Academia Sinica Fellowships for Doctoral Candidates in Humanities and Social Sciences

Academia Sinica Fellowships for Doctoral Candidates in Humanities and Social Sciences supports dissertation-stage doctoral candidates working with an Academia Sinica host institute in Taiwan. The program sits under Academia Sinica and is meant to cultivate HSS talent while strengthening the academy's own research pipeline. It is open to doctoral candidates from Taiwan and abroad, provided the work is tied to the host arrangement. Awardees receive NT$50,000 per month for an initial year, renewable to a maximum of two years. The most recent cohort included 21 fellows, and the program's support level was raised from NT$40,000 to NT$50,000 from 2023 onward. A host institute example in the source set is the Institute of History and Philology, which shows the kind of academic home the fellowship is built around. The strongest applicants are candidates who are already close to finishing and need steady stipend support to complete a dissertation in an Academia Sinica setting. Because the award is annual and capped by the host relationship, fit with the institute and a realistic completion timeline matter more than broad ambition.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.