Introduction
The Taiwan Fellowship is established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to award foreign experts and scholars interested in researches related to Taiwan, cross-strait relations, mainland China, Asia-Pacific region and Chinese studies to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan. The Taiwan Fellowship, echoing the APEC Scholarship Initiative, provides 12 Chinese Taipei APEC Fellowship openings per year exclusively for scholars and experts from developing APEC economies. The application process will be from May 1 to June 30, 2017, and recipients will begin their research in Taiwan in January 2018.
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Financial Assistance
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Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of every month.
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Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or associate research fellows: NT$60,000 (around Rp$26,000,000).
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Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, or doctoral candidates: NT$50,000 (around Rp$21,000,000).
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One round-trip, economy-class ticket for the most direct route to Taiwan (the subsidy will be decided by MOFA in accordance with the relevant regulations).
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The terms of fellowship are 3 to 12 months.
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Accident insurance (plus a medical insurance for accidental injuries) coverage of NT$1 million.
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Eligibility
Recipients shall be foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral researches, doctoral candidates, or doctoral program students at related departments of overseas universities, or are research fellows at an equivalent level in academic institutions abroad.
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Required Documents
Applicants should first submit an online application form and then submit the following documents for preliminary review:
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Printed application form;
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Resume / Curriculum Vitae (including a publication list);
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Research proposal (three pages in principle using a standard research format); and
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Two letters of recommendation, or one letter of recommendation and one letter of consent from the chief administrator of their institute.
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Please send all the above mentioned requirement not later than June 30, 2017 to the ROC Representative Office in Indonesia:
Taipei Economic and Trade Office in Indonesia (TETO)
Gedung Artha Graha Lantai 17
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52 – 53
Jakarta Selatan 12190, Indonesia
Attn. : Ms. Agatha Nuri Prasanti
Tel : +62-21-5153939 ext. 124
Fax : +62-21-5152977
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Miscellaneous
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Administrator fellowship: Center for Chinese Studies at National Central Library: http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/
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For more detail information and guidelines to the Taiwan Fellowship, please visit the official website: http://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw
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The online application period is from May 1 to June 30, 2017.
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Any inquiries about Taiwan Fellowship, please do not hesitate to contact: Ms. Aurora Lee
Tel : +886-2-2361-9132 ext. 317
Fax : +886-2-2371-2126
Email : twfellowship@ncl.edu.tw