This Fulbright U.S. Student Program graduate degree award funds one American to study full time for a Master’s degree in Semiconductor Technology at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU). Fulbright Taiwan (FSE) manages the grant.
The English-taught program, run by NYCU’s International College of Semiconductor Technology in Hsinchu, trains cross-disciplinary talent for the semiconductor industry.
Benefits & funding
- Full tuition and a shared two-person student dormitory room.
- NT$25,000 a month (NT$18,000 stipend plus NT$7,000 living allowance) and NT$36,000 for settling in and baggage on arrival.
- 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 (4.3 scale).
- Dependants may not accompany grantees.
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 the grant starts (final-year undergraduates may apply); completed doctorates are ineligible.
- Not living in Taiwan now or during the 2026–27 academic year, 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; a visa is not guaranteed.
- Mandarin or Taiwanese helps but is not required.
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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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Education required
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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 NYCU by its own deadline; its admission offer must reach Fulbright Taiwan before the grant is final.
Program timeline
Fulbright application deadline (closed).
October 6, 2026
Initial screening results.
End of January 2027
Final selections, on a rolling basis.
March–June 2027
Grant begins, before the FSE Welcome Reception.
September 2027