To encourages outstanding international students to undertake undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Taiwan, 2026 Taiwan Scholarship Program, offered by the Ministry of Education (MOE), ROC (Taiwan), will be awarded to two (2) qualified students from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other countries of this Office’s consular district. The Scholarship is open for applications from February 1 to March 31, 2026.
Scholarship recipients will be given:
- Tuition and miscellaneous expenses: The MOE will pay up to NT$40,000 each semester for each recipient’s approved tuition and miscellaneous expenses. If these exceed a total amount of NT$40,000, the remaining amount must be paid to the university/college by the student. The “miscellaneous expenses” do not include any of the following: administration fees, thesis supervision fees, insurance premiums, accommodation, or internet access. These are all the responsibility of the scholarship recipient.
- Living allowance: The MOE provides each recipient undertaking university undergraduate studies a monthly stipend of NT$15,000; it provides each recipient undertaking a master’s degree or doctorate studies a monthly stipend of NT$20,000.
Scholarship Duration and Time Limits:
- The maximum period a Taiwan Scholarship may be held is: 4 years for undergraduate programs, 2 years for master’s degree programs, and 4 years for doctorate programs. The maximum total period that any one person may hold a Taiwan Scholarship is 5 years.
- The Taiwan Scholarship year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31 of the following year. Recipients must arrive in Taiwan and register at their university/college at the scheduled time. It is not permitted to defer taking up a Taiwan Scholarship until the following year. A student who is unable to arrive in Taiwan and register at their university/college at the scheduled time will be considered to have forfeited their scholarship eligibility, unless the student has notified the university/college and the MOE beforehand and been given permission for a delayed arrival and registration.
- Living allowance payments begin from the month when the recipient actually begins attending the university/college, and they end when the maximum scholarship period for their degree level expires, or when the recipient graduates, withdraws from their studies, is suspended or expelled, or has their Taiwan Scholarship revoked.
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be a foreign national with a secondary school graduation diploma or a post-secondary degree(s), and an excellent academic record, and be of good moral character.
- A person in any of the following categories is ineligible to apply:
- An R.O.C. national or an overseas Chinese student.
- A person who already has and is continuing to maintain student status at any university/college in Taiwan or who has already registered to begin studies at such a university/college. This restriction does not apply to a student who will be graduating after completing a degree that year. They may apply for a Taiwan Scholarship to pursue a higher degree.
- A person who has already studied in Taiwan for a degree at the same level as the one in which they currently intend to enroll.
- An exchange student or dual/joint degree student who has been admitted to a university/college in Taiwan in accordance with an academic cooperation agreement between that university/college and an overseas university/college.
- A person who has already been a Taiwan Scholarship recipient for a total of five years.
- A person who has ever previously had their Taiwan Scholarship or MOE Huayu Enrichment Scholarship revoked.
- A person who has received any other scholarship or subsidy from any Taiwan Government institution (organization) or any education institution in Taiwan, apart from any subsidies provided for a Taiwan Scholarship recipient by their university/college to cover the outstanding amount if the total amount of their tuition and other fees exceeds the scholarship limit.
Application:
Eligible applicants from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other countries of this Office’s consular district must apply for admission directly to the university/college within its application deadline and submit their application for MOE Taiwan Scholarship to our office through the application platform: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/Apply. The platform will be open from February 1 to March 31, 2026 at 23:59 (GMT+8).
Applicants should submit all the following documents through the application platform (https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/Apply):
- A completed Taiwan Scholarship Application Form.
- A photocopy of the applicant’s passport or other documentary evidence of nationality.
- A photocopy of the applicant’s highest degree diploma and academic transcripts. Documents in a language other than Chinese or English must be translated into Chinese or English and the translated documents must be authenticated.
- Photocopies of documentary evidence that the applicant has already applied to a university/college in Taiwan for the current academic year. (for example, photocopies of the application fee remittance, the application form, and a notice or email from the university/college acknowledging receipt of the application)
- A photocopy of a language proficiency certificate:
(1) If the applicant wants to undertake a program not completely taught in English, a copy of a test certificate or tests results at Level 3 or above on the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) is required.
(2) If the applicant wants to undertake a program completely taught in English, a copy of the official score report or certificate of the TOEFL or IELTS, or an English language program graduation diploma is required. The degree program completely taught in English that an applicant is applying to undertake must be included in the “List of Universities/Colleges Providing Degree Programs Taught in English (for Taiwan Scholarship Recipients)” (See Appendix-2). For the English-language degree programs not included in the list, the applicant must obtain a document formally issued by the university/college (not a subsidiary department or unit) that the applicant wants to attend certifying that the degree program in question is fully taught in English. - Two signed letters of reference from a principal, a college or university president, professors, and/or supervisors (please upload them under the “Upload Documents-Additional Documents” section).
- A copy of the MOE Taiwan Scholarship Program Terms of Agreement (See Appendix-4), signed by the applicant.
Incomplete applications, late submissions, and applications that are not submitted through the above-mentioned application platform will not be considered.
Review and Selection:
Interviews with qualified candidates will be required for the final selection process. The selected candidates would be notified by May 31, 2026 and are required to submit a photocopy of an admission letter issued by one university/college by June 30, 2026. A person who is not admitted into a university/college will lose their eligibility to receive a Taiwan Scholarship.
For more information, please visit: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/web/pages.aspx?p=7
For inquiries, please contact TECRO Office at email: tecro.ksa@gmail.com, or tel: +966-11-4881900 ext. 215
Appendix-1_Taiwan Scholarship Program Directions
Appendix-4_ MOE Taiwan Scholarship Program Terms of Agreement
