The Fully Funded MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is open to all nationals. MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to award foreign experts and scholars interested in research related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, the Asia-Pacific region, and Sinology to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan. 

Up to now, 934 scholars from 78 countries have been accepted into this program. MOFA Taiwan Fellowship, echoing the APEC Scholarship Initiative, provides 12 Chinese Taipei APEC Fellowship openings per year exclusively for scholars and experts from developing APEC economies. The total number of recipients is subject to MOFA’s annual budget.

Program Period: Three to twelve months. MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is open for application in May and June every year, and recipients will conduct their research in Taiwan as early as January the next year.

The benefits of Fully Funded MOFA Taiwan Fellowship are:

1. Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of every month.

i) Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or associate research fellows: NT$60,000.

ii) Assistant professors, research fellows, or doctoral candidates: NT$50,000.

2. One round-trip, economy-class ticket for the most direct route to Taiwan is subsidized between the applicant’s country of residence and Taiwan. You can check the maximum subsidization amount through this link.

3. Accident insurance (plus NT$50,000 medical insurance for accidental injuries) coverage of NT$1 million.

Note: During the Fellowship period, the recipients are not allowed to receive any scholarships granted by other governmental agencies or public or private academic institutions and schools based in Taiwan. In addition, recipients cannot engage in part-time work without consent from MOFA.

The eligibility criteria for the Fully Funded MOFA Taiwan Fellowship are stated below:

1. Required Languages: English

2. Eligible Countries: All World Countries.

3. Recipients shall be foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, or doctoral program students at related departments of overseas universities or are research fellows at an equivalent level in academic institutions abroad.

4. The recipients should submit their research findings in writing (at least 20 pages) to MOFA within three months after the end of the project.

5. During their stay in Taiwan, the recipients should attend academic seminars and relevant activities held by MOFA and commissioned organizers.

How to Apply?

1. After reading the application guidelines, prepare the following documents:

i) Resume (including a publication list)

ii) Research proposal

iii) Two letters of recommendation and one letter of agreement from the highest administrative director of your institution.

2. Fill out the online application and upload the documents above.

3. Print the complete application and send it to the R.O.C. (Taiwan) Embassy or Representative Office by post.

Note: To delay the implementation of the grant after having circumstances due to which you cannot currently travel, you can delay the implementation of the grant by applying with your local ROC (Taiwan) embassy or representative office. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will then review the proposal. If approval is granted, research must be completed within the same calendar year (before December 31).