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):
The
TaiwanICDF has established the Taiwan International Cooperation Alliance
(TICA) with its partner universities, setting up an operational
platform under this TICA framework to manage and improve the scholarship program. More information about each of the programs offered through the TaiwanICDF International Higher Education Scholarship Program
can be found on the relevant partner university’s website (links are
also provided under each program introduction provided as part of the
following list of partner universities). See the List of TaiwanICDF Scholarship Partner Universities.
Field(s) of study:
The
programs of study supported include: Science and Technology,
Engineering, Public Health and Medicine, Sustainable Agriculture Development, Humanities and Social Sciences, Private Sector Development.
Target group:
Nationals
of a country on the list of countries eligible for TaiwanICDF
Scholarship coming form the region of Asia Pacific,West Asia, Africa,
Caribbean, Central America, South America, and Europe.
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. See the details of scholarship benefits.
Eligibility:
• Be a citizen of List of Countries Eligible for
TaiwanICDF Scholarship, and satisfy any specific criteria established
by his or her country and/or government of citizenship.
• Neither be a national of the Republic of China (Taiwan) nor an overseas compatriot student.
• Satisfy
the admission requirements of the partner university to which he or she
has applied to study under a TaiwanICDF scholarship.
• Be able
to satisfy all requirements for a Resident Visa (Code: FS) set by the
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an Alien
Resident Certificate (ARC) set by the Ministry of the Interior, of the
ROC (Taiwan) government (this means that the TaiwanICDF has the right to
revoke a scholarship offered if an applicant cannot satisfy the visa
requirements).
• Upon
accepting a TaiwanICDF scholarship, not hold any other ROC(Taiwan)
government-sponsored scholarship (such as the TaiwanScholarship) in the
same academic year in which the TaiwanICDF scholarship would be due to
commence.
• Not be
applying for a further TaiwanICDF scholarship in unbroken succession —
applicants who have already held a TaiwanICDF scholarship must have
returned to their home country for more than one year before re-applying
(note: to apply for a 2013 scholarship, an applicant must have graduated and returned to his or her home country before July 31, 2012).
• Have
never had any scholarship revoked by any ROC (Taiwan)government agency
or related institution, nor been expelled from any Taiwanese university.
Application instructions:
The annual application period runs, in principle, from 1 January to 15 March (for 2013 Scholarship programs, the application period runs from 4 January to 15 March 2013)
Applicants
should submit the required documents to the ROC (Taiwan) Embassy/
Consulate (General)/ Representative Office/ Taiwan Technical Mission or
project representative in their country. Applicants must ensure that
they submit accurate and complete documentation; failure to do so will
result in the application not being processed.
It is important to read the application guidelines for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship. Visit the official website (link found below) to access the online application form.
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