National Cheng Kung University--Distinguished International Student Scholarships
National Cheng Kung University
Implementation Guidelines on Distinguished International Student Scholarships
Revised at the 745th Administrative Council Meeting, May 8, 2013
1. National Cheng Kung University (hereinafter referred to as the University), in an effort to promote the
recruitment of distinguished international students, raise its international profile, and continue its
internationalization efforts, has enacted the following guidelines.
2. The sources of the scholarship are as follows:
(1) Subsidies from the Ministry of Education.
(2) The University Endowment Fund
(3) Grants from “Aim for the Top-tier University and Elite Research Center Development Plan”
(4) Revenues generated from contributions and donations.
3. The number of scholarships awarded is subject to adjustment, depending on the total number of
international students as well as the funds available for the current academic year.
4. Award Timeframe: From enrollment until graduation, withdrawal and/or suspension. Students who
extend their study period are no longer eligible to apply for the scholarship.
(1) Undergraduate students: Limited to six years for medical students, five years for architecture
(design division) students, and four years for the other majors.
(2) Graduate students: Two years for Master’s and four years for PhD students. Master’s students who
advance to a PhD program have a five-year limit with regard to receiving the scholarship.
5. Application requirements:
(1) Admission applicants: The NCKU Admissions Committee will evaluate applicants who apply in
accordance with the regulations governing “NCKU Guidelines for International Student Admission
Applications” and assess their scholarship offers accordingly.
(2) Former and continuing students: Eligible applicants who are officially enrolled as international
students and who have completed at least their first year of academic study with the following
qualifications:
A. Graduate students: A graduate student who has completed all the required coursework should
submit a thesis/dissertation proposal and a letter of recommendation by their advisor.
a. Master’s program: Must have completed a minimum of 15 required course credits for graduation in the preceding academic year, with an average grade of 80 or above and
without any official record of misconduct.
b. Doctoral program: Must have completed a minimum of one-third of the required course credits for graduation in the preceding academic year, with an average grade of 80 or above and without any official record of misconduct.
B. Undergraduate students: Must have completed a minimum of 12 course credits in the preceding semester, with an average grade of 75 or above and ranked within top 30% in class without any official record of misconduct. Students who have completed all required graduation credits
should submit a letter of recommendation by their professor from their own department.
6. The NCKU Distinguished International Student Scholarship is classified into the following two
categories:
(1) Distinguished International Graduate Student Scholarship:
Recipients in this category may be entitled to receive a maximum monthly stipend of NT$32,000
(PhD students) and NT$18,000 (Master’s students).
(2) Distinguished International Undergraduate Student Scholarship: On campus accommodation fees
waived. (*It should be noted that the accommodation fee waived under this scholarship is equivalent to the basic rate for on-campus accommodation. A scholarship recipient who chooses not to live in a on-campus will not receive any
payment for the waiver of accommodation fee.)
a. Admission applicants: The scholarship is given based on the ranking of admitted students,
as submitted by each department. Those ranked in the top 20% of students admitted into
each department will each receive a monthly stipend of NT$15,000, while those ranked
between the top 20.01% and 30% will each receive a monthly stipend of NT$10,000.
b. Former and continuing students: The scholarship is given based on the class ranking of
students with regard to their academic performance in the preceding semester.
i. Those ranked in the top 15% in each class will each receive a monthly stipend of NT$
15,000.
ii. Those ranked between the top 15.01% and 30% in class will each receive a monthly
stipend of NT$ 10,000.
7. Application Period:
(1) Admission applicants: A scholarship application is part of an admission application, which shall be
submitted within the period prescribed in the NCKU Guidelines for International Student Admission
Applications.
(2) Former and continuing students:
A. Graduate students:
a. Those admitted in the fall semester are entitled to submit an annual scholarship application
to their respective departments during the period of August 1 to 30.
b. Those admitted in the spring semester are entitled to submit an annual scholarship
application to their respective departments during the period from the end of January to the
end of February.
B. Undergraduate students: Undergraduate students are entitled to submit a scholarship application to
their respective departments for each semester in an academic year, with the application period
from September 20 to October 20 set for the fall semester, and from March 1 to March 30 set for
the spring semester.
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8. Application Materials:
(1) Admission applicants: The materials required for a scholarship application are referred to the NCKU
International Admission Online System.
(2) Former and continuing students:
A. Graduate students: A completed application form, an official transcript, a copy of a student ID
(obtained from the Registrar Division), a copy of a valid ARC, a copy of the passport pages with
personal data and the Taiwan visa, a copy of the cover of a Post Office bank account, and other
relevant documents as required by a student’s department.
B. Undergraduate students: A completed application form, an official transcript for the preceding
semester with class ranking from the Registrar Division, a copy of a student ID (obtained from the
Registrar Division), a copy of a valid ARC, a copy of the passport pages with personal data and
the Taiwan visa and a copy of the cover of a Post Office bank account.
9. Review Period:
(1) Graduate students: The award period is for one academic year and this is evaluated on an annual
basis.
(2) Undergraduate students: Evaluated on a semester basis.
10. Award Period:
(1) Distinguished International Graduate Student Scholarship:
A. The scholarship is awarded to those admitted in the fall semester for the period from September
to next August.
B. The scholarship is awarded to those admitted in the spring semester for the period from February
to next January.
(2) Distinguished International Undergraduate Student Scholarship:
A. New Freshmen:
a. Those who are admitted in the fall semester: from September to next August.
b. Those who are admitted in the spring semester: from February to next January.
B. Former and continuing students (i.e., students studied officially for one or more than one
academic year):
a. Fall semester: from September to the next February.
b. Spring semester: from March to August
11. Conditions for Receiving a Scholarship:
(1) Approved recipients are required to be officially enrolled to receive the granted scholarship.
(2) Approved recipients who suspend from school or defer admission must reapply for the scholarship
upon returning, based on the time set by the NCKU Guidelines for International Student Admission
Applications. The original scholarship is deemed invalid.
(3) After being officially enrolled, recipients who are identified as having an employment status on their
ARC or who hold a work visa are not entitled to receive the scholarship.
(4) Recipients who suspend their studies or drop out from school will have their stipend halted
immediately and their qualifications for receiving it are cancelled.
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(5) Recipients who travel overseas to participate in any student exchange program or any short-term
research project will not receive any of the scholarship during their overseas stay. The duration of the
original scholarship will not be extended to account for this.
(6) During the award period, recipients who have been absent from school for more than a month will
have their scholarship halted immediately.
(7) Students who receive stipends from other governmental organizations/institutions are entitled to
apply for NCKU scholarships once the period of the previous awards has been completed.
(8) Recipients who have violated University rules will face the following consequences:
A. Recipients who are disciplined with a penalty of more than a minor demerit will immediately
have their monthly stipend cancelled for the rest of the semester, starting from the following
month after the penalty is officially confirmed. Meanwhile, their eligibility to apply for a
scholarship will be revoked for the following semester. Should the penalty be commuted into a
campus service following a resolution by the University administration, after the service is
completed, their eligibility to apply for a scholarship will be resumed for the following
semester.
C. Recipients who are disciplined with a penalty of more than a major demerit will immediately
have their monthly stipend cancelled for the rest of the semester once the penalty is officially
confirmed. Meanwhile, their eligibility to apply for a scholarship will be completely revoked.
12. Those who receive scholarships or grants for international students offered by Taiwan government
agencies are not eligible to receive this scholarship. Any recipients of this scholarship found to be
acting in violation of this rule will be disqualified from receiving this scholarship, and must return the
funds they have already received.
13. Matters that are not covered by the guidelines indicated here shall be administered according to the
relevant regulations.
14. These guidelines and their revisions are in effect subject to the approval of the Administrative Council
meetings.
*These guidelines are enacted in Chinese, which shall prevail in case of any discrepancy between the English
translation and the Chinese original.
