I. To implement the Taiwan Fellowship (hereinafter referred to as the
Fellowship ””), and encourage experts and scholars overseas who are
interested in topics related to the Republic of China ( Taiwan )), cross s trait
relat ions, m ainland China, the Asia Pacific and Sinology to pursue
advanced studies at Taiwan’s uni versities , colleges or research institutions ,
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China ( Taiwan )
has issued the following guidelines.
II. A scholar’s field of study should be in the social sciences and humanities ,
with a topic related to Taiwan, cross strait relations, mainland China, the
Asia Pacific and Sinology.
III. The F ellowship recipients (herein referred to as “the recipients ””) ar e as
follows:
A. foreign nationals who are 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
B. candidates recommended by ROC (Taiwan) overseas missions with a
field of study on Taiwan’s foreign relations or cross strait relations.
Those who are
currently conducting research, teaching or studying in
Taiwan are in eligible.
IV. Th e F ellowship includes the following:
A. Ticket subsidy:
1 The recipients will be entitled to one direct round trip
economy class ticket subsidized between their country of residence
and Taiwan.
2 Ticket s will be subsi dized according to the actual purchasing price,
but with a maximum subsidy for each area as follows:
a) Northeast and Southeast Asia: N T 3 5,000;
b) Europe and West Asia: NT$60,000;
c) North America: NT$ 5 5,000;
d) Central and South America: NT$75,,000;000;
e) Africa: NT$90,000;Africa: NT$90,000;
f) OceaniOceaniaa:: NT$65,000.NT$65,000.
3. After the After the recipientsrecipients arrive in Taiwan, they must submit the arrive in Taiwan, they must submit the following documents and sign receiptfollowing documents and sign receiptss to apply for to apply for the the subsidy: subsidy:
a) stub of their tickets stub of their tickets or eor e--tickets; tickets;
b) receiptreceipts fors for their tickets or their tickets or othother er paperpaperwork work proving payment proving payment was madewas made..
B. MMonthly sonthly stipendstipends areare as followsas follows::
1.. Professors, associate professors, research fellows, Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or or associate associate research fellows: NT$60,000research fellows: NT$60,000; and; and
2.. Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, postpost--doctoral doctoral researcheresearchersrs,, doctoral candidatesdoctoral candidates, doctoral program students, and , doctoral program students, and other candidates recommended by ROC (Taiwan) missionsother candidates recommended by ROC (Taiwan) missions:: NT$50,000.NT$50,000.
3 .. The minimum duration of The minimum duration of a a fellowshipfellowship is is three three months, and the months, and the maximum maximum one one year.year.
C. Group accident insurance is provided during thGroup accident insurance is provided during the term of research in e term of research in Taiwan (NT$1 million for an accidental death, and NT$50,000 forTaiwan (NT$1 million for an accidental death, and NT$50,000 for accident injury medical benefitsaccident injury medical benefits.).)
V. The total number of The total number of recipients recipients is subject to is subject to MOFA’s MOFA’s annual budget.annual budget.
VI. Applicants should Applicants should first first submit submit an an onon--line application line application forform m and and then then submit submit the the following following documents to the ROC Embassy or Representative Office in documents to the ROC Embassy or Representative Office in or nearest to or nearest to their countrtheir countryy of residenceof residence, as appropriate,, as appropriate, for preliminary for preliminary review:review:
A. Application formApplication form;;
B. Resume (including a publication list)Resume (including a publication list);;
C. Research proposal (Research proposal (Three pages in Three pages in principleprinciple using ausing a standard standard research research formatformat));; andand
D. Two lTwo letteretterss of recommendationof recommendation,, or or oneone letter of recommendation and letter of recommendation and oneone letter of consent from the chief administrator of theletter of consent from the chief administrator of theirir instituteinstitute..