Ministry of Education Huayu Enrichment Scholarship

For application receipt, review and selection, applicants must send their completed documents to the Taiwan representative office, closest to their home countries' permanent residence . In principle, the application period is from February 1 st through March 31 st of each year, unless individual Taiwan 's representative offices specify otherwise. For application guidelines and forms, scholarship quotas, as well as information about the selection process and outcome announcement, applicants may directly contact the relevant representative offices at the end of January. A complete application includes the following materials: a. A completed application form. b. Photocopy of passport or other nationality certificates. c. Photocopy of the highest-level diploma and a complete grade transcript.

d. Supporting admission application material (e.g. photocopy of application form). Additional documents, if any, to be specified by individual representative offices.

An applicant must meet all of the following criteria: a. Possess prior excellent academic performance and be of good moral character. b. Does not hold the Republic of China (Taiwan) nationality. c. Does not have the status of an overseas Chinese student. d. Is not a current student either at a Mandarin training center, or at a university/college in Taiwan. e. Is not an exchange student in accordance with a cooperation agreement between an international university/college and an educationa l institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a HES scholarship. f. Has not previously received an award either under this scholarship program or the Scholarship Program of Taiwan. g. Is not a current recipient of a scholarship or subsidy being offered by any one of government or educational institutions in Taiwan. Those who are financially self-supporting while undertaking their degree or Mandarin studies in Taiwan may be eligible to apply for HES awards, upon completion of their current programs of study.