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In 2012, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) is offering MANDARIN LANGUAGE opportunities to American undergraduate and graduate students, who intend to pursue or have already embarked on a career in which an elevated level of Mandarin proficiency is important.

TECRO is offering this award to American undergraduate and graduate students, enrolled as full-time students at a U.S. college or university, who are interested in improving their Mandarin proficiency through study at a university in Taiwan. Ideal applicants are American citizens who neither hold a Taiwan passport nor claim Taiwanese or Chinese heritage and who fall into the following category of eligibility:

• Current students and recent graduates: must have completed at least six semesters of Advanced Placement- and/or university-level Mandarin study. Both undergraduate and graduate students who have completed the necessary Mandarin study pre-requisites will be considered for this award. Students should be able to show how Mandarin will be important as they transition into the workforce. Though the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) is not required, it is strongly recommended.

Funds: The program provides recipients with a monthly stipend to help defray living expenses and tuition in Taiwan. Successful applicants are responsible for all travel costs. The amount of this scholarship is 25,000 New Taiwan dollars (NT$) per month (approximately $833).

Duration: three (3), six (6), nine (9), or twelve (12) months.

Number of positions: 120 months of study in Taiwan in 2012.

Universities in Taiwan: A list of accredited university Mandarin training centers can be found on the Chinese Language Center List.

Application: The application for this program can be downloaded here:
MS Word (68K) | PDF (272K).

Deadlines: Applications must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2012. We cannot accept any applications that are postmarked later than this date.

Contacts:

Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO: Yu-Mei Li – yumei@tecro.us

U.S. Department of Education: Mone't Peterson-Cox, International and Foreign Language Education, Office of Postsecondary Education – Monet.Peterson-Cox@ed.gov

Disclaimer: This posting is meant only to provide information to the public. The Department of Education does not sanction or endorse particular scholarships or educational opportunities provided by outside entities.

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