The Taiwanese Ministry of Education(MOE) Huayu (Mandarin) Enrichment Scholarship program was established in 2005. The purpose of the program is to encourage international students and individuals to undertake Mandarin study in Taiwan.
While providing study opportunities for Mandarin language and Taiwan’s culture at university- or college-affiliated Mandarin training centers, the scholarship program also aims to:
a. Contribute to a better command of the Mandarin language, and hence a greater understanding and appreciation of Taiwan’s culture.
b. Promote friendship between Taiwan and countries around the world.
c. Explore opportunities to increase exchange with international education institutions.
The scholarship program is quite flexible and award periods of 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 1 year are available. So yes, summer scholarships are possible!
A monthly stipend of NT$25,000 (approximately US$820) is offered to recipients.
Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
a. Possess prior excellent academic performance and be of good moral character.
b. Does not hold the Republic of China (Taiwan) nationality.
c. Does not have the status of an overseas Chinese student.
d. Is not a current student either at a Mandarin training center, or at a university/college in Taiwan.
e. Is not an exchange student in accordance with a cooperation agreement between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a HES scholarship.
f. Has not previously received an award either under this scholarship program or the Scholarship Program of Taiwan.
g. Is not a current recipient of a scholarship or subsidy being offered by any one of government or educational institutions in Taiwan.
Introduction MOE Mandarin Enrichment Scholarship (PDF 60kb) (Note:This PDF says 2006 but the info is still relevant)
See here for more information.
More information is available here (unfortunately the MOE’s English website is quite unreliable):
http://www.tw.org/scholarship/scholarship_awards.htm
http://www.tw.org/grant/Mandarin%20Enrichment%20Scholarship%20Guideline.pdf
Contact the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, or Taiwanese Embassy in your country for more information.
If there isn’t an office in your country contact the one nearest to you…and you can learn Chinese for free!!! 
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kang-wei
hi, the link for the mandarin enrichment scholarship doesn’t seem to be working. do you have another link? Thanks!
Hi xizhu32,
Thanks for telling me about the link.
These links should give you the info you need:
http://www.tw.org/scholarship/scholarship_awards.htm
http://www.tw.org/grant/Mandarin%20Enrichment%20Scholarship%20Guideline.pdf
Contact the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, or Taiwanese Embassy in your country for more information.
If there isn’t an office in your country contact the one nearest to you…and you can learn Chinese for free!!!
Kang Wei
Hi!
My name is Vlad, and I’m from Romania.:)
I’m now in Denmark, at the university, in the first semester.
I studied Chinese 3 years, and now I saw this thing with Taiwan, and i thought it’s perfect!:)
So could u tell me, can I get a scholarship for next year? (2009)?
Also, when I’m going there, can I continue my studies, or I start from the beginning? (My major is Marketing Management).
THX!!!:):):)
Btw, the links there are not working:)
I am currently teaching foreign language particularly mandarin in a state university here in the Philippines in my own Alma matter to say ,how did I learn it?..we have a subject mandarin during our time our teacher is fluent in mandarin but as we graduate our teacher left abroad so right after my graduation the school absorbed me immediately because no one knows to teach mandarin among the faculty members, I know some of the basic of mandarin and teach those things, but I must admit that I lack more advance learning in mandarin, please help me I want to learn mandarin in a formal way, i am a pure blood filipino but I’m deeply now in love in mandarin language.I don’t have any money to study abroad nor here in the Philippines,i hope you can help me.
yours truly,
apple
I am curious, if I want to study Mandarin for multiple years, can I only get this scholarship for 1 year? or can you request a new one for the next year?
Hi,
I came across your website because I am interested in studying Chinese. If I am ethnically Taiwanese but born and raised in the states, am I still eligible for a scholarship? I wanted to return to Taiwan for a few months to study for a quarter. Any info would be helpful! Thanks a bunch.