Taiwan EUR PhD scholarship — PhD Scholarship

The Taiwan EUR PhD scholarship is jointly funded by Taiwan’s Ministry of Education and Erasmus University Rotterdam. It supports Taiwanese citizens taking up new PhD positions across Erasmus University schools in Rotterdam. Applicants first seek admission and a school recommendation, then enter the Ministry’s scholarship selection.

The 2025–26 cycle is closed. The Ministry’s most recent call allowed any PhD field and offered up to five awards for Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Benefits & funding

Tuition and research costs are covered at the university’s applicable international-student rate.
The living allowance is €2,000 per month, or €24,000 per year, tax-free but inclusive of social-insurance costs.
Funding lasts up to four years and continuation is subject to an annual academic-performance review.

Eligibility

Applicants must be citizens of Taiwan with household registration in Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen or Matsu.
Applicants must not already hold a PhD and must meet the relevant Erasmus University school’s admission requirements for a new PhD position.
Applicants must be graduates or expected graduates of a recognized higher-education institution and must have applied to the relevant Erasmus PhD position by the Ministry deadline.
Applicants cannot be current PhD students, joint-degree applicants, previous recipients of specified Ministry overseas-study funding, or simultaneous recipients of another Taiwan-government overseas degree award.

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Eligible nationalities
Taiwan
Residence required
Taiwan
Education required
Master

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Application process

1
Identify a PhD position at the relevant Erasmus University school and apply under that school’s admission rules.
2
Secure the school’s recommendation and Letter of Acceptance; the future supervisor, rather than the applicant, must request the letter through the named school contact.
3
Register on the Ministry of Education scholarship portal, pay the NT$1,000 per-school fee unless exempt, and upload the required identity and education documents by the deadline.
4
Upload supporting review materials such as transcripts, a CV, a study plan and one recommendation letter; submit any requested supplements by the separate supplement deadline.

Program timeline

Ministry online applications opened at 08:30 Taiwan time
Nov 10, 2025
Ministry online application deadline at 12:00 Taiwan time
Dec 3, 2025
Requested supplementary-document deadline at 15:00 Taiwan time
Dec 24, 2025
Ministry portal began showing whether applications were accepted for review
Jan 14, 2026
The Ministry published the Taiwan EUR selection results
Mar 31, 2026
Enrollment window at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jul 1, 2026 to Nov 15, 2026