Introduction
The Taiwan Fellowship is
established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to award foreign
experts and scholars interested in researches related to Taiwan,
cross-strait relations, mainland China, Asia-Pacific region and
Chinese studies to conduct advanced research at universities or academic
institutions in Taiwan. The Taiwan Fellowship, echoing the
APEC Scholarship Initiative, provides 12 Chinese Taipei APEC Fellowship
openings per year exclusively for scholars and experts from developing
APEC economies. The application process will begin in May 2017, and
recipients will begin their research in Taiwan in January 2018.
1.Financial assistance
(1) Monthly grants
are paid at the beginning of every month.
a. Professors,
associate professors, research fellows, or associate research fellows:
NT$60,000.
b. Assistant
professors, assistant research fellows, or doctoral candidates:
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.
2.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 are research
fellows at an equivalent level in academic institutions abroad.
3.Miscellaneous
(1)Fellowship
administrator: Center for Chinese Studies at National Central
Library: http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/
(2)The year
of 2018 online application period will be from May 1 to June 30, 2017.
(3)Contact person:
Ms. Aurora Lee
Tel:
+886-2-2361-9132 #317
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