MANDARIN CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP FOR TAIWAN HUAYU ENRICHMENT SCHOLARSHIP (HES)

The Ministry of Education of Taiwan (MOE) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) offers scholarships for a total of 60 months, divided into scholarships for the period of 6 and 3 months to citizens of Austria, Slovenia and Croatia in the academic year 2025/26 for the study of Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan.

SCHOLARSHIP: Monthly grant: 28,000 New Taiwan Dollars (approx. 826€, exchange rate 08.01.2025 : 1€= 33.91 NTD). Attention: fees like travel expenses, tuition fees and health insurance, etc. are not paid additionally.

SCHOLARSHIP PERIOD: Scholarship for six months: September 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026, December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026 or March 1 to August 31, 2026 Scholarship for three months: one trimester in the 2025/26 academic year (Sept.-Nov.; Dec.-Feb.; March-May; June-Aug.)

APPLICATION QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Austrian, Croatian or Slovenian citizenship
  • Students are not eligible to apply if they o have already received a Taiwan or Huayu Enrichment Scholarship in the past. o are currently enrolled in a language or degree program in Taiwan.
  • will be part of a student’s exchange-program in the academic year 2025/26.
  • possess a Republic of China passport or are overseas Chinese students.
  • For further details and regulations, please refer to the “Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES) International Student Directions” on our website (see QR code on flip side)

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS (to be uploaded online on https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/Apply):

  • Headshot photo that is no older than three months
  • Copy of passport and, if possible, proof of citizenship
  • Copy of the completed application form for the language center of a Taiwanese university (see homepages of the respective universities or on www.studyintaiwan.org/chinese
  • Copy of proof of highest completed education or diploma certificate (English)
  • Copy of recent transcripts from school or university
  • Two letters of recommendation (in Chinese, German or English)
  • General study plan (“letter of motivation”) for your stay in Taiwan (in Chinese, German or English)
  • [optional] TOCFL (Test of Chinese as a foreign language) confirmation of application or participation

For more information, please refer to the attached PDF

MANDARIN CHINESE SCHOLARSHIP FOR TAIWAN HUAYU ENRICHMENT SCHOLARSHIP (HES)