1. Applicants must be a citizen of the Philippines with a secondary school graduation diploma or a post-secondary degree(s), and an excellent academic record, be of good moral character, and at least 18 years old upon application.
2. A person in any of the following categories is ineligible to apply:
- An ROC national or an overseas Chinese student.
- A person who already has and is continuing to maintain student status at any university/college in Taiwan or who has already registered to begin studies at such a university/college. This restriction does not apply to a student who will be graduating after completing a degree that year. They may apply for a Taiwan Scholarship to pursue a higher degree.
- A person who has already studied in Taiwan for a degree at the same level as the one in which they currently intend to enroll.
- An exchange student or dual/joint degree student who has been admitted to a university/college in Taiwan in accordance with an academic cooperation agreement between that university/college and an overseas university/college.
- A person who has already been a Taiwan Scholarship recipient for a total of five years.
- A person who has ever previously had their Taiwan Scholarship or MOE Huayu Enrichment Scholarship revoked.
- A person who has received any other scholarship or subsidy from any Taiwan Government institution (organization) or any education institution in Taiwan, apart from any subsidies provided for a Taiwan Scholarship recipient by their university/college t cover the outstanding amount if the total amount of their tuition and other fees exceeds the scholarship limit.
3. Applicants must apply directly to the university and college for admission within their designated application deadline. Each university/college sets its own application deadline.