Chinese Government Scholarship scheme is established by the Ministry of Education of China (hereinafter referred to as MOE) inaccordance with educational exchange agreements or understandings reach ed between Chinese government and governments of other countries,organizat ions, education institutions and relevant international organizations to provide both full scholarships and partial scholarships to international students and scholars. MOE entrusts China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC)to handle the enrollment of international students and carry out the routine management of Chinese Government Scholarship Programs.
Categories of Applicants and Duration of Scholarship
Categories of Applicants
Duration of Major
Studies
Duration of Remedial
Chinese Language courses
Duration of
Scholarship
academic years
1
Undergraduates
4-5
1-2
4-7
2
Master degree students
2-3
1-2
2-5
3
Doctoral degree students
3-4
1-2
3-6
4
Chinese language students
1-2
none
Up to 2
5
General scholars
1
1
Up to 2
6
Senior scholars
1
1
Up to 2
1. Accordingto the regulation stipulated by MOE, all the undergraduate programs areinstructed in Chinese. Applicants with no command of Chinese aregenerally required to take Chinese language courses for 1-2 yearsbefore starting their academic programs. Applicants who apply for studyin science, engineering, agriculture, medicine (western medicine),economics , management and law are required to take Chinese languagecourses for 1 year. Applicants who apply for study in literature, history, philosophy, and medicine (traditional Chinese medicine,Chinese herb medicine) are required to take Chinese language courses for 2 years.
2. Some courses setfor general scholars, senior scholars and postgraduate students in someuniversities can be conducted in English. Please refer to Directoryof Chinese Higher Institutions Admitting International Students underChinese Government Scholarship Program and Academic Programs or the website of CSC (http://www.csc. edu.cn/Lianhua) for details.
3. Duration for scholarship specified at the time of admission can NOT be extended in principle.
APPLICATION
The applicants shall apply to Chinese diplomaticmissions or the competent authorities in their home countries betweenJanuary and April every year. Applicants may refer to the relevant authorities for details.
ELIGIBILITY
* Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health.
* Education background and age limit:
* Applicantsfor undergraduate programs must have senior high school diploma withgood academic performance and be under the age of 25.
* Applicants for master degree programs must have bachelor's degree and be under the age of 35.
* Applicants for Doctoral degree programs must have master's degree and be under the age of 40.
* Chinese language students must have senior high school diploma and beunder the age of 35, will study Chinese language program in China.
* General scholar candidates must have completed at least two years ofundergraduate studies and be under the age of 45, may study all majorsbesides Chinese language.
* Senior scholar candidates must have master's degree or above, or holdacademic titles of associate professor or above, and be under the ageof 50.
DETAILS OF THE SCHOLARSHIP
The scholarships are divided into categories,
Full scholarship:
* Exempt from registration fee, tuitionfee, fee for laboratory experiment, fee for internship, fee for basiclearning materials and accommodation on campus;
* Living allowance;
* One-off settlement subsidy after registration;
* Fee for outpatient medical service, Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in China;
* One-off inter-city travel subsidy.
Note:
* Costs of the laboratory experiment or internship beyond the university's arrangements should be born by the student himself.
* Feefor basic learning materials covers the necessary learning materialsprescribed by the host institution, and other materials shall be atself expenses.
* Monthly allowance is provided to students by the host institution at the following rates (CNY Yuan per month):
* Undergraduates: CNY 1,400 Yuan
* Chinese language students: CNY 1,400 Yuan
* Master degree students, general scholars: CNY 1,700 Yuan
* Doctoral degree students, senior scholars: CNY 2,000 Yuan
* New students will get one-off settlement subsidy upon arrival in China.
* CNY 1,000 Yuan for new students who will study in China up to six months
* CNY 1,500 Yuan for new students who will study in China for one academic year or more
* Fee for outpatient medical service refers to the outpatient expense inthe institution' s hospital or the hospitals entrusted by the institution. The students should pay for a certain percentage ofexpense in accordance with the institution' s relevant regulations.
* Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in Chinais provided by MOE for the scholarship students in China in case ofhospitalizing for serious diseases and accidental injuries. Theinstitutions or the entrusted medical assistance agency provide advancement service for insurance expenses, and claim for compensationwith relevant payment receipts from the insurance company according tothe stipulated insurance articles. The claim of individual student willnot be accepted by the insurance company.
* One-off inter-city travel ticket (each for coming-in and leaving China)
* Scholarshipstudents are supposed to choose the nearest port to their admittinginstitutio ns for inter-city travel and a hard-seat train ticket(hard- berth train ticket for overnight trip) will be provided for newscholarship students transferring from the port of entry uponregistration to the city where the admitting institution or Chinese language training institution, preparatory education institution islocated, for students transferring from the Chinese language
traininginstitution or the preparatory education institution to the city wherethe university for major study is located, and for studentstransferrin g from the city where the institution is located to thenearest port for departure upon graduation. Expenses for food duringthe trip and excess of baggage should be self-afforded.
* International travel expenses
* MOEwill provide round-trip or one-way international air ticket toscholarship students based on the reached agreements, and entrust CSC totake charge of booking the most direct and economical international airticket for the students between Beijing and their capitals. If thestudents make a detour to China or return to their home countries, theyshall afford the extra expenses. Expenses for the excess of
baggage should be also self-afforded.
Etc, for detail of full scholarship please refer to website below
Partial scholarship
One or some items of the full scholarship (not including one-off settlement subsidy and one-off inter-city travel allowance).
APPLICATION MATERIALS
The materials should reach CSC by April 30th 2009 via either theChinese diplomatic mission in the applicant's home country or theembassy of the applicant's home country in China. Individualapplicati ons will not be accepted by CSC. Application materials willnot be returned regardless of the result of application.
CSC will send the List of Accepted Students, Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study In China (JW201) to the relevant dispatching authorities by July 31, who will forward the documents to the students.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For details please refer to www.en.csc.edu. cn
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