Other Opportunities for Undergraduate Students in EALC

2. Departmental Distinction
Students must maintain a 3.25 cumulative grade-point-average and a 3.5 grade-point-average in courses in the major, complete two advanced (300-level or 400-level) non-language courses in East Asian studies beyond the minimum for the major (or complete a second major in another discipline) and receive the endorsement of the faculty adviser and the Honors Committee.

3. Study Abroad
The Department offers opportunities for students to study abroad in China, Japan, and Korea. Exchange programs with universities in Taichung, Taiwan, and in Shanghai and Beijing permit students to study Chinese language and culture in their natural setting. The Year-in-Japan Program on the campus of Konan University in Kobe, Japan, offers intensive courses in Japanese language as well as a range of courses on Japanese history, culture and society taught in English. An exchange program with Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, affords the student the opportunity to take courses on Korean language and culture. Most of the credit earned in these programs transfers to the student's record and can count towards the major in East Asian Languages and Cultures. For more information visit our Study Abroad page.

4. Tyler Award
Thanks to the generosity of an alumnus of the University of Illinois, the Department awards two students for outstanding academic achievement each year: one award for the most outstanding graduating senior and one award for the most outstanding participant in the Year-in-Japan Program.

Scholarship recipients will each be provided with a monthly stipend of NT$25,000 for four years (NT$30,000 for master degree and doctoral students, for two and three years, respectively). There is no further financial assistance for medical insurance, tuition fees, and other expenses. However, scholarship recipients who attend the Language Enrichment Program in university-affiliated language centers will each be given an additional NT$25,000 per month for up to one year.

If you are interested, plese visit http://140.111.1.22/english/home_information.htm for more information. Follow the link "The Taiwan Scholarship Program Guidelines" to downloard application forms.

-Completed Application Form;
-Study Plan;
-Proof of highest educational qualifications and academic performance;
-Proof of application to enroll at universities/colleges and/or language centers (e.g. a copy of the application form)
-Two recommendation letters.

The application materils should be sent to:

Grace Wang (Program Coordinator, Cultural Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural office in Chicago)
180 N. Stetson Ave. #5803 Chicago, IL 60601
Tel: 312-297-1325; Fax:312-616-1499