The Government of Taiwan is offering fully funded MOE Taiwan Scholarships to Nigerians in a bid to encourage them to study in Taiwanese universities.
The scholarship fully covers tuition fees worth $2,500, and a living allowance worth $7,500 annually.
Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: Taiwan
- Category: Undergraduate Scholarships | Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | PhD Scholarships
- Eligible Countries: Nigeria
- Reward: Full Scholarship | $7,500 Living Stipend per year
- No IELTS Required
- Deadline: May 15, 2025
Scholarship Details
The MOE Taiwan Scholarship is granted by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education to encourage outstanding Nigeria students (excluding students from Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau) to undertake degree programs in Taiwan.
The scholarship offers study opportunities for a wide range of disciplines at universities in Taiwan.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for The MOE Taiwan Scholarship, applicants must:
- Be high school graduate or above, with an excellent academic performance in most recent formal academic experience, of good moral character, and does not possess criminal records.
- Be citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
- Not be a national of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
- Not be a R.O.C. (Taiwan) Overseas Compatriot student.
- Have never enrolled in Taiwan for the same level of degree studies.
- Not be an exchange student in accordance with any agreements of cooperation between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a Taiwan Scholarship.
- Have never received the scholarship to undertake any degree programs for more than the total award period of 5 years.
- Have never been disqualified from a Taiwan Scholarship.
- Not be a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or by any other educational institution in Taiwan.
Scholarship Benefits
Successful applicants of this scholarship will receive:
- NTD 40,000 (approximately US$1,250) each semester for each recipient’s approved tuition and miscellaneous expenses.
- Living allowance:
- Undergraduate : A monthly stipend of NTD15,000 (approximately US$468) ;
- Master: A monthly stipend of NTD20,000 (approximately US$625) ;
- Doctoral: A monthly stipend of NTD20,000 (approximately US$625).
Required Documents
To apply for this scholarship, applicants must prepare:
- A complete Taiwan Scholarship Application Form
- A photocopy of the applicant’s Nigerian passport
- A photocopy of diploma and transcript of highest degree obtained (Please obtain an authenticated translation if the original is not in English or Chinese. Translated documents must be authenticated by a Taiwan representative office.)
- A photocopy of an application for admission to a participating university in Taiwan(for example, photocopies of the application fee remittance, the application form, and a notice or email from the university/college acknowledging receipt of the application.)
- A photocopy of language proficiency proof
How to Apply
To apply for The MOE Taiwan Scholarship:
- Visit Taiwan’s Ministry of Education website.
- You must apply directly for admission within the deadlines specified by the individual universities for the Taiwan Scholarship.
- Selection of applicants will be based on a comprehensive review of documents and, if necessary, may include an interview.
- Applicants will be notified of scholarship decisions by May 30, 2025.
- Applicants awarded a Taiwan Scholarship will be required to submit proof/letter of admission to their university/college to Taipei Trade Office by June 30, 2025. Once admission is confirmed, the said Office will issue an official Certificate of Scholarship to the award recipient.
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