This Fulbright U.S. Student Program graduate degree award funds one American to study for the Master’s Degree in Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at Taipei Medical University (TMU) in Taipei. Fulbright Taiwan (FSE) manages the grant.
The program is taught in English and spans philosophy, cognitive psychology and neuroscience, with topics such as neuro-ethics, attention and memory, sleep, mindfulness, selfhood, circadian rhythms and mood, and social cognition.
Benefits & funding
- Full TMU tuition and a shared two-person room in a student dormitory.
- NT$25,000 a month (NT$18,000 base stipend plus NT$7,000 living allowance) and a one-time NT$36,000 settling-in and baggage allowance on arrival.
- Round-trip airfare and Taiwan national health insurance.
- Awarded for 12 months; the second year is renewed only with a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- No financial 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) and intent to complete the two-year master’s; anyone holding a completed doctorate when the award starts is ineligible.
- Not living in Taiwan now or during the 2026–27 academic year, and not resident abroad for five or more of the six years before the deadline.
- Applicants born in the PRC need at least four years of U.S. citizenship and U.S. residence, plus proof of losing mainland China citizenship, to obtain the visa.
- 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 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
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 TMU’s master’s program; the award needs the university’s acceptance before the grant starts.
Program timeline
Fulbright application and recommendation deadline (closed).
October 6, 2026
Final selections released on a rolling basis.
March–June 2027
Grant begins, before the FSE Welcome Reception.
September 2027