Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Taiwan Fellowship is open for application from 1 May to 30 June (UTC+8) this year. Recipients will be able to conduct their research in Taiwan as early as January 2026, with the minimum duration of three months, and the maximum of one year.
MOFA Taiwan Fellowship aims to award foreign experts and scholars interested in researches related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, Asia-Pacific region and Sinology to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan.
1. Financial assistance
(1) Monthly stipends:
a. Professors, associate professors, research
fellows, or associate research fellows:
NT$60,000.
b. Assistant professors, assistant research
fellows, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, and doctoral program students:
NT$50,000.
(2) One round-trip, economy-class ticket for the
most direct route to Taiwan (please refer to Guidelines to the Taiwan Fellowship for the maximum subsidy).
(3) Accident insurance (plus a medical insurance
for accidental injuries) coverage NT$1 million.
2. 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.
3. Miscellaneous
(1) Fellowship administrator: Center for
Chinese Studies at National Central Library:
https://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/EN/index.aspx
(2) The year of 2026 online application period is
from 1 May to 30 June 2025 (UTC+8).
(3) Guidelines to the Taiwan Fellowship: https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/about_02.aspx
(4) For application procedures and more information, please visit:
https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/apply.aspx
Application:
U.S. applicants from Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota are requested to first submit online applications on the Taiwan Fellowship’s website ( https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw ) and then mail the following documents to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago before July 1st, 2025.
1. Printed online application form
2. Resume (including a publication list)
3. Research proposal (3 pages in principle using a standard research format)
4. Two letters of recommendation, or one letter of recommendation and one letter of consent from the chief administrator of their institute
Mailing address: 55 West Wacker Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60601
For further information, please refer to the Taiwan Fellowship official website or contact TECO in Chicago: Paul Sun / Email: phsun@mofa.gov.tw).
