The Ministry of Education of Taiwan (MOE) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) offers scholarships for a total of 60 months, divided into scholarships for the period of 6 and 3 months to citizens of Austria, Slovenia and Croatia in the academic year 2025/26 for the study of Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan.
Value of the Scholarship:
Monthly grant: 25,000 New Taiwan Dollars (approx. 737 €, exchange rate 08.01.2025 : 1€= 33.91 NTD).
Attention: fees like travel expenses, tuition fees and health insurance, etc. are not paid additionally.
Scholarship Period:
Scholarship for six months:
- September 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026,
- December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 or
- March 1 to August 31, 2026
Scholarship for three months:
- one trimester in the 2025/26 academic year (Sept.-Nov.; Dec.-Feb.; March-May; June-Aug.)
Application Qualifications:
- Austrian, Croatian or Slovenian citizenship
- Students are not eligible to apply if they
- have already received a Taiwan or Huayu Enrichment Scholarship in the past.
- are currently enrolled in a language or degree program in Taiwan.
- will be part of a student’s exchange-program in the academic year 2025/26.
- possess a Republic of China passport or are overseas Chinese students.
- For further details and regulations, please refer to the “Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES) International Student Directions”
Application Documents (to be uploaded online on https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/Apply):
- Headshot photo that is no older than three months
- Copy of passport and, if possible, proof of citizenship
- Copy of the completed application form for the language center of a Taiwanese university (see homepages of the respective universities or on www.studyintaiwan.org/chinese or on taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw)
- Copy of proof of highest completed education or diploma certificate (English)
- Copy of recent transcripts from school or university
- Two letters of recommendation (in Chinese, German or English)
- General study plan (“letter of motivation”) for your stay in Taiwan (in Chinese, German or English)
- [optional] TOCFL (Test of Chinese as a foreign language) confirmation of application or participation
Please note: Applicants who have registered for TOCFL 2025 will be given priority in the scholarship allocation process (more information on TOCFL).
Submission:
On https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/Apply and send a confirmation email to bildung@taipei.at
Submission deadline: 01 February to 15 April 2025
After the successful submission of all application materials, applicants will be invited to an interview between 5th and 15th of May 2025 (online, via webcam) with the Education Division in Austria. The list of candidates will be published until May 23rd, 2025. Candidates are required to submit their admission letters issued by the language center of the university together with the original, signed “Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Terms of Agreement” to the Education Division in Austria by June 16st, 2025.
For more information, please consult with:
Austria:
Education Division, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Vienna;
Tel.: +43/1/212 4720 88;
E-Mail: bildung@taipei.at
Slovenia:
Dr. Saša Istenič, Department of Asian & African Studies
E-Mail: sasa.istenic@ff.uni-lj.si
Ljubljana University / Askerceva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Croatia:
Prof. Zeljka Pitner, Office of International Relations, University of Zagreb
E-Mail: zpitner@unizg.hr
Trg Republike Hrvatske 14, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
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