In keeping with its development strategy for students from the families in Taiwan’s lowest 20% income group in Taiwan, NCUE takes actions to eradicate poverty and ensure the social mobility of disadvantaged groups. For students from low-income households in Taiwan, NCUE has formulated projects, actions, and guidance mechanisms to assist students in achieving their graduation goals. The measures are as follows:

1. NCUE provides learning assistance and counselling measures. In 2023, 58 students from the lowest 20% income group received counselling, for a counselling rate of 48.74%. The total amount of rewards of NTD$2,456,950.

Through the Higher Education Sprout Project, NCUE is dedicated to assisting students from families in the lowest 20% income group in establishing diverse learning objectives. NCUE also provides corresponding learning assistance and counseling measures, including initiatives such as the The Soaring Eagles Intensive Learning, promoting diligent learning, fostering excellent conduct, offering mutually beneficial guidance, facilitating research project learning, and providing generalized training. In 2023, a total of 119 students from families in the lowest 20% income group successfully graduated, constituting 78.29% of the disadvantaged graduating students. Among them, 58 received counseling through the The Soaring Eagles Project, with a counseling rate of 48.74%, and were awarded a total of over NTD$2,456,950. The detailed comparisons of economically disadvantaged students who received counseling and graduated successfully in 2022 and 2023, along with the rewards, are as follows (Figure 1 and Figure 2):

Figure 1. Comparison of economically disadvantaged students who received counseling and graduated successfully in 2022 and 2023

Figure 2. Comparison of rewards for economically disadvantaged students who received counseling and graduated successfully in 2022 and 2023

2. For relevant guidance and additional information about the award projects, please refer to photos in Figure 3 and Figure 4. For more details and achievements, please visit the The Soaring Eagles Project website:
https://sites.google.com/gm.ncue.edu.tw/ncueeagle/%E8%BC%94%E5%B0%8E%E7%8D%8E%E5%8B%B5%E9%A0%85%E7%9B%AE?authuser=0

(1) The Soaring Eagles Learning Support: A monthly reward of NTD$6,000 is provided for goals including: Exploration and Implementation, Interdisciplinary Learning, Specialized Field Advancement, Enabling Off-Campus Internships, Community Engagement, Generalized Training, and National Indigenous Education. A monthly reward of NTD$12,000 is provided for the Global Competence goal.

(2) The Soaring Eagles Value Addition Package: Categories include: Professional Certification Attainment, Practical Project Productions, College Student Research Scholarship, Competition and Exhibition Design, and Diverse Developmental Learning. The rewards range from NTD$5,000 to NTD$10,000, based on the number of student applications, the  achievements, learning performance, and project funding for the academic year.

(3) Freshman Student Financial Assistance: A scholarship of NTD$10,000 is awarded to freshmen who participate in empowerment activities, and attend meetings with their teachers to set learning goals. After completing and submitting the learning record form, the scholarship is granted after successfully passing the review process.

(4) Research Project Learning: Students who participate in designated sessions of The Soaring Eagles Learning Enhancement Seminars and complete monthly learning logs are eligible for a reward. The reward is provided to up to 25 students per semester, with each student receiving NTD$6,000 per month for 4 months.

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