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Scholarship

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Taiwan Scholarship / Scholarship for International Degree Student

New Students may submit the scholarship applications during the admission period, there is no need to submit separately.
 
Current Student Applications Download: Application Form, Recommendation Letter

For inquiries about International Student Scholarship application submission, examination progress follow-up and examination results,
please feel free to email isas@thu.edu.tw or phone to +886-4-23590121 ext. 28509

TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES
  1. In accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 14 of the MOE’s “Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan”, the guidelines of “International Student Scholarship” are hereby set forth by Tunghai University (THU) to encourage outstanding international students to study at Tunghai University.
  2. Under these guidelines, the requirements for the identity of an international student are consistent with the eligibility criteria set by the Ministry of Education. 
  3. These regulations have taken effect upon the approval of the Scholarship Committee and the University Cabinet.
Approved in the 12th Executive Council on July 13, 2016

Qualifications
  1. New international students (hereinafter referred to as "new students").
  2. Currently enrolled international students (hereinafter referred to as “currently enrolled students”) who also need to meet one of the following requirements: 
  • Currently enrolled undergraduate freshmen:　Applicants must have completed one semester of undergraduate study and their academic performance of the previous semester should reach an average grade of 75 or above, otherwise, the class rank should be in the top 25%. Student Labor performance from the previous semester should reach an average grade of 70 or above.
  • Currently enrolled undergraduate sophomores, juniors, and seniors:　Applicants must have completed one academic year of undergraduate study and their academic performance of the previous academic year should reach an average grade of 75 or above, otherwise, the class rank should be in the top 25%. Student Labor performance from the previous semester should reach an average grade of 70 or above.
  • For the first-year graduate students:　Applicants must have completed one semester of the graduate study and their academic performance of the previous semester should reach an average grade of 80 or above. In addition, applicants should have not committed any violation of the university rules.
  • Graduate students who have been in the program for over a year:　Applicants must have completed one academic year of graduate study and their academic performance of the previous academic year should reach an average grade of 80 or above. In addition, applicants should have not committed any violation of the university rules.
  • Doctoral candidates who are in the process of writing their dissertations may apply for this scholarship with a letter of recommendation from their advisor(s) and with the writing proposal for their dissertations which should include motives/purposes of their research, research framework and design, methods and sources of data collection, dissertation outlines, and writing plans and timelines.
The recipients of the “Taiwan Government Scholarship” are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
 
Duratios  The durations of this scholarship for different categories, except special circumstances, will be passed by the Scholarship Committee and approved by the university president. They are as follows: 
  1. Up to four years for undergraduate students (up to five years for students of the Department of Architecture). 
  2. Up to two years for students of master’s and PhD programs.
Awarded amounts  The awarded amount of the scholarship and the awarding principle are as follows:
  1. The amount and the number of scholarships awarded shall be determined based on the school’s grants budget for the current academic year and the total number of international students enrolled. The awards are as follows:
    • Type I: NT$100,000 for one academic year.
    • Type II: NT$60,000 for one academic year.
    • Type III: NT$20,000 for one academic year.
  2. New or economically disadvantaged students have the priority for the scholarship. 
  3. Scholarship applications are approved by the Scholarship Committee once every academic year, and an annual application is required.
  4. The amount of the approved scholarship will be divided into two semesters and granted to the recipients after their completion of school registration, and be used to directly offset their registration fees.
  5. The awarded students need to provide service learning time for 10 hours per semester in principle.
Application deadline 
  1. New students shall submit their scholarship applications before the school’s enrollment deadline.
  2. Currently enrolled students shall submit their scholarship applications for the next academic year in either April (for fall admission) or November (for spring admission) according to the announced application period, with all required application documents listed in Article 7 attached.
Required documents
  • New students shall submit their admission applications to the Academic Affairs Office with the following documents for scholarship applications attached: 
  1. Two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English
  2. Study plan in Chinese or English
  3. A personal statement (between 300 and 500 words in Chinese or English)
  4. PhD program applicants need to provide an abstract of the master thesis in Chinese or English, the final print of the thesis as well as a certificate of the thesis publication. Applicants who did not complete a thesis are required to submit relevant documentation to prove the waiver of a thesis. 
  • For currently enrolled students, applicants shall submit the following documents to the Office of International Education & Programs.
  1. Scholarship application form
  2. Transcript for each consecutive semester completed
  3. Two letters of recommendation from the department head and/or faculty members.
  4. Other supporting documents (optional) which may include certifications of outstanding academic performance, proof of extracurricular activity participation, certificates of contests won, publications, or published thesis. 
Review/ Evaluation 
  1. For new students, after their applications for admission to THU are approved by the Academic Affairs Office, their application documents for scholarship will be forwarded to the Scholarship Committee by the Academic Affairs Office for further review/evaluation. 
  2. For currently enrolled students, applicants need to submit their application documents including the completed application form for the scholarship to the Office of International Education & Programs, and then the Scholarship Committee will review/evaluate their applications.
Notice
  1. Recipients will be disqualified and they will need to return their scholarship back to school if there is any finding of inauthenticity or forgery of documentation as confirmed by investigation. 
  2. For scholarship recipients who have been absent from classes over 1/4 of total credit hours or have committed significant violation of school rules/regulations during the period of time when they receive the scholarship, their qualification for receiving scholarship and the approval of their scholarship will be cancelled and they will need to return their scholarship back to school, after the Scholarship Committee has made their determination. 
  3. During the time when the recipients’ scholarship is effective, the recipients shall not receive their scholarship if they decide to suspend or withdraw from their admission to THU. The recipients shall also return the overpayment of their scholarship back to school. Also, when the circumstances mentioned above no longer exist during the current academic year, the approval and the entitlement for their scholarship will not be reinstated. 
   
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