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, Sinology and semiconductor supply chain to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan.
- Applicants should first submit an on-line application form (from 1 May to 30 June 2025) and then submit the following documents to the Taipei Representative Office in the Republic of Singapore, as appropriate, for preliminary review before 1 July 2025:
- Application form
- Resume (including a publication list)
- Research proposal (Three pages in principle using a standard research format)
- Two letters of recommendation
- A scholar's field of study should be in the social sciences and humanities, with a topic related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, mainland China, the Asia Pacific, and Sinology.
- Financial assistance
- Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of every month.
- Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or associate research fellows: NT$60,000
- Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, doctoral program students, and other candidates recommended by ROC (Taiwan) missions: NT$50,000.
- 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).
- The terms of fellowship are 3 to 12 months.
- Accident insurance (plus a medical insurance for accidental injuries) coverage of NT$1 million.
- Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of every month.
- 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.
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