6/20/18

臺灣獎助金Taiwan Fellowship

「臺灣獎助金」簡介

外交部於2010年成立臺灣獎助金,迄今共已錄取來自74國之808位學人。本獎助金旨在鼓勵全球對臺灣、兩岸關係、中國大陸、亞太區域及漢學研究等社會科學及人文領域有興趣之專家學者來我國各大學校院或學術機構進行研究,促進學術交流。另為配合「APEC獎學金倡議」(APEC Scholarship Initiative),本獎助金每年勻撥12個獎助金名額予APEC所屬開發中會員體之相關學者專家來臺進行駐點研究計畫。開放申請時間為2018年5月,受獎學人將自2019年1月起執行駐點研究計畫。

一、獎助項目:
(研究補助費於每月月初發放,計分二級如下:
1.教授、副教授、研究員或副研究員:新臺幣六萬元。
2.助理教授、助理研究員、博士後研究、或博士候選人、博士生及其他經駐外館處推薦之人士:新臺幣五萬元。
(補助最直接航程之經濟艙來回機票一張(補助金額上限依外交部規定)。
(獎助期限最短三個月,最長以一年為限。
(提供在臺研究期間意外傷害保險新臺幣一百萬元(附加意外傷害醫療保險)。

二、申請人資格:
國外大學相關系所(研究領域以臺灣、兩岸研究、中國研究、亞太研究、漢學研究之社會科學及人文領域為主)之外教授、副教授、助理教授、博士後研究、博士候選人、博士生、學術機構同等級別之研究人員,或經駐外館處推薦,研究主題與我國之外交或兩岸關係有關之人士。

三、其他說明:
(辦理單位-國家圖書館漢學研究中心網址:
        http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/

(二) 2019年度獎助線上申請期間自2018年5月1日至6月30日止。

Introduction
     MOFA 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 Sinology to conduct advanced research at universities or academic institutions in Taiwan. Up to now, there have been 808 scholars from 74 countries being accepted by this program. MOFA 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 begin in May 2018, and recipients will begin their research in Taiwan in January 2019.

1.Financial assistance
(1) Monthly grants are paid at the beginning of every month.
a. Professors, associate professors, research fellows, or associate research fellows: NT$60,000.
b. Assistant professors, assistant research fellows, or doctoral candidates: NT$50,000.
(2) 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).
(3) The terms of fellowship are 3 to 12 months.
(4) Accident insurance (plus a medical insurance for accidental injuries) coverage of NT$1 million.

2.Eligibility
Recipients shall be foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors, post-doctoral researchers, doctoral candidates, or doctoral program students at related departments of overseas universities, or are research fellows at an equivalent level in academic institutions abroad.

3.Miscellaneous 
(1)Fellowship administrator: Center for Chinese Studies at National Central Library: http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/
(2)The year of 2018 online application period will be from May 1 to June 30, 2018.
(3)Contact person: Ms. Aurora Lee
      Tel: +886-2-2361-9132 #317
      Fax: +886-2-2371-2126