Learning Mandarin
Funding
Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES)
- Application deadline: Mar 31, 2018
- told we could email about exception
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada, Education Division
- old 2017 application page
- new scholarship page
- StudyInTaiwan.org: Scholarship page
- HES Program website [Mandarin]
- Introduction to MoE HES
Travel
- USA/CAN: For tourism/business stays <= 90 days, no visas required
Programs
Ministry of Education: List of Chinese Language Centers in Taiwan
3 leading programs
- International Chinese Language Program at the National Taiwan University (ICLP@NTU)
- most expensive
- most highly recommended
- Fall 2018 quarter: Sept 10 - Dec 14
- encouraged to take 3 quarters, but will accept students in 1 or 2
- Application deadline: Apr 30, 2018
- Mandarin Training Center at National Taiwan Normal University (MTC@NTNU)
- 3-week express
- Summer II: Aug 6-24
- Summer III: Aug 27 - Sept 14
- Seasonal
- Fall Term: Sept 1 - Nov 30
- application deadlines
- no visa: Aug 15
- with visa: July 13