2026 Taiwan Fellowship Program is open for applications from May 1 to June 30, 2025.
The Taiwan Fellowship Program is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its purpose is to offer opportunities for foreign experts and scholars who are interested in topics related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, the Asia-Pacific, and sinology, as well as Taiwan's domestic and foreign policy issues, including regional security, anti-disinformation, tech-diplomacy and global supply chain resilience, to conduct advanced researches at Taiwan’s universities or research institutions.
The fellowship includes a monthly stipend of NT$60,000 for professors, associate professors, research fellows and associate research fellows, while assistant professors, assistant research fellows, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates and doctoral program students are entitled to a NT$50,000 monthly stipend.
The recipients will be entitled to one direct round-trip economy-class ticket subsidized between their country of residence to Taiwan (The subsidy for travel will be decided by MOFA in accordance with the Guidelines to the Taiwan Fellowship). Group accident insurance is also provided during the term of research in Taiwan.
Two-step application: Applicants should first submit an online application form (at the official website: https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/) and then submit the following documents in paper form to Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Montreal (TECO, Montreal) for preliminary review:
1. Application Form;
2. Resume (including a publication list);
3. Research proposal (Three pages in principle using a standard research format);
4. Two letters of recommendation.
The recipients of the fellowship could begin their research in Taiwan as early as January 2026. The minimum duration of a fellowship is three months, and the maximum one year. The duration of the fellowship must be consecutive within the year 2026. The fellowship cannot be extended or postponed to 2027.
TECO, Montreal only accepts applications from those who work at universities or research institutes based in Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as Nunavut. For applicants in other provinces of Canada, please contact the appropriate TECO office that serves your area. All application materials should be written in English. Please send your applications to our office at 2310-1800 Avenue McGill College, Montreal, QC, H3A3J6 before the deadline. Interviews will be conducted by TECO, Montreal.
If applicants have questions, please contact Kevin Chen at hychen01@mofa.gov.tw
For more information, please visit:
https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/
