The NTU Scholarships 2026, premier study in Taiwan opportunities, invite international students from over 40 countries to pursue Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD degrees at National Taiwan University (NTU), ranked #1 in Taiwan, #20 in Asia, and #69 globally (QS World University Rankings 2020). Located in Taipei, NTU hosts 32,000+ students, including 5,000+ international scholars, offering 300+ programs in engineering, business analytics, computer science, environmental science, medicine, social sciences, humanities, and agriculture for the February or September 2026 intake. These fully funded scholarships Taiwan and partially funded awards empower global academic trailblazers to drive innovation, aligning with Taiwan’s $30 billion USD R&D investment (2024).

NTU’s degree programs, available in English, Chinese, or both, span 16 colleges, 56 departments, and 133 graduate institutes, with 8,000+ courses annually. Scholars access world-class facilities, including NTU’s 60+ research centers, such as the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Robotics, Taiwan Earthquake Research Center, and Institute of Biotechnology, collaborating with industry leaders like TSMC, MediaTek, and Academia Sinica on projects in AI, sustainable technology, biomedicine, and climate resilience, with 85% securing global career roles post-graduation. Non-degree offerings, including summer schools, research internships, and Mandarin language programs, enrich the transformative Taiwanese education experience, supported by initiatives like the TaiwanICDF Scholarship and MOE Taiwan Scholarship for non-Taiwan Scholarship awardees.

The scholarships foster global professional networks. Scholars engage in research symposia, innovation hackathons, and cross-cultural initiatives, connecting with peers and mentors across 60+ countries through NTU’s partnerships with institutions like MIT, Kyoto University, and ETH Zurich. Events such as Taipei Tech Summit, NTU International Culture Festival, and Taiwan Innovation Awards enhance the research-driven campus, with 80% forming international career ties. NTU’s Global Lounge and student organizations, like the NTU International Student Association, promote collaboration, aligning with Taiwan’s Vision 2030 for global talent exchange.

Studying in Taipei, scholars explore landmarks like Taipei Night Market, Yangmingshan National Park, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, or Sun Moon Lake, immersing in Taiwanese cultural vibrancy. Events like Taiwan Lantern Festival, Taipei Film Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, or Shilin Night Market’s culinary scene deepen engagement. NTU’s campuses, equipped with advanced labs, digital libraries, and green innovation hubs, support global academic excellence, with connectivity to Singapore, Seoul, and San Francisco. Taipei’s safe, dynamic environment (QS Best Student Cities 2025: #25) complements academic pursuits, ideal for international students.

Candidates select a program, check the scholarship option during the online degree application, and may submit a research proposal or attend interviews. Join NTU’s global cohort to champion academic innovation, embrace Taiwanese cultural diversity, and redefine career horizons with NTU Scholarships 2026!

NTU Scholarships in Taiwan 2026 :

Host Country:

•Taiwan

Host Institution:

•National Taiwan University

Degree Level:

•Summer school
•Bachelor’s Degree Program
•Master’s Degree Program
•PhD Degree Program

Duration of Degree Program:

•Summer school—2 months
•Bachelor’s Degree Program—4 years
•Master’s Degree Program—2 years
•PhD Degree Program—3 years

Courses Offered:

•Electrical and Computer Engineering
•Semiconductor Technology
•Photonics
•Engineering
•Sciences
•Biological Science and Technology
•Management
•Humanities and Social Sciences
•Law

Categories of NTU Scholarships:

NTU Undergraduate Scholarships in Taiwan:

•Financial Assistance Grant for International Students.

•Scholarship for Overseas Chinese Students and Hong Kong and Macau Students admitted through Recommendation by Overseas High Schools.

•College/Department Scholarship.

NTU Graduate Scholarships in Taiwan:

•Outstanding International Graduate Student Scholarship.

•Scholarship for Latin America and Caribbean Project.

NTU Government Scholarships in Taiwan:

•MOFA Taiwan Scholarship.

•MOE Taiwan Scholarship.

•MOE Huayu Enrichment Scholarship.

•MOST Taiwan Scholarship.

•Taiwan/Republic of China-PIFS Scholarship Scheme.

Project Scholarships:

•Elite Scholarship Program.

•ITRI & NTU Coordinated Graduate Program.

•Taipei City ICT Southern Diamond Talent Convergence Plan.

Other NTU Scholarships:

•Mekong 1000 Project.

•Aceh Governmental Project.

•Fulbright Scholarship.

•Taiwan ICDF Scholarship.

•NTU-SEARCA Joint Scholarship Program on Global Agriculture Technology and Genomic Science.

NTU Undergraduate Scholarships in Taiwan:

Financial Assistance Grant for International Students:

• Applicants must pay a USD 39 registration fee.

Eligibility Criteria:

•All international students may apply.

•It is a 4-year degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in high school.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver.

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 200 will be provided.

Scholarship for Overseas Chinese Students and Hong Kong and Macau Students admitted through Recommendation by Overseas High Schools:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All international students may apply.

•It is a 4-year degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in high school.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver.

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 200 will be provided.

College/Department Scholarship:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All international students may apply.

•It is a 4-year degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in high school.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver.

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 200 will be provided.

NTU Graduate Scholarships in Taiwan:

Outstanding International Graduate Student Scholarship:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All international students may apply.

•A candidate can apply for the master's and Ph.D. degree programs.

•They are a 2- and 3-year degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in a bachelor’s and master’s degree program.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver for the master’s and Ph.D. degree
programs.

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 200 will be provided to the master’s degree students.

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 265 will be provided to the Ph.D. degree students.

Scholarship for Latin America and Caribbean Project:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All students who belong to the countries that have diplomatic relations with Taiwan may apply.

•A candidate can apply for the master’s and Ph.D. degree programs.

•They are a 2- and 3-year degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in a bachelor’s and master’s degree program.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver for the master’s and Ph.D. degree
programs.

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 200 will be provided to the master’s and Ph.D. degree programs.

NTU Government Scholarships in Taiwan:

MOFA Taiwan Scholarship:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All international students may apply.

•A candidate can apply for bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degree programs.

•They are 4-, 2-, and 3-year degree programs.

•A candidate must have good performance in high school applying for a bachelor’s degree
Program.

•A candidate must have good performance in a bachelor’s and master’s degree program who are applying for master's and Ph.D. programs.

•A candidate needs to take a pre-degree language program for a year.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver for the master’s and Ph.D. degree programs.

•For a pre-degree language program, USD 333 as a monthly stipend will be provided.

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 1000 will be provided to the bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degree programs.

MOE Taiwan Scholarship:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All international students may apply.

•A candidate can apply for bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degree programs.

•They are 4-, 2-, and 3-year degree programs.

•A candidate must have good performance in high school applying for a bachelor’s degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in a bachelor’s and master’s degree program who are applying for master's and Ph.D. programs.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver of up to USD 1,333 for bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degree program students.

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 666 will be provided to the master's and Ph.D. degree students.

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 500 will be provided to the bachelor’s students.

MOE Huayu Enrichment Scholarship:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All students who are taking Mandarin language studies may apply.

•It is a 2-month non-degree program.

Benefits:

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 833 will be provided.

MOST Taiwan Scholarship:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All international students may apply.

•A candidate can apply for the master's and Ph.D. degree programs.

•They are a 2- and 3-years degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in a bachelor’s and master’s degree program.

Benefits:

•A monthly stipend of up to USD 1000 will be provided to the master's and Ph.D. degree students.

Taiwan/Republic of China-PIFS Scholarship Scheme:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All students belonging to the Forum Island Countries may apply.

•A candidate can apply for bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degree programs.

•They are 4-, 2-, and 3-year degree programs.

•A candidate must have good performance in a high school, bachelor’s, and master’s degree program.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver for bachelors, masters, and doctoral degree programs.

•A tuition fee waiver will be provided.

•A travel allowance will be provided for return tickets.

•Medical insurance will be covered.

Project Scholarships:

Elite Scholarship Program:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All lecturers who belong to Southeast Asia or Africa may apply.

•A candidate can apply for the master's and Ph.D. degree programs.

•They are a 2- and 3-year degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in a master’s and bachelor’s degree program.

Benefits:

•A monthly stipend of up to TWD 25,000 will be provided to the master's and Ph.D. degree programs.

ITRI & NTU Coordinated Graduate Program:

Eligibility Criteria:

•All Vietnamese, Indonesian, Philippine, Thai, Indian or Malaysian students may apply.

•A candidate can apply for the master's and Ph.D. degree programs.

•They are 2- and 4-year degree programs.

•A candidate must have good performance in a bachelor’s and master’s degree program.

Benefits:

•A monthly stipend of up to TWD 10,000 will be provided to the master's and Ph.D. degree students.

•A one-way air ticket to the host country.

•Summer Internship will also be included.

•Accommodation allowance will be provided.

•A tuition fee waiver for up to TWD 80,000 will be provided.

Other Scholarships:

Mekong 1000 Project:

Eligibility Criteria:

•Only Vietnamese students may apply.

•A candidate can apply for master's and Ph.D. degree programs.

•They are 2- and 3-year degree programs.

•A candidate must have good performance in a bachelor’s and master’s degree program who are applying for master's and Ph.D. programs.

•All students need to apply first to the Can Tho University, Vietnam.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver for the master’s and Ph.D. degree
programs.

•A round-trip ticket will be provided.

Aceh Governmental Project:

Eligibility Criteria:

•Only Aceh, Indonesian students may apply.

•A candidate can apply for a Ph.D. degree program.

•It is a 3-year degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in the master’s degree program.

•All students need to apply first to the government of Aceh province of Indonesia.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver for the master’s and Ph.D. degree
programs.

•A round-trip ticket will be provided.

•Medical insurance will be covered.

Fulbright Scholarship:

Eligibility Criteria:

•Only American students may apply.

•A candidate can apply for a master’s degree program in the field of Agricultural Economics.

•It is a 2-year degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in a bachelor’s degree program.

•All students need to apply first to the government of Aceh province of Indonesia.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver for the master’s degree program.

•A yearly stipend of up to USD 25,000 will be provided.

•A round-trip ticket will be provided.

•Accommodation will be provided.

•Medical insurance will be covered.

Taiwan ICDF Scholarship:

Eligibility Criteria:

•Only limited citizen students may apply. (visit the official website for it).

•A candidate can apply for a master’s degree program in the field of Agricultural Economics.

•It is a 2-year degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in a bachelor’s degree program.

•All students need to apply first to the Taiwan ICDF.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver for the master’s degree program.

•A monthly stipend of up to TWD 15,000.

•A round-trip ticket will be provided.

•The textbook allowance will be provided.

•Medical insurance will be covered.

NTU-SEARCA Joint Scholarship Program on Global Agriculture Technology and Genomic Science:

Eligibility Criteria:

•Only SEAMEO member countries’ students may apply.

•A candidate can apply for a master’s degree program.

•It is a 2-year degree program.

•A candidate must have good performance in a bachelor’s degree program.

•All students need to apply first to the SEARCA.

Benefits:

•A candidate will be provided with a tuition fee waiver for the master’s degree program.

•A monthly stipend of up to TWD 15,000.

•A travel allowance will be provided.

•A textbook allowance will be provided.

•Medical insurance will be covered.

•Allowance for food will be provided.

Documents required for NTU Scholarships in Taiwan :

1. Recommendation letter (if available).

2. Certificate of student status/Certificate of high school or Graduation of bachelor’s or master's degree.

3. Academic transcript of high school or bachelor’s or master's program (if required).

4. Proof of Language proficiency (English)/ Medium of Instruction (English).

5. CV (if required).

6. Motivation letter/statement of purpose (if any).

7. Additional Documents for Special Circumstances.

8. Copy of Valid Passport (Photo and Information Page).

9. Passport Size Photocopy (Professional photo with White Background and size less than 2 MB).

10. University Admission Offer Letter (If Already Issued).

How to apply for the NTU Scholarship?

Scholarship Deadline:

• Deadline varies for each scholarship. 

Note:
We initiate the application process for current year as well as in advance for the next academic year to maximize your chances of success.