行政院自2004年規擘辦理「臺灣獎學金」，此獎學金由教育部、外交部、經濟部及科技部等部會共同參與，係為涵蓋教育、外交、經濟與學術創新的宏觀整合計畫。（經濟部自民國99年起停止提供獎學金）藉由臺灣獎學金計畫的推動，以廣徵具潛力及有興趣的優秀外國學生來臺求學、推廣華語及繁體字、並增進外籍青年學子對我風土民情及國家發展之認知與了解。
The Taiwan Scholarship program is a joint initiative launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Ministry of Education (MOE), the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and the National Science Council (NSC) in 2004. At the Republic of China’s centennial in 2011, the Taiwan Scholarship program evolved into the MOFA Taiwan Scholarship program and the MOE Taiwan Scholarship program in order to cater to students of varying backgrounds.
