Law Information | Laws & Regulations Database of Taipei City

1. In order to promote city-to-city diplomacy and foster internationalization in Taipei, the Taipei City Government would like to encourage foreign nationals to study Chinese in Taipei.
2. Foreign students applying for the scholarships should follow these guidelines and also consult the "Measures for Study in the R.O.C.", issued by the Ministry of Education, and other related R.O.C. regulations.
3. In these guidelines, the term "foreign student" refers to students of non-R.O.C. citizenship who are neither of Chinese parenthood or overseas Chinese students.
4. Ten scholarships have been provided by the Taipei City Government and other associated foundations and corporations in Taipei.
5. Each recipient of the scholarship will receive a monthly allowance of NT$25,000 (approx. US$ 810) for 6 months. The funding is intended to cover monthly tuition fees, living costs, health insurance, accommodation and other day-to-day expenses. The same person cannot receive a scholarship more than once.
6. Persons eligible for the award: (1) Citizens from Taipei's sister cities, partner cities and friendly cities who have a strong desire to study Chinese in Taipei. Applicants must not currently be in receipt of any other scholarship. (2) Citizens from Taipei's sister cities, partner cities and friendly cities who have already studied at the Chinese language centers listed below. Applicants must not currently be in receipt of any other scholarship.
7. Applicants should submit a letter of recommendation from their mayor (i.e. the mayor of the city twinned with Taipei).
8. Application procedure: (1) The application should be submitted to the entrusted Mandarin institutions. Taipei city government and Mandarin institutions should announce the regulations and related information before the application is launched openly. (2) The application will be reviewed by a Review Committee formed by the Department of Education, Taipei City Government. (3) The entrusted Mandarin institutions should write receipts to the funding parties to request for the scholarship allowances. Also, they should submit reimbursement lists and return balance back to the funding parties for the reimbursement. (4) The entrusted Mandarin institutions should help the scholarship recipients for the student insurance. (5) The numbers of the scholarship recipients will be limited to applicants who have the same nationality, so as to ensure the nationalities of scholarship recipients are widely distributed.
9. Suspension or termination of the scholarships: (1) During term-time, if students miss more than ten hours of classes in a single month, or have an overall grade lower than 80, the disbursement of their scholarships will be suspended for that month. (2) All cases of suspension or termination will be reported by the institutions concerned, and a copy of the notification will be sent to the Taipei City Department of Education.
10. The scholarships are intended to pay for the enrollment in group classes. If recipients take private lessons, they shall be responsible for any additional costs.
11. Once the scholarship funding is finalized, the scholarship recipients are not allowed to postpone or reserve the funding. The scholarship recipients must accept the arrangements of all kinds of activities by the funding parties.