This Fulbright U.S. Student Program award in Taiwan is run with Fulbright Taiwan (FSE) and five partner universities, with five places in the 2027–28 competition.
Grantees enroll full-time from September 2027 in a three-year master’s in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, taught mainly in Mandarin, at National Chi Nan University (Nantou County), National Taiwan Normal University (Taipei), National Kaohsiung Normal University or Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages (Kaohsiung), or Tunghai University (Taichung).
Benefits & funding
- NT$25,000 a month (NT$18,000 base plus NT$7,000 living allowance), plus NT$36,000 on arrival for settling in and baggage.
- Full tuition, a student dormitory place, round-trip airfare and National Health Insurance.
- Funded for 12 months; years two and three are renewed only with a GPA of at least 3.0 (3.3 at National Taiwan Normal University).
- No dependents may accompany the grantee.
Eligibility
- U.S. citizens or nationals at the deadline; permanent residents, dual U.S.–Taiwan citizens and Taiwan permanent residents are not eligible.
- A bachelor’s degree before enrollment (final-year undergraduates may apply); doctorate holders are not eligible.
- Chinese at CEFR B1 or equivalent when applying; accepted tests are ACTFL, CEFR, TBCL (level 4) and New HSK (level 5).
- Not living in Taiwan now or during the 2026–27 academic year.
- If born in the PRC: U.S. citizenship for at least four years, four or more years’ U.S. residence, and proof of losing PRC citizenship.
- Not eligible if you lived abroad five or more of the six years before the deadline.
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“Applicants with completed doctorates at the time of the start of the award are not eligible. … Candidates currently residing in Taiwan (or those who will be living there during the 2026-2027 academic year) will not be considered. … Candidates who have lived outside the United States for five or more consecutive years in the six-year period preceding the date of application is ineligible.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
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Education required
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Application process
- 1Apply through the Fulbright online application for this award, including the Foreign Language Evaluation form.
- 2Apply separately and directly to the partner university.
- 3Submit by the national deadline: 6 October 2026 for 2027–28 (closed).
- 4Send Chinese test results to Fulbright Taiwan by 5 February 2027.
- 5If selected, provide the university’s letter of acceptance before the grant starts.
Program timeline
6 October 2026
2027–28 application deadline (closed)
First notification
End of January 2027
Chinese test results due
5 February 2027
Spring 2027
Final selections, on a rolling basis; 2028–29 application launches
Grant begins
September 2027