The Fulbright Taiwan program promotes educational exchange between Taiwan and the United States to foster cooperation and understanding. It has supported exchanges in engineering, science, economics and later social sciences and humanities. Many leaders of social movements in Taiwan are Fulbright alumni. Recently, the program has emphasized culture and the arts. The Fulbright Taiwan program has sent over 1000 Taiwanese grantees to the U.S. and welcomed more than 700 American grantees to Taiwan. In 2005-2006, grants supported 15 American lecturers/researchers and 23 students to come to Taiwan, and 25 Taiwanese researchers, 17 students and 3 professionals to go to the U.S.

1. Fulbright Taiwan 2008
Photography By Hung Jr -Shiu (Scott Hsu)

3. About Fulbright Taiwan
The Foundation's purpose is to promote cooperation and understanding between the people of
Taiwan and the U.S. through educational exchange. It has been both a pioneer and a mirror in
Taiwan, always being one of the first to identify and respond to the needs of various phases of
Taiwan's development. Thus, in the early years it concentrated on exchanges in the areas of
engineering, science, and economics. The focus gradually changed to social sciences and humanities
As a result, many of the leaders in social movements concerned with women's rights, democracy,
copyright law, child abuse, urbanization, etc., are Fulbright alumni. In recent years, the Foundation
has been emphasizing culture and the arts.
The Foundation had sent over 1000 Taiwan Fulbright grantees to the U.S. and more than 700
American Fulbright grantees have come to Taiwan. In 2005-2006, 15 American lecturers and
researchers, and 23 American students, received grants to come to Taiwan under the Fulbright
program; 25 Taiwan researchers, 17 Taiwan students, and 3 Taiwan non-academic professionals
received Fulbright grants to go to the U.S. Financially, 50-50 parity in contributions from the U.S.
and Taiwan was reached in 1992. Taiwan also provides in-kind contributions in the form of free
housing for all lecturers, and salaries for some lecturers. The U.S. side provides placement as well as
insurance for the grantees.