Online application for 2021 Taiwan Fellowship opens from May 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020. For detailed information, please visit: http://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw
Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), R.O.C. (Taiwan) to award foreign experts and scholars interested in researches related to Taiwan to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan.
The terms of fellowship are from 3 to 12 months and recipients will be provided financial assistance as follows:
- Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of every month.
a.Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or associate research fellows: NT$60,000.
b.Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, or doctoral candidates: 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)..
- Accident insurance (plus a medical insurance for accidental injuries) coverage of NT$1 million.
The steps of application are as follows:
(1) Prepare the application:
- Resume
- Research proposal
- Two letters of recommendations or one letter of recommendation and one letter of agreement from the highest administrative director of applicant’s institution
(2) Online application: Fill in the application and upload the above application documents
(3) Applicants should print their complete application form and send all application documents to a R.O.C (Taiwan) Embassy, Representative Office, or TECO office by post. (Note: For applicants from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, or Minnesota, please send all application documents to TECO in Chicago via the Taiwan Fellowship website: http://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw)
The review committee will select Taiwan Fellowship candidates based on the comments of R.O.C (Taiwan) Embassies, Representative Offices, TECO offices, and inform the applicants of results by e-mail. Recipients will conduct their research in Taiwan as early as January 2021.
