Academia Sinica Fellowships for Doctoral Candidates in Humanities and Social Sciences

Academia Sinica HSS Doctoral Candidate Fellowships

Supports doctoral candidates in humanities and social sciences completing dissertations at Academia Sinica institutes.

Academia Sinica offers an annual fellowship programme specifically for doctoral candidates in humanities and social sciences, designed to cultivate academic talent and assist candidates in completing their dissertations while based at an Academia Sinica HSS institute. The fellowship is open to Taiwanese and international doctoral candidates; recipients are hosted by one of Academia Sinica's humanities and social sciences institutes, such as the Institute of History and Philology. The most recently documented cohort comprised 21 awardees, reflecting selective competition across the eligible applicant pool.

The fellowship provides a monthly stipend of NT$50,000 — raised from NT$40,000 in 2023 — for an initial term of one year. The appointment is extendable for a second year, for a maximum total duration of two years. On a 12-month base term this represents NT$600,000 total; the maximum two-year award totals NT$1,200,000. Candidates must be enrolled in a doctoral programme in a humanities or social sciences field; the fellowship is explicitly restricted to these disciplines and does not cover STEM fields. The hosting arrangement requires affiliation with an Academia Sinica HSS institute for the duration of the fellowship.

The 2026 cycle's specific application deadline and announcement date were not published on the programme's web landing page at the time of data collection; applicants should monitor the Academia Sinica website and individual institute bulletin boards for call materials and PDF application guidelines. Competitive applicants should approach potential host institute supervisors before the call opens, as a hosting arrangement within Academia Sinica is a prerequisite. The programme represents one of the few national-level fellowship mechanisms in Taiwan that supports doctoral dissertation completion across a broad range of HSS fields at a stipend level competitive with international peers.