For further details, please visit the official Taiwan Fellowship website:
https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/index.aspx
https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/index.aspx
Applications for the 2027 MOFA Taiwan Fellowship will be open from May 1 to June 30, 2026.
MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to award foreign experts and scholars interested in researches related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, Asia-Pacific region and Sinology, as well as research topics related to key policies such as comprehensive diplomacy, energy security, transnational repression, undersea cables, and global supply chain resilience to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan. MOFA Taiwan Fellowship is open for application in May and June every year and recipients will conduct their research in Taiwan as early as January the next year.
1. The Fellowship includes:
(1) Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of every month.
a. Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or associate research fellows: NT$60,000.
b. Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, doctoral program students, and other candidates recommended by ROC (Taiwan) missions: NT$50,000.
(2) One round-trip, economy-class ticket for the most direct route to Taiwan (The subsidy will be decided by MOFA in accordance with the relevant regulations).
(3) The terms of fellowship are 3 to 12 months.
(4) Accident insurance (plus a medical insurance for accidental injuries) coverage of NT$1 million.
2. Eligibility:
Recipients shall be foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, or doctoral program students at related departments of overseas universities, or are research fellows at an equivalent level in academic institutions abroad.
3. Miscellaneous:
(1) Fellowship administrator: Center for Chinese Studies at National Central Library: https://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/
(2) The year of 2027 online application period is from May 1 to June 30, 2026.
2027年外交部「臺灣獎助金」(MOFA Taiwan Fellowship)於2026年5月1日起至6月30日止開放受理申請。
請參考臺灣獎助金網站：
https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/index.aspx
https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/cht/index.aspx
外交部於2010年成立臺灣獎助金，旨在鼓勵全球對臺灣、兩岸關係、亞太區域、漢學研究等領域，以及與重要政策如總合外交、能源安全、跨國鎮壓、海底電纜及全球供應鏈韌性等相關研究主題有興趣之專家學者來我國各大學校院或學術機構進行研究，促進學術交流。開放申請時間為每年5-6月，受獎學人將自隔年1月起陸續來臺執行駐點研究計畫。
一、獎助項目：
(一) 研究補助費於每月月初發放，計分二級如下：
1.教授、副教授、研究員或副研究員：新臺幣六萬元。
2.助理教授、助理研究員、博士後研究、或博士候選人、博士生及其他經駐外館處推薦之人士：新臺幣五萬元。
(二) 補助最直接航程之經濟艙來回機票一張（補助金額上限依外交部規定）。
(三) 獎助期限最短三個月，最長以一年為限。
(四) 提供在臺研究期間意外傷害保險新臺幣一百萬元（附加意外傷害醫療保險）。
二、申請人資格：
國外大學相關系所（研究領域以臺灣、兩岸研究、中國研究、亞太研究、漢學研究之社會科學及人文領域為主）之外籍教授、副教授、助理教授、博士後研究、博士候選人、博士生、學術機構同等級別之研究人員，或經駐外館處推薦，研究主題與我國之外交或兩岸關係有關之人士。
三、其他說明：
(一) 辦理單位－國家圖書館漢學研究中心網址：https://ccs.ncl.edu.tw
(二) 2027年度獎助線上申請期間自2026年5月1日至6月30日止。
