Scholarships & Financial Aid
Asia University offers a variety of entrance scholarships and enrolled-student financial aid to help outstanding students study with peace of mind and complete their degrees, with entrance scholarships worth up to NT$3.6 million.
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Asia University offers a variety of entrance scholarships and enrolled-student financial aid to encourage outstanding students to enroll and to help enrolled students complete their studies. Below is a summary organized into two categories: “New-Student Entrance Scholarships” and “Enrolled-Student Financial Aid.”
I. New-Student Entrance Scholarships
UndergraduateMedical Informatics and Artificial Intelligence Scholarship
Students from partner departments with a prior academic year's average score of 80 or above (inclusive), or ranking in the top 50% of their class, may apply for a scholarship of NT$50,000 to NT$400,000. Continued funding is reviewed each semester; recipients who fall below the standard may have funding suspended and can resume it once the standard is met again. Within three months of graduation, recipients must report for service at China Medical University Hospital; the required service period generally matches the number of years the scholarship was received, and internship time may count toward part of this period. Military service or enrollment in an information-related graduate program may qualify for an approved deferral; recipients who default must repay the scholarship received.
UndergraduateEnglish Excellence Scholarship
Awarded based on GSAT English subject scores and the department's reference subject scores, ranging from NT$40,000 to NT$240,000; renewal requires ranking in the top 3 or top 10% of the class each semester, and passing a CEFR B2-level English proficiency test before junior year.
UndergraduateAI Talent Cultivation Scholarship
Students with excellent mathematics scores and an APCS certification may receive a scholarship of NT$100,000 to NT$200,000, with priority admission to the Elite Programming Class; tuition for continuing into the master's or doctoral program is charged at the same rate as national universities.
UndergraduateEntrance-Score Excellence / Merit Scholarship
The “Entrance-Score Excellence Award” is tiered by choice ranking and entrance score, worth up to NT$3.6 million; the “Entrance-Score Merit Award” provides NT$80,000 (limited to specific admission pathways, requiring a top-tier English score and at least an average score in every subject).
Master's ProgramGraduate New-Student Scholarship
The top-ranked admitted student who forgoes a national university offer to enroll in this university's master's program receives a full tuition, fee, and housing waiver for two years; students who were otherwise admitted to a national university are charged tuition at the same rate as National Taiwan University; undergraduate students of this university who advance directly into the accelerated master's program and rank in the top 70% of their class are charged tuition at the national-university rate, while others receive an NT$10,000 scholarship.
Doctoral ProgramGraduate New-Student Scholarship
Graduating master's students of this university who proceed directly into or are admitted to this university's doctoral program are charged tuition at the National Taiwan University rate for three years (see the direct-to-PhD pathway of the “Medical Device Technology Industry Track, Doctoral Program (Industry-Academia Program)” for details; recipients also receive an annual NT$200,000 Ministry of Education scholarship, funded for 5 years total).
GeneralProvisions
- Only one of the above scholarships may be received.
- Renewal eligibility: undergraduate students must rank in the top 3 or top 10% of their class; graduate students must rank in the top 10%.
- Scholarship eligibility is forfeited for deferred enrollment, leave of absence, withdrawal, or departmental/institutional transfer.
- The application procedure must be completed within one month after the start of the semester.
II. Enrolled-Student Financial Aid
Asia University's Student Affairs Counseling Section compiles a variety of financial aid resources from both inside and outside the university. In addition to the regular items listed below, there are also dedicated sections for overseas Chinese students and Indigenous students, and the university regularly publishes need-based grants and special funding offered by county/city governments, foundations, and private organizations.
- Undergraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship
- Graduate Student Financial Aid
- Academic Support Grant (Deep Cultivation Takeoff Program)
- Need-Based Grant / Emergency Relief
- County/City Government Need-Based Merit Scholarships
- Foundation and Private-Organization Scholarships
- Overseas Chinese Student Financial Aid (Overseas Chinese Student Corner)
- Council of Indigenous Peoples Higher Education Scholarship
ContactDepartment of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering Department Office
Tel: (04) 2332-3456 ext. 6193
Email: bioinfo@asia.edu.tw
Source: Publicly available information from Asia University's Office of Academic Affairs, Admissions Office, and Student Affairs Counseling Section. Actual amounts, quotas, eligibility, and application procedures are subject to the official announcement for the given academic year.