semester) at the Chinese language center to which they initially applied and were admitted may arrange to transfer to another center if approval is given by their current center in accordance with the associated regulations it has set. Just one transfer is permitted while receiving the scholarship. Recipients of scholarships for other periods (for summer courses, or for three months, six months, or nine months) are not permitted to apply for a transfer.


5. If it is verified that a scholarship recipient has concurrently received or is concurrently receiving any other scholarship or financial assistance, their eligibility to receive this scholarship will be cancelled and the scholarship recipient will be required to repay the scholarship funds that they received for any months in which they were concurrently receiving funds from any other scholarship.


6. If a scholarship recipient’s academic results, conduct, or attendance record at the university or college does not meet the requirements referred to in the provisions of these Directions or in the related regulations of the university or college with which the Chinese language center is affiliated, their scholarship will be suspended or revoked by the Chinese language center.


7. After obtaining an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC), scholarship recipients who have been in Taiwan for six months shall enroll in the mandatory National Health Insurance (NHI) program. Before doing so, scholarship recipients shall purchase other appropriate medical and accident insurance and purchase student insurance. The insurance premiums may be deducted from the scholarship recipient’s monthly scholarship payment by the Chinese language center where they are studying.


Scholarship Suspension & Cancellation

A Chinese language center where a scholarship recipient is studying will suspend their scholarship if any of the following circumstances occur:

1. If a scholarship recipient misses 12 hours or more of their required language classes in a single month, their scholarship will be suspended for one month.

2. If a scholarship recipient has a scholarship for a period of six months or longer and their average academic mark beginning from their first term or semester is below 80, their scholarship will be suspended for one month in the following term.

3. If a person who has been awarded a scholarship for a period of nine months or longer did not provide a certificate or transcript showing that they sat for TOCFL at Band B Level 3 within the previous two years at the time they applied for a scholarship, they shall sit for the TOCFL tests at Band B Level 3 after arriving in Taiwan (at Band B Level 3 or higher).
If the person does not do so, their scholarship will be suspended for one month.
The test fee will be paid by the scholarship recipient, who shall submit the test certificate or transcript to the Chinese language center where they are studying for future reference no later than one month before the end of

4. If a scholarship recipient violates any other regulations of the university or the Chinese language center where they are studying, the Chinese language center shall suspend the person’s scholarship if the details of the violation warrant it.


A Chinese language center where a scholarship recipient is studying will revoke their scholarship if any of the following circumstances occur:
1. If a scholarship recipient does not achieve an average academic mark of 80 for two consecutive terms (semesters).

2. If a scholarship recipient has no academic results for any term (semester), except

3. If a scholarship recipient does not collect their scholarship within the specified disbursement period.

4. If a scholarship recipient breaches or violates any law of the Republic of China (Taiwan), the Chinese language center shall revoke their scholarship.

5. If a scholarship recipient violates any other regulations of the university or the Chinese language center where they are studying, the Chinese language center shall revoke the person’s scholarship if the details of the violation warrant it.
Other Information

Operation Directions Governing the Ministry of Education Huayu Enrichment Scholarships



Taiwan Scholarship and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program Office Website:


https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/web/pages.aspx?p=7


TEL: 886-2-2882-4564 ext. 2398


FAX: 886-2-8861-3491


Email: taiwanscholarship@mail.moe.gov.tw