TaiwanICDF scholarship for higher education in Taiwan

Why it fits you

Who can apply

Three different things not to mix up: the country where you study, your nationality and the country where you live when you apply.

Country of study

Taiwan

Target level

Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate

Fields of study

All fields

Other conditions

• Only applicants from countries that have diplomatic relations with Taiwan can apply for the bachelor's programmes.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: * Countries that have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Only applicants from these countries are eligible to apply to the bachelor’s programs.
• You must be a citizen of a country on the list of countries eligible for the TaiwanICDF scholarship and meet any specific criteria set by your country.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Be a citizen of a country on the List of Countries Eligible for TaiwanICDF Scholarship, and satisfy any specific criteria established by his or her country and/or government of citizenship.
• You must not be a national of the Republic of China (Taiwan) or an overseas compatriot student.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Neither be a national of the Republic of China (Taiwan) nor an overseas compatriot student.
• You must meet the admission requirements of the partner university you apply to for a TaiwanICDF scholarship.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Satisfy the admission requirements of the partner university to which he or she has applied to study under a TaiwanICDF scholarship.
• You must be able to meet all the requirements for a Resident Visa (Code: FS) and an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) of the ROC (Taiwan) government; the scholarship can be revoked if you cannot.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Be able to satisfy all requirements for a Resident Visa (Code: FS) set by the Bureau of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) set by the Ministry of the Interior, of the ROC (Taiwan) government
• After accepting the TaiwanICDF scholarship, you must not hold another ROC (Taiwan) government-sponsored scholarship (such as the Taiwan Scholarship) in the same academic year.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Upon accepting a TaiwanICDF scholarship, not hold any other ROC (Taiwan) government-sponsored scholarship (such as the Taiwan Scholarship) in the same academic year in which the TaiwanICDF scholarship would be due to commence.
• You must never have had a scholarship revoked by an ROC (Taiwan) government agency or a related institution, and must never have been expelled from a Taiwanese university.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Have never had any scholarship revoked by any ROC (Taiwan) government agency or related institution, nor been expelled from any Taiwanese university.
• You can only apply for one programme at a time.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Please note that each applicant can only apply for one program at a time.

The real funding

What the opportunity pays, what is left for you to pay and the money to plan before leaving.

Fully funded

Tuition and living costs paid.

• The organisation does not say whether visa fees are paid.

Paid

Tuition, plane ticket and insurance

Allowance

NT$18,000 a month

When it is paid

The allowance is deposited every month into the student's local bank account.

Dates

Applications open

1 December 2026 at 00:00 GMT+8, time zone not specified

Applications close

15 March 2027

Application steps

In the order set by the programme. Open a step to see the details.

1. 1
   Step 1: Complete the online application on the TaiwanICDF Scholarship Online Application System.To do at the same time as: step 2

   With whom

   You (the applicant)

   By when

   15 March 2027

2. 2
   Step 2: Submit a separate programme application and all the admission documents required by the chosen TaiwanICDF partner university.To do at the same time as: step 1

   With whom

   You (the applicant)

   By when

   Before the admission deadline of the chosen partner university

Where to apply