The Taiwan Fellowship was established in 2010 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and supports scholars to conduct advanced research at a university or academic institution in Taiwan in fields related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, mainland China, the Asia-Pacific region, or Chinese studies. Since its establishment, the Fellowship has supported 346 experts and we would like to welcome even more outstanding research.

Eligibility:

• 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;
• 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 ineligible.