Entitlements: The total scholarship, including airfare (round-trip),
housing, tuition, credit fees, insurance, textbook costs and a
monthly allowance will be provided by the TaiwanICDF to each
student within his/her given award period. The scholarship is
itemized as follows:
1. Airfare: The TaiwanICDF shall arrange your most-direct flights
to and from Taiwan with Economy Class tickets. Every airline
has its own carry-on and check-in luggage policy, including for
weight limits and transporting pets. Applicants have been
advised to check with the airlines for details before departure.
2. Housing: All students must reside in the student dormitories.
3. Tuition fee: The TaiwanICDF will cover the tuition fee as
required by the student’s university.
4. Credit fees: Credit fees vary with the number of credits
registered. Credit fees will also be covered as required by the
student’s university.
5. Insurance: While in Taiwan, in addition to the mandatory
student safety insurance set by the Ministry of Education, each
student must be insured for accidental and necessary medical
coverage. Insurance fees will be covered for the entire duration
of the program.
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6. Book costs: Purchasing textbooks as required by the
instructors shall be subject to the approval of the director of the
student’s institute
7. Allowance:
(1). Master’s Program: Each student shall receive
NT$18,000 per month during the period of the program
as allowance for food and miscellaneous living expenses.
The sum will be deposited monthly into the student’s
local bank account.
(2). Ph.D. Program: Each student shall receive NT$20,000
per month during the period of the program as allowance
for food and miscellaneous living expenses. The sum
will be deposited monthly into the student’s local bank
account.

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.
2. Neither be a national of the Republic of China (Taiwan) nor an
overseas compatriot student.
3. Satisfy the admission requirements of the partner university to
which he or she has applied to study under a TaiwanICDF
scholarship.
4. 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 (this
means that the TaiwanICDF has the right to revoke a
scholarship offered if an applicant cannot satisfy the visa
requirements).
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5. 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.
6. Not be applying for another TaiwanICDF scholarship in
unbroken succession to apply for a 2024 scholarship, applicants
who have already held a TaiwanICDF scholarship, MOFA’s
Taiwan Scholarship or an MOE scholarship must have
graduated before July 31, 2023.
7. Provide the highest-level diploma before July 31,2024.
Applicants unable to obtain the certificate by this date may
instead apply for next year’s scholarship.
8. Have never had any scholarship revoked by any ROC (Taiwan)
government agency or related institution, nor been expelled
from any Taiwanese university.

Asia Pacific West Asia Africa Caribbean
Fiji
India
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
*Marshall Islands
Myanmar
*Nauru
*Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Timor-Leste
*Tuvalu
Vietnam
Jordan
Mongolia
Russia
Türkiye
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
*Eswatini
Ethiopia
Kenya
South Africa
Somaliland
Tanzania
Uganda
*Haiti
*St. Kitts and Nevis
*St. Lucia
*St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Central America South America Europe
*Belize
*Guatemala
Mexico
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Ecuador
*Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary
Kosovo
Latvia
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Poland
Serbia

To the Application System &
Meet the University Requirements
 To the Application System
Applicants must complete an online application. Please go to
TaiwanICDF Scholarship Online Application System to fill in
your application and upload application materials (Application
Dates: December 1, 2023 - March 15, 2024). Submit the
documents to your country's ROC (Taiwan) Embassy/Consulate
General/ Representative Office stationed in your country if
necessary.
Please note that each applicant can only apply for one
program at a time. The applicant also needs to submit a
separate program application to his/her chosen universities.
 Meet the University Requirements
In addition to the above documents requested as part of their
scholarship application, applicants should also submit all
documents required by the TaiwanICDF partner schools that
they are applying to before the admissions deadline of that
university. For detailed information on such documents, please
refer to the 2024 TaiwanICDF International Higher Education
Scholarship Program Information.