Ministry of Education Taiwan Scholarship Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES) 2025

The Huayu Enrichment Scholarship is designated to encourage promising students from foreign countries to pursue their degree studies in Taiwan and to enhance educational and academic exchange. For those students interested in studying in Taiwan, they may choose to pursue their degree with English as the primary language of instruction or in Chinese. There are some popular degree programs in Taiwan. Such programs include but are not limited to the following:

• Global MBA at National Taiwan University (NTU)
• International Studies (IMPIS) at Chengchi University (NCCU)
• Int’l Health Program at Yang-Ming University
• Int’l Ph.D. Program of Green Energy at Chiao Tung University (NCTU)
• Information Systems and Applications at Tsing Hua University (NTHU)
• Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU)

To encourage international students and individuals to undertake Mandarin Chinese language study in Taiwan, the Ministry of Education established the Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES) Program, providing an excellent opportunity for international students to enhance their language skills and to gain cultural experiences by being immersed in a Chinese-speaking environment. Recipients will be granted scholarships award periods of 12, 9, 6, 3 months.

The following are five award periods for a recipient to choose from. However, the final award period will be decided by your Taiwan Representative Offices:

1. Twelve months
2. Nine months
3. Six months
4. Three months
5. Two months (summer program only) in June/July or July/August of 2025.

For those who are awarded 3 to 12 months, their award period is between September 1st, 2025 , and August 31st, 2026. If recipients fail to undertake their study in Taiwan during this period, their award status will be canceled and cannot be deferred for the next award period. Recipients should be matriculated for the study term/quarter at the individual Mandarin training center as specified in the award. Recipients can defer their matriculation if approved by the Mandarin training center and the MOE; always contact your designated Education Division first for any inquiries/changes; in any case, the yearly award period expires on August 31st, 2026.

To be eligible for the HES, applicants must be a US citizen and currently studying in UCLA. For benefits, scholarship guidelines, application form, and other detailed information, please visit the HES website to learn more. Question and inquiries can be directed to emilyshen@mail.moe.gov.tw for assistance. 

The 2025-2026 application application period is from February 1st through March 31st.

Applicants who are US citizens and have a permanent address or are currently enrolled or have been enrolled within the past three years full-time in a university located in the following areas: Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii, Caroline Islands, Guam, Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, please submit application to: https://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/Apply

Required Application Documents:

1. One copy of completed Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Application Form (2025-26).
2. One copy of completed HES Terms of Agreement Form.
3. One photocopy of US passport or other certificate of nationality.
4. One photocopy of the highest-level diploma received and a complete transcript.
5. Photocopy of completed application forms for the language centers applied to in Taiwan, or other documents which can prove applicant’s admission status. For summer 2-month program applicants, an admission acceptance letter from a language center should be enclosed in the application material package before March 31st.
6. Two recommendation letters.
7. Optional: One photocopy of the TOCFL certificate. Participants of the TOCFL (Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language) held by the Education Division, TECO office, will also be considered with priority. As for where and when to take the TOCFL test in Los Angeles, please visit this page for sign-up information.

For summer 2-month program applicants, an admission acceptance letter from a certified language center should be enclosed right in the application material package, and send to US for processing before March 31st. For those who apply for 3 to 12 months, applicants need to submit a copy of the admission letter to TECO in order to secure their scholarship by no later than June 30th. Late submission of these documents will be deemed as a waiver for accepting the scholarship. Candidates will be disqualified if they fail to pass the application review process of respective language centers.