This partnership award sits within the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in Taiwan and is run with National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). One award is offered per competition.
The grantee enrolls full-time from September 2027 in NTNU’s two-year master’s in Translation and Interpretation, taught in Mandarin and English. It has two separate tracks: Conference Interpretation (spoken) and Translation and Interpretation (written).
Benefits & funding
- NT$25,000 a month (NT$18,000 stipend plus NT$7,000 living allowance), plus NT$36,000 on arrival for settling in and baggage.
- Full tuition waiver, a shared dormitory room, round-trip airfare and national health insurance.
- Awarded for 12 months; the second year is renewed only with a GPA of at least 3.0.
- Grantees are expected to serve as teaching assistants; no dependents may accompany them.
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 B2 or equivalent; advanced proficiency by the grant start.
- 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, proof of 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 applying.
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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 online through the Fulbright application, selecting “NTNU Translation” as the award.
- 2Apply separately and directly to NTNU; its admission letter is needed to finalize the grant.
- 3Submit the Foreign Language Evaluation form, required even for native speakers.
- 4Submit by the national deadline: 6 October 2026 for 2027–28 (closed).
- 5Send Chinese proficiency results to Fulbright Taiwan by 5 February 2027.
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