MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to award foreign experts and scholars interested in
researches related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, Asia-Pacific
region and Sinology to conduct advanced research at universities or academic
institutions in Taiwan. Up to now, there have been 1411 scholars from 114 countries accepted by 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. 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.
1. Financial assistance
(1) Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of every month.
a. Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or
associate research fellows: NT$60,000
b. Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, or
doctoral candidates: NT$50,000.
(2) One round-trip, economy-class ticket for the most direct
route to Taiwan (The subsidy will be decided by MOFA in accordance
with the relevant regulations).
(3) The terms of fellowship are 3 to 12 months.
(4) Accident insurance (plus a medical insurance for
accidental injuries) coverage of NT$1 million.
2. Eligibility
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.
3. Miscellaneous
(1) Fellowship administrator: Center for Chinese Studies at
National Central Library: http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/
(2) The year of 2023 online application period is from May 1 to June 30, 2022.
(3) Contact person: Ms. Elaine Wu
Tel:
+886-2-2361-9132 #317
Fax:
+886-2-2371-2126
Email: twfellowship@ncl.edu.tw