Applications are Open for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Taiwan Fellowship

Name of the Event: MOFA Taiwan Fellowship

Date: January 2026

Place: Taiwan

Last Date of Application: 30 June 2025

Link to Apply:

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MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to award foreign experts and scholars interested in research related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, the Asia-Pacific region and Sinology to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan.

Financial assistance:

1. Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of every month.

   • Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or associate research fellows- NT$60,000

   • Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, doctoral program students, and other candidates recommended by ROC (Taiwan) missions- NT$50,000.

     
     

2. 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).

   
   

3. The terms of fellowship are 3 to 12 months.

   
   

4. Accident insurance (plus a medical insurance for accidental injuries) coverage of NT$1 million.

   
   

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 be research fellows at an equivalent level in academic institutions abroad.

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - twfellowship@ncl.edu.tw