This Fulbright U.S. Student Program graduate degree award funds one American to study full time for a Master’s in Chinese Language and Culture, Division of International Sinology, at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU). Fulbright Taiwan (FSE) manages the grant.
The three-year degree aims to raise students’ Chinese to ACTFL Superior level and introduce the study of sinology; advanced Mandarin study in the first year is required.
Benefits & funding
- Full tuition and a shared two-person dormitory room.
- NT$25,000 a month (NT$18,000 stipend plus NT$7,000 living allowance) and a one-time NT$36,000 allowance.
- Round-trip airfare and national health insurance.
- Awarded for 12 months; years two and three are renewed only with a GPA of at least 3.7 (A) on a 4.3 scale.
- No support for dependants.
Eligibility
- U.S. citizens or nationals by the application deadline; permanent residents, dual U.S.–Taiwan citizens and Taiwan permanent residents are not eligible.
- A bachelor’s degree before enrolment (final-year undergraduates may apply); completed doctorates are ineligible.
- Chinese at CEFR B1 or equivalent, shown by ACTFL, CEFR, TBCL or New HSK; B2 is expected by the start of year two.
- Not living in Taiwan now or during 2026–27, and not abroad for five or more of the six years before applying.
- Applicants born in the PRC need at least four years of U.S. citizenship and residence, plus proof of losing mainland citizenship.
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“Applicants with completed doctorates at the time of the start of the award are not eligible. … 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. … Candidates currently residing in Taiwan (or those who will be living there during the 2026-2027 academic year) will not be considered.” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
USA
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Application process
- 1Submit the Fulbright study/research application, with three recommendations, by October 6, 2026 (2027–28 competition, now closed).
- 2Apply separately to NTHU; its acceptance letter is required before the grant starts.
- 3Semi-finalists send Chinese test results by February 5, 2027.
Program timeline
Fulbright application deadline (closed).
October 6, 2026
Initial screening results.
End of January 2027
Chinese test results due.
February 5, 2027
Final selections, on a rolling basis.
March–June 2027
Grant begins.
September 2027