Scholarships & Subsidy
Application for Doctoral Scholarships
Scholarships & Subsidy
  1. Legal Basis: National Taiwan University Regulations for the Establishment of the Doctoral Scholarships
  2. Recipient Eligibility: Target recipients and eligibility for the Doctoral Scholarships (which include the Royal Palm Elite and the Diligence categories, hereinafter “the Scholarships”):
    1. First-year doctoral students admitted in the current academic year (including enrollment in February and September).
    2. Students in one of the following situations shall be deemed ineligible to receive the Scholarship:
      1. Holding a full-time paid position at a public or private organization or admitted as an in-service graduate student.
      2. Having Hong Kong, Macau, or mainland China status.
      3. Taking a leave of absence, applying for the retainment of admission status, or failing to complete the enrollment process in the academic year of admission.
      4. International students who are recipients of the Taiwan Scholarship.
  3. Recipients of the Scholarship may not simultaneously be the recipients of the following subsidies and stipends  and shall return the scholarship amount already received in the event of a violation:
    1. The University’s Higher Education SPROUT Project—Research Promotion Program for Direct-Entry Doctoral Degree Program Students.
    2. The University’s Xin Miao Key Technology Doctoral Scholarship.
    3. Any scholarship or stipend for international students bestowed by a government agency/organization
  4. Amount and duration:
    1.  Royal Palm Elite Doctoral Scholarship: Each recipient shall receive a monthly stipend of NT$40,000 for a period of up to 4 years, beginning on September 1 in the year of admission and ending on August 31 in the 4th year. Stipends for recipients graduating in less than 4 years shall last until the month of graduation.
    2. Diligence Doctoral Scholarship: Each recipient shall receive a monthly stipend of NT$20,000 for a period of up to 3 years, beginning on September 1 in the year of admission and ending on August 31 in the third year. Stipends for recipients graduating in less than three years shall last until the month of graduation. 
  5. Renewal and periodic evaluation: One month prior to the conclusion of each academic year, recipients of the Scholarships shall submit a comprehensive report detailing their academic performance, research outcomes, produced works, and participation in international academic activities for evaluation by the respective college/department/graduate institute/degree program ("the applying unit"), which shall review the recipients’ eligibility for scholarship renewal in the following academic year.
    • Please refer to the official regulations and announcements for further information and updates.