Do you want to learn Mandarin in Taiwan?

The best way to learn a foreign language is to be in place where it is spoken. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines has announced various scholarship programs open to qualified Filipino students.

One of them is Huayu (Mandarin) Enrichment Scholarship which allows applicants to choose to pursue either 2 months or 3 months intensive Mandarin courses subject. A monthly stipend of 25, 000 NTD will be provided to cover all the expenses. Application is from February 1-March 31, 2017.

For more of this scholarship, please visit: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw

Other scholarship opportunities are:

1.Ministry of Education (MOE) Scholarship which gives 2 years scholarship for Master’s and 4 years for Doctoral Degree. MOE will shoulder 40, 000 NTD of the tuition and the remaining costs will be shouldered by the scholar. An additional 20, 000 NTD will be given every month as scholar’s stipend. Application is from February 1-April 30, 2017.

Website: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw

2. International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF) which covers full tuition fee, living expenses, economy class airfare tickets and textbook costs. Scholars pursuing Master’s will receive a monthly stipend of 15, 000 NTD and 20, 000 NTD for those pursuing Doctoral degrees. Application is from January 1-March 17, 2017.
Website: http://www.icdf.org.tw

3. Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) will also offer scholarship programs providing 2 years for Master’s and 3 years for Doctoral. A total of 30, 000 NTD monthly will be will be given to the recipient/s covering tuition fee, stipend and other expenses. Application is from February 1-March 31, 2017.

Website: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw

Interested applicants can only choose one scholarship program among these offerings and must need to process first their university admission in their preferred university in Taiwan. They also have to comply and submit necessary documents to TECO for review and recommendation based from the indicated deadlines of each program. Scholarship guidelines and additional requirements prescribed by TECO can be found at the official website of TECO in the Philippines at http://www.roc-taiwan.org/ph.

Dr. Gary Song-Huann Lin, Representative of Taiwan/ROC to the Philippines is hoping that more and more Filipinos will seize these opportunities to study and experience Taiwan, as the two countries share a lot of commonalities and could really work together. “Taiwan can offer the resources, knowledge and technology, while Philippines can complement it through its young talents who are willing to equip themselves and be trained”, Lin said.

For further information regarding these scholarship programs, you may visit the official website of TECO in the Philippines at http://www.roc-taiwan.org/ph or contact TECO’s Press Division at pressdivisionteco@gmail.com