The Taiwan Scholarship is a scholarship for international students who possess prior excellent academic performance and good moral character. The program began in 2004 as the jointly established Scholarship Program of Taiwan funded by the

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, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and

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of the

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of the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Currently, there are four types of scholarship programs: MOE Scholarships, MOFA Scholarships, MOEA scholarships and NSC Scholarships. Taiwan Scholarships fund two to four years of study at any university in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

and are applicable to any field of study. Different scholarships may cover different types of expenses including tuition, room and board, textbooks, round-trip tickets and medical insurance. However, all of these scholarships provide students with a monthly stipend. Approximately 400 scholars are selected each year. The majority of Scholars choose to attend either

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National Cheng Kung University National Cheng Kung University (NCKU; ) is a public research university located in Tainan, Taiwan. The university is best known for engineering, computer science, medicine, and planning and design. As a top university in Taiwan, NCKU has played ...

, or one of the other major

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institutions, but scholars have attended a wide range of universities throughout Taiwan.

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*http://english.moe.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=6798&CtNode=10632&mp=1 Scholarships in Taiwan International educational organizations Student exchange Government scholarships {{int-org-stub

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