THE application for the 2016 “Taiwan Scholarship”, ICDF and Medical scholarship programmes starts from now and deadline being March 15, 2016. These scholarship programmes provide opportunities to young talented St. Lucians to study in Taiwan for Bachelor, Master or Ph.D degrees. Awardees list will be posted on the Embassy’s website on June 30, 2016.
A briefing on the above-mentioned scholarship programs will be held by the Embassy on mid-February, the actual venue and time will be announced later on Embassy’s website.
All application documents should be delivered to the Embassy by the deadline March 15, 2016, any delivery beyond that date, or delivery without all required documents will not be accepted, and delivered application will not be returned to applicants.
The Embassy will interview applicants. The date for the interviews is provisionally scheduled late February or early March. The actual date and venue will be announced at a later date.
As for the Medical Scholarship applicants, both written exam and interview will be held in the Embassy. The written exam covers topics on English, Chemistry and Biology, the date is tentatively scheduled on 22 April, 2016. The interview will be via skype with the professor from Taiwan and the Embassy, date is provisionally scheduled 27 to 28 April, 2016. The actual date will be announced later.
Applicants who have received any of the above mentioned scholarships before from the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), and would like to apply for the 2016 Scholarships for higher education, should have graduated in Taiwan and returned to Saint Lucia prior to July 31, 2015. They should also attach a copy of the stamped page of the arrival record from their passport or other related proof while presenting their application data.
The applicants should be nationals of Saint Lucia, and should not have had any previous record of denial, withdraw or refusal of the grant of any scholarship from the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Application procedures: For “Taiwan Scholarship”
Please read carefully the “Guidelines for the MOFA Taiwan Scholarship Programme”, fill out “APPLICATION FORM FOR THE MOFA TAIWAN SCHOLARSHIP” and deliver it with a copy of highest education certificate and transcript authenticated by the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and Labour or relevant authorities, two reference letters, and a Police Clearance Letter to the Embassy.
You could download those documents via the website:
www.taiwanembassy.org/LC/mp.asp?mp=367
For the “ICDF Scholarship” please visit the website: http://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=12505&CtNode=30316&mp=2
Fill out application form, and follow the required procedure. Applicants need to complete the university application procedure first.
For the ICDF Scholarship application form (online application), please visit: http://www.icdf.org.tw/TSP/WelcomeStart.aspx
Applicants also need to present ICDF “Taiwan ICDF Medical Report”, including the HIV negative test result, all the dates of these reports should be within three months of the application date. For more information, please visit: http://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=12507&CtNode=30318&mp=2
Applicants should then print out the hard copy of the necessary application forms, together with a copy of the highest education certificate and a transcript authenticated by the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and Labour or relevant authorities, two reference letters and a Police Clearance Letter, and “Taiwan ICDF Medical Report” to the Embassy.
For the “Medical Scholarship”
Please visit the ICDF website: http://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=12505&CtNode=30316&mp=2
Applicants should finish both online application processes via
ICDF website: http://www.icdf.org.tw/TSP/WelcomeStart.aspx and
I-SHOU university website: http://enroll.isu.edu.tw/enroll/dp/
Applicants also need to present “Taiwan ICDF Medical Report”, including the HIV negative test result, all the dates of these reports should be within 3 months of the application date. For more information, please visit: http://www.icdf.org.tw/ct.asp?xItem=12507&CtNode=30318&mp=2
Applicants can download the guideline from the Embassy’s website: www.taiwanembassy.org/LC/mp.asp?mp=367
Applicants should then print out a hard copy of the necessary application forms, together with a copy of the highest education certificate and a transcript authenticated by the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development and Labour or relevant authorities, two reference letters and a Police Clearance Letter, and “Taiwan ICDF Medical Report” to the Embassy.
For Saint Lucia Government Officials who are interested in the scholarship programmes, the approval documents from the Training Division of the Ministry of the Public Service, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology will be needed for the application.