Taiwan Scholarship 2023 Application Documents Requirement

#1  An online application form for Taiwan Scholarships
Complete and print out the online application form at National Tsing Hua University Online Application for International Students

#2 A photocopy of diploma in English or Chinese
Applicants for bachelor’s degree programs must provide a photocopy of their high school diploma.
Applicants for master’s degree programs must provide a photocopy of their bachelor’s degree diploma.
Applicants for doctoral degree programs must provide a photocopy of their master’s degree diploma.

#3 Official transcripts in English or Chinese
Applicants for bachelor’s degree programs must submit an official high school transcript.
Applicants for master’s degree programs must submit an official bachelor’s degree transcript.
Applicants for doctoral degree programs must submit official transcripts from both bachelor’s & master’s degrees.

#4 Statement of purpose (SOP)
Please provide a concise study plan with a maximum of three pages. In the study plan, applicants are encouraged to describe their motivation for choosing NTHU, and for choosing the specific department or program that they are applying to. For graduate students, potential contributions to the department and research interests may also be included.

#5 Two recommendation letters
Letters of recommendation are preferably from faculty members capable of evaluating the applicant’s academic qualifications and research potential.

#6 Financial certificate
All applicants are required to provide a financial statement issued by a financial institution showing their financial sustainability (minimum US$ 4,000) for study in Taiwan, or a certificate of scholarship. If the submitted financial statement is not under the name of the applicant, then the applicant’s sponsor(s) must provide an affidavit indicating their relationship to the applicant and their intent to provide financial support throughout his/her period of study.

#7 Declaration form
Print out the declaration form and sign it at the bottom after reading it thoroughly. If applicable, we may ask the applicant to submit a copy of the statement of travel record, or their Forfeited Nationality Permit Certificate issued by the Ministry of the Interior and Non-Household Registration Declaration.

#8 Verification of nationality
Applicants must provide a copy of their passport or some other acceptable verification of their nationality.

#9 Program-specific requirements
Applicants must read through the admission instructions for any additional application instructions and/or required documents of the department or program that they are applying to. If applicable, these should be submitted at the same time as their general application.

#10 Pretest
Applicants for Bachelor’s programs must download the Pretest Instructions from Online Application System and submit the pretest (if any).

#11 Application Fee
The regular fee is TWD 2,000 per department/graduate institute. Where an applicant applies for three or more departments/graduate institutes, the fee is TWD 1,500 per additional application from the third application onwards.

#12 Study Plan or Research Proposal
Candidates are required to submit a study plan if they wish to apply for a master’s degree but if the applicant is applying for a doctoral degree then need to submit a research proposal.