The 2017 International Higher Education Scholarship Program (IHESP) sponsored by the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the Philippines is now open for Filipino citizens to apply. The application period is from January 1 to March 17, 2017. The IHESP is in partnership with 21 universities in Taiwan and offers 23 different master or PhD programs conducted entirely in English.
The IHESP enables talented young citizens to come to Taiwan to pursue their higher education and study relevant courses that are specifically designed to address key development issues such as tropical agriculture, aquatic, sciences, business administration, information technology, human resource development, medicine, public health, or various fields of engineering and so on. The IHESP aims to boost social development and economic growth by generating a pool of quality human resources.
The IHESP provides each recipient with full financial support for tuition, living expenses, economy class round-trip air tickets, credit fees, insurance, textbook costs and monthly stipend during the duration of educational program in Taiwan. Each recipient receives a monthly stipend of NT$15,000 (Php 21,000) in Master Program and NT$17,000(Php23, 800) in PhD Program respectively.
Please find the attached files of guidelines for the IHESP and the following website for further information: http://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=12505&CtNode=30316&mp=2
Please take note that intended applicants must submit their complete and duly authenticated application package to TECO in the Philippines for preliminary screening no later than March 17, 2017. For any further query regarding the scholarship matters, applicants can contact Mr. Eric Chen by phone at (02)887-6688 ext. 105 or by email at ccchen07@mofa.gov.tw.
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines
January 06th 2017, Manila