International Students Scholarships-NYCU Office of International Affairs

Various scholarships from the government and the university are available for application for international students. Please visit the following webpage for a comprehensive list: Our website > Degree-Seeking Students > Scholarships

Apply along with the admission application. When filling out the online admission application form, mark “Apply for NYCU Scholarship” in the scholarship section for your application to be considered. Submit the admission application form together with other required documents for admission and upload it to NYCU online application system.

The NYCU new student scholarship review result will announce along with the admission letter. And for NYCU scholarships, the monthly stipend and tuition waiver/reduction can be awarded together or separately. For recipients awarded with a tuition waiver/reduction, the announcement will announce to recipients that you have a "tuition waiver/reduction" award.

Yes, you can use the Taiwan Scholarship Certificate as your financial statement for NYCU admission.

In principle, we will deposit the monthly stipend on the 15th of every month. However, the Office of International Affairs is not mainly in charge of the remittance, the exact dates for money remittance may be affected since there are other divisions involved. OIA can only provide a proximate expect date. If the stipend did not deposit on the aforesaid date or OIA announced date, please wait patiently for it. Thank you ahead for your kind understanding. Also, there are occasions that stipend will remittance later than aforesaid date:

Newly admitted students’ first two months stipend
Every December/January stipend due to change of fiscal year
Every beginning of the semester
Other irresistible factors

Normally, it will take about a total of 2-3 weeks for the OIA, Accounting Office, Cashier Division and Post Office to process the stipend into your account.

It usually takes about 6-8 weeks for newly admitted students to receive the first time stipend deposit into your Post Office account. Here are the steps:

Pay tuition bill (registration bill)
Apply for Alien Resident Certificate (ARC): takes 10 working days to issue
Open a Post Office banking account
Submit your tuition bill receipt, ARC and P.O. account number to the OIA.
OIA and other administrative offices process stipend and will take a total of 2-3 weeks to deposit into your P.O. account.

Please note that the stipend can only be processed into Post Office account.

We will post a scholarship renewal application announcement on the OIA website. Applicants will have to complete the scholarship application process before the deadline. Please note that a late application is not considered.

The tuition waiver award covers your basic tuition and credit fee. However, you still need to pay for other incidental fees, such as dormitories, insurance, and campus facilities. Please note that the tuition waiver only covers the Fall and/or Spring semester and will not cover the summer semester.

You will be able to renew your scholarship award after your current award period. Please follow the requirement of the scholarship regulation to keep your eligibility for scholarship application.

Please refer to the scholarship regulation: Our website > Degree-seeking Students > Scholarships. Please note that meeting the grade requirement does not guarantee award status as the award allocation is subject to committee review and annual budget conditions.

NYCU Scholarship recipients shall enroll in at least four Chinese language courses during the first three years when receiving scholarships for bachelor and Ph.D. students, in at least two Chinese language courses during the first two years when receiving scholarships for master students. Scholarship recipients can take a Chinese Language placement test held by NYCU Chinese Language Center and use the passing certificate to waive the Chinese language requirement for scholarship. TOCFL certificate will also be considered (Level 2 or higher). However, please note that some departments/institutes may also require Chinese language courses as a graduation requirement. Please consult your department/institute for course waiving criteria.

Students who receive NYCU scholarships can also apply for other non-government-funded scholarships. However, some scholarship providers may have additional requirements towards the award recipient’s current stipend status. We suggest that students confirm with the scholarship provider in advance.

The maximum award period of the NYCU International Student Scholarship for Bachelor/Master/Ph.D. students is 4/2/4 years. If students need to extend their studies beyond the maximum award period, they will not be able to apply for a stipend and/or tuition waiver during the extended period. They can apply for paying tuition fees/credit fees at the same rate as local NYCU students*. Applicants should submit the application form, thesis report, and a recommendation letter/statement from your advisor to explain the reason why you have to extend your studies. Applications will be reviewed by the International Students Admissions Committee. *Students who entered NYCU before the 2011 Fall semester are charged tuition fees at the same rate as local students and do not need to submit an additional application.

The stipend will not be processed under the following conditions:

A recipient has departed or withdrawn from the university for over a month without any notifications and no pre-approved written statements or documents from either his/her academic advisor, members of the International Students Admissions Committee has been submitted by the awardee.
A recipient has an unaccepted manner or conduct and violated the University regulations on and off the campus and deemed unqualified for a scholarship by the committee.
The scholarships to the recipients who are on a research program abroad for over three months period, internship program, or on an exchange student program overseas or who have gone for a dual degree will be suspended.
Scholarships will not be paid when award recipients leave the university upon graduation, suspend study, or dropouts for any reason. The scholarship recourse will not be activated after the 15th day of the month.

For details, please check NYCU scholarships regulations:
Our website > Degree-seeking Students > Scholarships