The 2027 Taiwan Fellowship programme will be open for online applications from May 1 to June 30, 2026. Applicants should complete Online Application, print complete application form and send all application documents to Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. by post by June 30, 2026.
The Taiwan Fellowship was established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its purpose is to offer opportunities for conducting advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan to foreign experts and scholars who are interested in topics relating to the Republic of China (Taiwan), cross-strait relations, Asia-Pacific regional security, global cyber security and combatting fake news, sinology, as well as defence and strategy.
The fellowship includes a monthly stipend of NT$60,000 for professors, associate professors, research fellows and associate research fellows, while assistant professors, assistant research fellows, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates and doctoral programme students are entitled to a NT$50,000 monthly stipend. Recipients are also entitled to one round-trip economy-class ticket for the most direct route between their country of residence to Taiwan (the subsidy for travel will be decided by MOFA in accordance with the relevant guidelines).
The recipients of the fellowship can begin their research in Taiwan in January 2027. The duration of the programme is from 3 to 12 months and must be within the year 2027. The fellowship cannot extend into 2028 (i.e. to obtain a full 12 months the recipient must begin the fellowship in January 2027 and end by December of the same year).
For more information, please visit:
https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/apply.aspx
