Chinese Government Scholarship Application

1. Chinese Government Scholarship falls into two categories: full scholarship and partial scholarship.

1) Full scholarship

- Exempt from registration fee, tuition fee, fee for laboratory experiment, fee for internship and fee for basic learning materials; and accommodation fee for dormitory on campus;

- Living allowance;

- One-off settlement subsidy after registration for new student;

-Fee for outpatient medical service, Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Protection Scheme for International Students in China;

- One-off inter-city travel subsidy (each for coming-in and leaving China): A hard-seat train ticket (hard-berth train ticket for overnight trip) will be provided for scholarship students traveling

    From the port of entry upon registration to the city where the admitting institution or Chinese language training institution or preparatory education institution is located;

    From the Chinese language training institution or the preparatory education institution to the city where the university for major study is located;

    From the city where the institution is located to the nearest port for departure upon graduation.
In principle, the port of entry is Beijing, or a port of entry near where the target university is located.

2) Partial scholarship

One or some items of the full scholarship (one-off settlement subsidy and one-off inter-city travel allowance excluded).

* International travel expenses: Applicants should pay for their own international travel expenses unless it is covered by the scholarship as specified in the bilateral agreements.

For more information about the scholarships above, please refer to Application Procedures.

APPLICATION FOR CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

1. Time for Application

The application period for Chinese Government Scholarship Programs is from January to April, 2013. Applicants shall consult the dispatching authorities about details on the application period and procedures.

As for Chinese Government Special Scholarship Program-University Postgraduate Program, Degree Program in Provinces and Autonomous Regions, and Cooperative Program with Provinces and Autonomous Regions, applicants shall directly contact the Chinese HEIs under these programs for the details for application.

2. Application for Scholarships

- Applicants shall meet the basic qualifications prescribed in the Application Procedures.

Applicants shall fill in and submit the application form online first and then submit the printed application form and the supporting documents to the dispatching authorities.

The “Agency No.” needed when filling out the application form should be obtained from the dispatching authorities, such as the Chinese diplomatic missions in the applicants’ countries.

The CSC Online Application System for Study in China is available at http://laihua.csc.edu.cn

Applicants who have no internet access due to the limited internet service provided in their countries can request the application form from their dispatching authorities.

- Applicants shall fill in the Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship truly, correctly, and completely. They also need to provide supporting documents including photocopies of diplomas, transcripts, study plan, health certificate and recommendation letters. (Please include a photocopy of passport if available) For documents that are not in Chinese or English, please attach notarized translation of the documents.

- Application documents shall reach CSC before the deadline via dispatching authorities. Application documents received after the deadline will not be processed. (Please see Application Procedures)

- Application documents will NOT be returned.

- Please do NOT submit the original copies of diplomas or Foreigner Physical Examination Form.

- Dispatching authorities for Chinese Government Scholarship Programs are as follows:

Embassies (Consulate-General) of P. R. China in foreign countries

Embassies of foreign countries in China

Regional education departments

Chinese higher education institutions (Chinese HEIs)

Other relevant educational institutions

3. Selection of Institutions and Specialities

Applicants for Chinese Government Scholarship Programs shall choose their host institutions and subjects from the Chinese HEIs under the Program. Please check the Directory of the Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program or visit http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina orwww.campuschina.org/ for further information. Chinese government scholarship candidates will not be placed in universities or majors which are not listed in the Directory.

4. Language of Instruction

- Chinese HEIs generally conduct courses in Chinese. Applicants with no command of Chinese are generally required to take Chinese language courses for 1-2 years before their major studies. Applicants who apply for study in science, engineering, agriculture, medicine (western medicine), economics, management and law are required to take Chinese language courses for 1 year. Applicants who apply for study in literature, history, philosophy, and medicine (traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese herb medicine) may apply to extend their Chinese language training for up to 2 years.
 

- Chinese is the only instruction language for undergraduate programs. Some of the Chinese HEIs could conduct postgraduate programs and non-degree courses for general and senior scholars in English. Please check the Directory of the Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program (http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina or www.campuschina.org/). Candidates who choose English taught programs can be exempted from preparatory courses.

5. Undergraduate Foundation Program

According to the regulations of MOE, from 2010, applicants coming for undergraduate studies under the Chinese Government Scholarship Programs are required to attend the college preparatory courses,  which include the fundamentals of Chinese language, mathematics, physics and chemistry, in the universities appointed by CSC for one year. Only by passing the examinations of these preparatory courses can they start their undergraduate studies upon due time

CSC entrusts Beijing Language and Culture University, Tianjin University, Shandong University, Nanjing Normal University, Huazhong Normal University, Tongji University, Northeast Normal University, and Beijing International Studies University to offer the college preparatory courses for the 2013/2014 academic year.

New students could be exempted from the college preparatory courses if they:

- Complete their secondary education in Chinese: an official letter from their school of secondary education certifying that Chinese is the instruction language for the compulsory courses must be submitted.

- The students should reach the certain level required by the host university. A photocopy of the HSK Certificate must be attached to the application documents. The validity of the HSK test is two years.

Please refer to Notice of Undergraduate Foundation Program for International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Programs.