Announcement of Taipei City’s Chinese-Learning Scholarships
The deadline is extended to 15th of June.
The 2018 Taipei City Chinese Language Study Scholarships, as part of the Program for Enhancing International Exchange, is granted to encourage city-to-city exchange and to inspire more people who are interested in Chinese culture to come and study Chinese in Taipei.
A total of ten scholarships will be awarded to ten different recipients selected among applicants from Taipei’s sister cities, partner cities and friendly cities over the world. Each award comprises a monthly allowance of NT$25,000 for six consecutive months, from September 2018 to February 2019. The scholarship is designed to help awardees pay for their tuition, health insurance, accommodation and other day-to-day expenses. Applicants should follow the guidelines in the attached announcement. In particular, guideline 11 requires recipients to participate in cultural exchange activities arranged by the Taipei City government and associated sponsors.
A selection committee will be set up by Taipei to choose scholarship recipients. Prospective candidates should submit a completed application along with the letter of recommendation to the Taipei City Department of Education by 31 May 2018. If we can be of service in any way, please contact the program coordinator, Miss Jhih Ying Jiang, by e-mail at edu_rd.25@mail.taipei.gov.tw or by fax at +886-2-2720-5660.
The 2019 Taipei City Chinese Language Scholarship was announced on March 14th, 2019 in Chinese. You can find it here https://www.doe.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=9FD270235C89E007&sms=78D644F2755ACCAA&s=C5C4C2D23EE2C868
The 2019 Taipei City Chinese Language Scholarship, as part of the Program for enhancing bilateral international exchanges, is granted to encourage city-to-city exchange and to inspire more people who are interested in Chinese culture to come and study Chinese in Taipei.
A total of ten scholarships will be awarded to ten different recipients. The applicants must be the citizens from Taipei’s sister cities, partner cities and friendly cities over the world. Each awardee will receive a monthly allowance of NT$25,000 for six consecutive months, from September 2019 to February 2020. Applicants should follow all the guidelines in the attached announcement; in particular, Guideline 11 mentions each awardee is required to participate in 24-hour cultural exchange service at Taipei schools arranged by the Taipei City government and associated sponsors.
All the applications will be reviewed by Application Review Committee.
Prospective candidates should submit a completed application along with the recommendation letter from their mayors. The deadline for receiving the application documents is 30 April 2019. The paper documents should be arrived at Planning Division Department of Education Taipei City Government (8th Floor, No. 1, Shifu Road, Taipei 110, Taiwan, R.O.C.) no later than 15 May 2019. If we can be of any assistance, please contact the program assistant, Miss Yuan-Ju Lee, e-mail at edu_rd.25@mail.taipei.gov.tw, fax at +886-2-2720-5660.
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