Scholarship

Eligibility 

1. Be above the age of 18.

2. Is currently a full-time undergraduate or graduate student of one of the following universities:

   • Indiana University 

   • Temple University

   • Harvard University

   • The University of Texas at Austin

   • Washington University in St. Louis 

   • University of St Andrews

   • Michigan State University

   • Cornell University

   • University of Oslo

   • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

3. Does not have a R.O.C. citizenship and does not possess an overseas Chinese student status at the time of their application.

4. Is not currently a registered student at a Mandarin training center, nor has been a degree-seeking student at any university or college in Taiwan.

5. Is not simultaneously a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by other government agency or any other educational institutions in Taiwan.

Scholarship Fund

BEST Program for the monthly scholarship:

1. The awarded student shall receive a monthly scholarship of NT $25,000 (approx. US $800) during their attendance in the program. 

2. Students must read and adhere to the Scholarship guidelines.

3. The amount of scholarship received depends on the length of the period: one or multiple quarter-long courses (9-12 weeks) at ICLP or CLD. Dates of attendance will depend on which quarter the student selects to enroll in. 

4. The awarded student must open a bank account in Taiwan. The scholarship will be directly transferred to that account monthly with passed attendance.

5. The Scholarship will be suspended for one month if the recipient has missed 20% or more of their language course (including excused absences) within a single month. 

6. Students are required to activate the overseas withdrawals feature for the ATM card to ensure that they can received their last month scholarship after leaving Taiwan. 

BEST Program for the short-term scholarship:

1. The awarded student shall receive a scholarship of NT$6,000 (approx. US $200) per week for the duration of their attendance in the program.

2. Students should enroll in the NTU Plus Academy - Chinese Language and Culture program.

3. The awarded student shall physically arrive in Taiwan and check in with the BEST program team before receiving the scholarship.

How to apply? 

BEST Program for the monthly scholarship: 

Please directly contact the coordinator/faculty at your university.

1. Indiana University - Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures 

ealc@indiana.edu

2. Temple University - Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses 

Lotte Buiting  

lotte.buiting@temple.edu 

3. The University of Texas at Austin - Department of Asian Studies & Center for Taiwan Studies

Yi-Chun Lin, Assistant Professor of Instruction

yichunlin@austin.utexas.edu

4. Washington University in St. Louis - Overseas Programs 

Carrie Canham, Assistant Director  

mosebach@wustl.edu 

5. University of St Andrews - Chinese Studies Department 

Dr. Yvonne Chi, Associate Lecturer

yfc3@st-andrews.ac.uk 

6. Michigan State University - College of Arts & Letters Excel Network 

Dr. Tze-Lan Sang, Director of Chinese Program 

tzelan@msu.edu 

7. Cornell University - Department of Asian Studies 

Dr. Stephanie A. H. Divo, Coordinator, Chinese Language Program 

sah36@cornell.edu

8. University of Oslo - Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
   Dr. Halvor Eifring, Professor
   halvor.eifring@ikos.uio.no

9. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
   Dr. Li-ling Hsiao, In-Coming Chair and Associate Professor
   hsiaoll@email.unc.edu

10. Harvard University - 

ichuayubest@ntu.edu.tw

BEST Program for the short-term scholarship: Please click on this page for more information on applying.