Fully Funded 2025 Ministry of Education MOE Taiwan Scholarship For Nigerians. – SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID

The Government of Taiwan is offering fully funded MOE Taiwan Scholarships to Nigerians in a bid to encourage them to study in Taiwanese universities.

The Government of Taiwan MOE Scholarship 2025 fully covers tuition fees worth $2,500, and a living allowance worth $7,500 per year.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for the MOE Taiwan Government Scholarship 2025, you must:

• High school graduate or above, with an excellent academic performance in most recent formal academic experience, of good moral character, and does not possess criminal records.
• Citizen of Federal Republic of Nigeria;
• Not a national of the Republic of China (Taiwan);
• Not a R.O.C. (Taiwan) Overseas Compatriot student;
• Has never enrolled in Taiwan for the same level of degree studies;
• Is not an exchange student in accordance with any agreements of cooperation between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a Taiwan Scholarship;
• Has never received the scholarship to undertake any degree programs for more than the total award period of 5 years;
• Has never been disqualified from a Taiwan Scholarship;
• Is not a recipient of any other scholarship or subsidy offered by the Taiwan government or by any other educational institution in Taiwan.

Benefits

• NTD 40,000 (approximately US$1,250) each semester for each recipient’s approved tuition and miscellaneous expenses. 
• Living allowance:
  • Undergraduate : A monthly stipend of NTD15,000 (approximately US$468) ;
  • Master: A monthly stipend of NTD20,000 (approximately US$625) ;
  • Doctoral: A monthly stipend of NTD20,000 (approximately US$625).
• Duration of Scholarships
  • Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years;
  • Master program: maximum 2 years;
  • Doctoral program: maximum 4 years.

Required Documents

To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;

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• A completed Taiwan Scholarship Application Form
• A photocopy of the applicant’s Nigerian passport
• A photocopy of diploma and transcript of highest degree obtained (Please obtain an authenticated translation if the original is not in English or Chinese. Translated documents must be authenticated by a Taiwan representative office.)
• A photocopy of application for admission to a participating university in Taiwan(for example, photocopies of the application fee remittance, the application form, and a notice or email from the university/college acknowledging receipt of the application.)
• A photocopy of language proficiency proof:

(a) Applications for non all-English study programs: Photocopy of score report or certificate for attaining Level 3 or above on the “Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language” (TOCFL).

(b) Applications for all-English study programs: If English is not your native language, a score report for an English proficiency exam, such as the TOEFL, is required.

Applicants who apply to a program not included in the Ministry of Education’s English Program List must provide a photocopy of an all-English program proof document issued by their intended university/college in Taiwan.

• Two reference letters – from a principal, a college or university president, professors, and/or supervisors – personally signed, and placed in sealed envelopes.
• A completed “Taiwan Scholarship Terms of Agreement.”

Method of Application

To apply for the MOE Taiwan Scholarship, interested and qualified candidates should;

• Click the button below to visit Taiwan’s Ministry of Education website.
• You must apply directly for admission within the deadlines specified by the individual universities for the Taiwan Scholarship.
• Selection of applicants will be based on a comprehensive review of documents and, if necessary, may include an interview.
• Applicant will be notified of scholarship decision by May 30, 2025.
• Applicants awarded a Taiwan Scholarship will be required to submit proof/letter of admission to their university/college to Taipei Trade Office by June 30, 2025. Once admission is confirmed, the said Office will issue an official Certificate of Scholarship to the award recipient.

Application Deadline: May 15, 2025.