Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) – Doctoral Fellowships

The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) is the first democracy assistance foundation to be established in Asia, being devoted to strengthening democracy and human rights in Taiwan and abroad.

One of the TFD’s core purposes is to promote research into global democratic and human rights development in order to advance democracy-building theory and practice.  As the TFD recognizes the importance of supporting the next generation of democracy and human rights scholars and practitioners, the Dissertation Fellowship is designed to provide a unique opportunity to share Taiwan’s democracy and human rights development with doctoral candidates from outside of Taiwan who are pursuing relevant research. Research into the democratization experiences of Taiwan and other countries can provide lessons for other democratizing countries, as well as identify areas where Taiwan still needs to improve.  Therefore, comparative research with reference to other newly democratized countries is also encouraged.