Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Taiwan Research Fellowship

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Taiwan Fellowship awards 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.

MOFA Taiwan Fellowship, echoing the APEC Scholarship Initiative, provides 12 Chinese Taipei APEC Fellowship openings per year exclusively for scholars and experts from developing APEC economies. MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is open for application in May and June every year and recipients will conduct their research in Taiwan as early as January the next year.

Supported fields of study are the social sciences and humanities, with a topic related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, mainland China, the Asia Pacific, and Sinology.

Award

• Monthly grants of NT$50,000 paid at the beginning of every month for 3 to 12 months.
• 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.

Eligibility

• Eligible candidates can 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.