Guideline of National Chung Hsing University Scholarship for Foreign Students

Amended at the 326th Administrative Meeting on Mar. 21, 2007

1.     The purpose of the scholarship is to attract outstanding international students to come to study in NCHU, which is in line and based upon the policy of MOE scholarship guideline.

2.     The budget of NCHU Scholarship is derived from and set up by the university and/or supported by funds from outside of the school.

3.      Eligibility：(Either category)

I.             New applicants (international students) applying for admission into the academic programs at NCHU excluding the overseas Chinese students.

II.           International students already studying in NCHU with the exception of those who did not perform well academically or those who extended their graduation or oversea Chinese students.

However, applicants must be not awarded the scholarship if they already have other scholarship which is higher than NT$15,000.-

4.     Amount of the Scholarship：

n          A monthly stipend of NT$8,000~NT$20,000 for each recipient.

n          The tuition fees will be waived depending on the academic performance of the applicant or Grade Point Average (GPA).

n          Recipients may reapply for extension of NCHU scholarship, which will review by “National Chung Hsing University International Scholarship Committee”.

5.     Application deadline： Before March 31 of every year for that academic year starting

from September of that year. 

6.          Required documents：

I.      For new applicants, the required documents will be as same as those for the application of admission, which is included as the following:

A.         A completed application form with photo attached.  A 2 inches photo of the face without any headgear.

B.         A photocopy of the highest diploma attained (translated into Chinese or English). The diploma and the transcript must be certified by Taiwan representative office in/near your country. (http://www.boca.gov.tw/mp?mp=2.)  Official transcript of academic records (translated into Chinese or English) with grade point average (preferable on a 0-4 scale) from each institution attended (high school for those seeking undergraduate admission; university/college for those applying to MS or PhD programs). To apply for PhD program, please submit the summary of your Master thesis. Your department might require the thesis later.

C.        Two letters of recommendation.

D.        A study plan, written in Chinese or English.

E.         Autobiography within 300~500 words, written in Chinese or English.

F.         Proof of financial sufficiency.

G.        Telephone interview agreement.

II.      For extending the duration or reinstatement of reward the scholarship applicants must submit：

A.         Scholarship renewal application form. (The form can be obtained at the Division of Foreign Student Affairs, Office of International Affiars, NCHU)

B.         The official transcript of academic records. 

C.        List of Publication (If any, manuscripts can also be submitted).  Awards or citation received and other supporting documents (If any)

7.          Application Process for the Scholarship and its review：

I.      New applicant for admission needs only to check in the box that he or she wishes to apply for the scholarship, and the University will consider his or her eligibility on the basis of the applicant’s submitted data. 

II.      New applicants must submit the application forms and other required documents to the Division of Foreign Student Affairs, Office of International Affairs, NCHU.

III.          The applications will be reviewed by the National Chung Hsing University International Scholarship Committee.  Successful applicants will be informed by the end of April.  However, delay in the announcement should be anticipated pending on the budget of the university.

8.          National Chung Hsing University International Scholarship Committee members comprised of： Dean of Office of International Affairs, Dean of Office of Academic Affairs, Dean of Office of Student Affairs, Dean of Office Research and Development and Deans of the respective colleges.  Dean of Office of International Affairs will be the convener and the moderator of the committee meeting.  The meeting will be organized by Division of Foreign Students, Office of International Affairs, NCHU.

9.          Scholarship Eligibility Review Criteria：

I.      Academic performances：70%

II.      Other performances：30%

10.     Time Span of the Scholarship：

I.      From August of the award year to July, the following year. 

II.      Successful applicants will be awarded the scholarship on a monthly basis. Scholarship recipients will forfeit their eligibility to receiving the scholarship if they applied to temporarily suspend their school attendance, leave or graduate from the school, or they have lost their status as international students.

11.     NCHU Scholarship holder will lose their scholarship holder status if they go abroad without the university permission.  However, the scholarship recipients can reapply to reinstate their scholarship by applying for a review by the Scholarship Evaluation Committee.

12.     This guideline will be put into practice after being deliberated and authorized the

university’s administrative meeting.  Amendment to this guideline will follow the same procedure.