Taiwan International Higher Education Scholarship Program

ICDF/Taiwan Gov’t – Masters/PhD Degree

Brief description: 

TaiwanICDF’s International Higher Education Scholarship Program aims to assist partner developing countries to achieve sustainable development through education. The TaiwanICDF provides scholarships for higher education and has developed undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. programs in cooperation with renowned partner universities in Taiwan.

Host Institution(s):

See the list of study Programs for 2024 TaiwanICDF Scholarship Guidebook

Level/Field(s) of study:

Graduate and Ph.D. programs related to Science and Technology, Engineering, Public Health and Medicine, Sustainable Agriculture Development, Humanities and Social Sciences, Private Sector Development.

Target group:

Nationals of the following countries:

Asia Pacific: Fiji, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Myanmar, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vietnam

West Asia: Jordan, Mongolia, Russia, Türkiye

Africa: Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Somaliland, Tanzania, Uganda

Caribbean: Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico

South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia

Scholarship value/inclusions:

The TaiwanICDF provides each scholarship recipient with a full scholarship, including return airfare, housing, tuition and credit fees, insurance, textbook costs and a monthly allowance (NT$12,000/month for undergraduates, NT$18,000/month for masters, and NT$20,000/month for PhD).

Eligibility:

1. 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.
2. Neither be a national of the Republic of China (Taiwan) nor an overseas compatriot student.
3. Satisfy the admission requirements of the partner university to which he or she has applied to study under a TaiwanICDF scholarship.
4. Be able to satisfy all requirements for a Resident Visa

Read the complete eligiblity criteria found at the 2024 TaiwanICDF Scholarship Guidebook.

Application instructions:

Applicants must complete their application through the online application system and then submit a signed, printed copy along with all other application documents to the ROC (Taiwan) Embassy/ Consulate General/ Representative Office stationed in your country.

In addition to the above documents requested as part of their scholarship application, applicants should also submit all documents required by the TaiwanICDF partner schools that they are applying to before the admissions deadline of that university.

The annual application period runs, in principle, from 1 January  to 15 March (for 2024 Scholarship programs, the application period runs from 1 December 2023 – 15 March 2024).

It is important to read the 2024 TaiwanICDF Scholarship Guidebook and visit the official website (link found below) to  access the online application form.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: https://www.icdf.org.tw/wSite/np?ctNode=31561&mp=2