The NCHU Taiwan Government Scholarships are three separate Taiwanese government awards that international students can hold while studying at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in Taichung, Taiwan.
The Ministry of Education funds the MOE Taiwan Scholarship, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs funds the MOFA Taiwan Scholarship, and the National Science and Technology Council funds the NSTC Graduate Research Fellowship.
All three cover study at the bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral level, and the largest single payment is the NSTC fellowship’s NT$40,000 monthly stipend for up to three years of PhD research.
NCHU’s Office of International Affairs lists the schemes but does not run the selection, so it cannot tell you when money will arrive.
The MOE and MOFA rounds usually run from 1 February to 31 March, and the dates can shift, so confirm the 2027 window on the official page before you plan anything.
| Provider | Taiwanese government: MOE, MOFA, NSTC |
| Study level | Bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral |
| Host country | Taiwan (NCHU, Taichung) |
| Funding | NT$15,000–40,000 monthly stipends; MOE waives tuition |
| Deadline | Applications usually close around March; the exact date is posted on the official page when the round opens. |
| Who can apply | International students, not Taiwanese nationals or compatriots |
| Subjects | All fields taught at NCHU |
| Duration | Up to 4 years; NSTC up to 3 years |
Degree Level
NCHU Taiwan Government Scholarships 2027 for BS, MS and PhD is available to undertake Masters, PhD, Bachelor level programs at Taiwan Universities, National Chung Hsing University (NCHU).
Bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral study at NCHU, depending on the scheme. The NSTC fellowship is open to PhD students only.
Available Subjects
The following subjects are available to study under this scholarship program.
- All Subjects
All fields taught at NCHU qualify; none of the three schemes limits applicants to named subjects.
- All subjects offered by National Chung Hsing University
You must first be admitted to an NCHU degree programme, so check the available degree programmes list before you apply.
Benefits at a glance
| Scheme | What you get | Duration |
| MOE Taiwan Scholarship | NT$20,000 monthly stipend for graduate students, NT$15,000 monthly for undergraduates; tuition and miscellaneous fees waived at NT$40,000 per semester (insurance, internet and accommodation excluded) | PhD up to 4 years; master’s up to 2 years; bachelor’s up to 4 years; 5 years maximum across combined programmes |
| MOFA Taiwan Scholarship | NT$33,000 monthly stipend; holders pay tuition at the local student rate | PhD up to 4 years; master’s up to 2 years; bachelor’s up to 4 years |
| NSTC Graduate Research Fellowship | NT$40,000 monthly stipend | Up to 3 years |
Stipends are paid at the end of each month from the start of the academic year in September. January payments can slip because of the fiscal year change and February payments around Chinese New Year, so budget for that gap.
Eligible Nationalities
Open to international students who are neither Taiwanese nationals nor overseas Taiwanese compatriots. Applicants from Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China cannot take the NSTC Graduate Research Fellowship.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the MOE and MOFA Taiwan Scholarships, applicants generally need to:
- Hold a high school diploma or higher and show good performance at your most recent institution.
- Be neither a Taiwanese national nor an overseas Taiwanese compatriot.
- Have never enrolled in a Taiwanese institution for the same degree level you are now applying for.
- Not be an exchange student under an academic cooperation agreement between an overseas university and a Taiwanese institution.
- Have no record of a revoked MOE or other government-sponsored scholarship; MOFA also bars anyone whose ROC government scholarship was revoked.
- Not hold another ROC government scholarship or subsidy at the same time.
For the NSTC Graduate Research Fellowship, applicants must:
- Be a foreign first-year PhD student enrolled in the first semester of the current year, including February and September registrations.
- Not hold full-time paid employment or part-time student status tied to a job.
- Not be from Hong Kong, Macau, or mainland China.
- Not be on leave of absence or unregistered after admission.
- Not receive another ROC government scholarship or subsidy concurrently.
Required Documents
- Previous semester’s transcript (for renewal)
- Valid ARC (for renewal)
- Proof of tuition payment or registration (for renewal)
- Referee details, for thesis-stage graduate students applying for renewal
How Winners Are Selected
Selection is run by the Taiwanese government agencies, not by NCHU’s Office of International Affairs.
- MOE and MOFA applications go through the Taiwan Scholarship programme, which runs its own review.
- NSTC fellowship applications follow announcements from NCHU’s Office of Research and Development.
- Recipients must re-register each semester and renew online with transcript, ARC, and tuition proof.
- Failing the grade standard cancels the award the following semester; two consecutive failures revoke it.
Application Procedure
Read the official government scholarship page
- Start at the NCHU Office of International Affairs Government Scholarships page. It sets out each scheme’s rules and points to the Taiwan Scholarship programme site where applications are handled.
Choose your scheme and degree programme
- Decide whether you are applying under MOE, MOFA or NSTC, then pick an NCHU programme at the level you qualify for. The NSTC route is only for first-year PhD students.
Apply to NCHU separately
- The scholarship does not replace admission. Submit your NCHU degree application through the Office of International Affairs and check the eligibility and required documents pages for international applicants.
Prepare your documents
Gather the paperwork the scheme asks for before the window opens. For renewals later on, NCHU asks for:
- Previous semester’s transcript
- Valid ARC
- Proof of tuition payment or registration
- Referee details, if you are a thesis-stage graduate student with no courses enrolled
Submit the scholarship application
- Apply through the channel named for your scheme: the Taiwan Scholarship programme site for MOE and MOFA, and the NCHU Office of Research and Development announcement for NSTC. Keep proof of submission.
Register and renew each semester
Recipients must complete registration before each semester starts and renew online with transcript, ARC, and tuition proof.
Failing the grade standard cancels the award the following semester; two consecutive failures revoke it.
