ou can apply for the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship and other MOE scholarships through your local Taipei Economic and Cultural Center. A number of countries have established special educational cooperation agreements with the ROC Ministry of Education and provide a monthly stipend of NT$ 25,000. A student selected for this award is responsible for all tuition fees, housing, health insurance, travel costs and any other fees or/and expenses. You can contact the ROC embassy or representative office in your country for more information. The deadline for applying for those scholarships are March 31st each year. For more information visit Study in Taiwan.

The following is a list of some of the websites that contain more information about special scholarships for a number of countries:

Scholarships for British Students
Scholarships for US Students
Scholarships for Canadian Students
Scholarships for Singaporean Students
Scholarships for Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Central and East European Countries

Australian citizens can open the following Word document to read more about the conditions for the special scholarship offered by the Ministry of Education.

You should be informed that students who have been awarded special scholarships by the Ministry of Education in their home country will receive their first funds at the end of the first month and at the end of every subsequent month. Students should thereforeensure that they have adequate funds available to pay school fees (if not covered by the scholarship) and for their first month in Taiwan.

For your information, in 1999, 170 Special Scholarships of the Ministry of Education and 479 General Scholarships were granted to foreign students.