National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan, has opened applications for its 2025 scholarships, offering generous financial assistance to international students across various degree levels. International students can now take advantage of these multiple scholarship opportunities now available at NCKU for the class of 2025 as detailed in this article:
List of Scholarships Offered at NCKU in 2025
Following scholarships are available to international students at NCKU in 2025:
| Scholarship Type | Degree Level | Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| NCKU Distinguished International Student Scholarship | Undergraduate | – Level 1: Tuition waiver + Monthly stipend of NTD 8,000 |
| – Level 2: Tuition waiver only | ||
| Master’s | – Level 1: Tuition waiver + Monthly stipend of NTD 10,000 | |
| – Level 2: Tuition waiver only | ||
| Doctoral | – Level 1: Tuition waiver + Monthly stipend of NTD 16,000 + NTD 4,000 from the advisor | |
| – Level 2: Tuition waiver + NTD 2,000 from the advisor | ||
| Elite Doctoral Scholarship | Doctoral | – Full tuition and miscellaneous fee waiver |
| – Monthly stipend of NTD 25,000, including NTD 8,000 from the advisor | ||
| Merit-Based Scholarships (Mathematics, Science, and Business) | Undergraduate | – Level 1: Monthly stipend of NTD 12,000 (Rank 1–15) |
| – Level 2: Monthly stipend of NTD 10,000 (Rank 16–50) | ||
| – Level 3: Monthly stipend of NTD 8,000 (Rank 51–75) | ||
| – Level 4: Monthly stipend of NTD 5,000 (School representatives) | ||
| Engineering and Biomedical Programs | Master’s | – Tuition waiver + Monthly stipend ranging from NTD 2,000 to NTD 12,000 |
| Doctoral | – Tuition waiver + Monthly stipend ranging from NTD 3,000 to NTD 24,000 | |
| Biomedical Engineering (Medical Device Innovation Center) | Master’s | – Monthly stipend up to NTD 6,000 |
| Doctoral | – Monthly stipend up to NTD 10,000 | |
| Department of Nursing Scholarships | Master’s/Doctoral | – Teaching Assistantship: NTD 4,000–6,000 monthly |
| – RA Scholarship (dependent on advisor’s funding) |
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must meet the admission requirements for their desired degree program.
- Students holding employment-related permits (e.g., ARC or work visa) are not eligible for certain scholarships.
- Applicants for doctoral programs must secure a dissertation advisor.
- Departmental scholarships may require fulfilling teaching or research assistantship duties.
Apply: https://management.oia.ncku.edu.tw/intladmission.
Application Deadline
For the 2025 Fall Semester, the application period is from November 20, 2024, to March 16, 2025.
The final deadline for applications is March 16, 2025 (Taiwan Time, GMT+8).