Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia (TECO) is pleased to announce 1.Taiwan Scholarship Program 2008 and 2. TaiwanICDF International Higher Education Scholarship Programs 2008:

1. Taiwan Scholarship Program 2008 (applicants can choose any university in Taiwan )

This scholarship will allow 9 Malaysians to pursue a Bachelor, Master or Doctoral Degree of their choice at any university in Taiwan starting from September 2008. The award period for each study program varies as follows:

(1) Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years, monthly stipends NT$25,000
(2) Master’s program: maximum 2 years, monthly stipends NT$30,000
(3) Doctoral program: maximum 3 years, monthly stipends NT$30,000
(4) All successful scholarship candidates can choose additional pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) for 1 year with monthly stipends NT$25,000
Taiwan Scholarship Program 2008 provides only monthly stipends to scholarship recipients. The costs of tuition, board and lodging, books, medical insurance, airfare to Taiwan and other expenses will be defrayed by themselves. And all candidates must apply to their chosen university in Taiwan for degree program at the same time or apply to university-affiliated Chinese language centers for those who choose additional LEP Program.

2. TaiwanICDF International Higher Education Scholarship Programs 2008 (applicants can only choose from 15 cooperative universities and specific departments )

This scholarship is provided by TaiwanICDF (Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund ) and will allow Malaysians to pursue a Master or Doctoral Degree in 15 cooperative universities and their specific departments. All programs are taught in English. TaiwanICDF will provide airfare to Taiwan, dormitories, tuition fee and monthly allowance as follows:

(1) Master Program: monthly allowance: NT$: 15,000
(2) Doctoral Program: monthly allowance: NT$:17,000
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