Description and Purpose
Fulbright Taiwan launched a new cooperation with Rice University under the Fulbright Graduate Study Grants in 2025. The selected student will hold the Fulbright Graduate Study Grant to Rice University to pursue the doctoral degree in a certain academic discipline offered by Rice University. This award provides outstanding students the opportunity to gain a world-class education and foster deeper academic and professional ties between Taiwan and the United States.
AWARD
Up to 2 awards
ACTIVITY
Study
LENGTH
Depending on programs
DEADLINE
August 1, 2025
Fields
Applicants from all academic disciplines are welcome to apply. For a complete list of graduate programs available, please visit the Rice University’s Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website.
Benefits
- Monthly stipend of US$3,075.
- Full tuition waiver of US$59,784 per academic year
- Annual fee waiver of US$730 per academic year.
(Benefits 1–3 are renewable for the duration of the degree, contingent upon satisfactory academic progress and if the degree program is not yet completed) - Insurance subsidized at 100% rate for the individual student (currently applicable within the first eight years of graduate study at Rice University).
- Application fee for a certain doctoral degree program waiver of US$85, one time.
- A one-time settling allowance of US$3,000 .
- Possible placement in a one to three-week summer pre-academic program in the U.S., with expenses paid for room, board, book allowance, and travel allowance (this benefit may be adjusted due to international travel situation).
- Prospective Fulbright participants should be aware that public health conditions, availability of consular services and travel, as well as U.S. institutional operating status and policies may affect their ability to travel to the U.S. and participate in academic programs.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants are eligible who:
- Are physically present in Taiwan during the year prior to the grant (August 2025 to July 2026).
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree by June 2026 and are qualified and ready to enroll directly in a doctoral program in Rice University in Fall 2026.
- In your Fulbright application, please ensure that Rice University is clearly listed in your Preference List. While it is not necessary to apply to or secure admission from the doctoral program at Rice University before applying for the Fulbright grant, if you are selected for the grant, you must independently apply to the doctoral program for the corresponding academic year, adhering to Rice University’s application timeline. Please note that this award cannot be deferred.
- English
- Minimum iBT score 100 or IELTS score (academic) minimum 7.0 taken since September 2024.
- GRE valid score report, taken since September, 2021.
- Or upload your iBT/IELTS/GRE test appointment confirmation to our application system. (Test date MUST be before September 30, 2025).
- Can be physically present for an oral interview at the end of August (tentatively scheduled on August 20, 2025) at the Fulbright Taiwan in Taipei.
- Meet the Grant Conditions and Provisions (Eligibility & Visa).
Applicants are Ineligible who:
- Are currently studying in the United States.
- Have received Fulbright Student Grant twice.
- PhD students: Those who plan to apply for JD.
- Those who plan to become medical students in the United States. Applicants who already have a medical degree may apply for this scholarship, but are not eligible for internship or residency programs.
Other Requirements:
- The duration of the grants is 12 months, and the grants is renewable until the graduation year. The grants must begin no earlier than August 1, 2026 and no later than Spring semester, 2027.
- All candidates have to report to FSE of other funding resources which will be received in the same period of Fulbright grant. The Fulbright grant may be adjusted based on the cap grant amount.
- All other factors being equal, preference is given to applicants who has submitted all of the score reports (including English score report and transcript).
- During the grant period, the grantee must submit a research or reflections article to FSE’s Online Journal Research & Reflections.
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Contact
Ms. Andie Liao
Email: fse@fulbright.org.tw
Tel: 02-2388-2100 ext. 134
