NOTICE TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
STUDYING IN CHINA UNDER
CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME
In order to strengthen mutual understanding and friendship
between the Chinese people and people from the whole world, and to develop
cooperation and exchange in fields of education, science, culture, economy and
trade between China and other countries, Chinese government has set up a series
of scholarship schemes to sponsor international students and scholars to
undertake studies and research in Chinese institutions of higher
education.
The Ministry of Education of China (hereinafter referred to as
MOEC) is responsible for the provision of Chinese government
scholarships, and it entrusts China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to
as CSC) to administer the recruitment of international students
and the routine management of Chinese Government Scholarship Programmes.
International students under Chinese Government Scholarship
Programmes will be placed in Chinese institutions of higher education designated
by MOEC. Various specialties in science, technology, agronomy,
medicine, economics, laws, management, education, history, liberal arts and
philosophy are available to international students in these institutions.
We welcome outstanding students, scholars and teachers from all
countries coming to study or undertake research in institutions of higher
education in China.
Chinese Government Scholarship Programme and Application
1. Chinese Government Scholarship Scheme (Recruitment
Quota Specified on MOEC Scholarship Scheme)
It was established by MOEC in accordance with
educational exchange agreements or understandings reached between Chinese
government and governments of other countries, education organs, institutions
and relevant international organizations to provide both full scholarships and
partial scholarships to international students and scholars. The scheme supports
students who come to study in China as undergraduates, postgraduates, Chinese
language students, general scholars and senior scholars. Applicants may apply
for the scholarship through the competent authorities, appointed institutions or
the Chinese diplomatic missions in their home countries.
2. CHINA/UNESCO – the Great Wall Fellowship Scheme (25
scholarships available in 2008)
This is a full scholarship scheme set up by MOECfor candidates
recommended by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO). Scholarships for general scholar and
senior scholar are eligible. Applicants may apply to the UNESCO National Committee in the applicant’s home country.
3. Study in Asia Scholarship Scheme (20 scholarships
available in 2008)
It is a full scholarship scheme established by MOEC to stimulate
the mobility of Asian students and scholars in Asian area, to strengthen mutual
understanding among the people from Asian countries，to develop cooperation and
exchange in fields of education, and to promote Asian education quality.
Applicants may apply to the Chinese diplomatic missions in the applicant’s home
country.
4. Chinese Government Scholarship
program (EU Window) (100 scholarships available in 2008)
It is a full scholarship scheme set up by MOEC for European youth from senior middle school or college to learn Chinese in
China. Applicants may apply to Mission of P. R China to the European Union.
CSC does not accept individual applications.
5. Distinguished International Students Scholarship Scheme (100
scholarships available in 2008)
It is a full scholarship scheme established by MOEC to sponsor
outstanding international students who have finished their Bachelor’s or
Master’s education in China and have been enrolled by designated Chinese
institutions as Master’s or Doctoral candidates or are now carrying out their
Master’s or Doctoral studies in those institutions. Applicants may apply
to CSC for the scholarship through recommendation of their host
institutions.
6. Chinese Culture Research Fellowship Scheme (30 scholarships
available in 2008)
The scheme was established by MOEC to sponsor
overseas scholars and specialists of Chinese culture to conduct short-term
research in China. Applicants may apply to CSC through the
recommendation of relevant Chinese institutions of higher education, authorities
or the Chinese diplomatic missions in their home countries or directly to
CSC.
7. Short-term Scholarship Scheme for Foreign Teachers of Chinese
Language (Recruitment Quota Specified on MOEC Scholarship Scheme)
It was established by MOECto sponsor international teachers of
Chinese language to do short-term training and research in China. Applicants may
apply to CSC through the Chinese diplomatic missions in their
home countries or directly to CSC.
Details of the Chinese Government Scholarships
1. Chinese Government Scholarship is divided into full
scholarship and partial scholarship.
1）Full scholarship:
- Exempt from registration fee, tuition fee, fee for
laboratory experiment, fee for internship, fee for basic learning materials and
intramural accommodation;
- Living allowance and a one-off settlement
subsidy;
- Fee for outpatient medical service,
Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for
International Students in China;
- A hard-seat train ticket between the port of entry
on registration or the port of departure on graduation and the city where the
host university or the university of Chinese language studies(or the university
of preparatory education) is located (a hard-berth train ticket for over-night
trip).
2）Partial scholarship: One or some items of the full scholarship
(one-off settlement subsidy and one-off inter-city travel allowance not
included).
3）International travel expenses: Applicants are expected to meet
their own international travel expenses unless it is set otherwise in bilateral
agreements or arrangements.
For more information about the above scholarships, please refer
Application Procedures.
Application for Chinese Government Scholarships
1. Application and Recruitment
The application season for the Chinese Government Scholarship
Program is from January to April annually. Details on the application procedures
should be consulted directly to the dispatching organization in the applicant’s
home country.
2. Scholarship Application
Applicants should meet the basic qualifications prescribed in
the Application Procedures, and must fill in the application forms strictly in
accordance with requirements. They also need to provide relevant application
materials including notarized photocopies of diplomas,
transcripts, study plan, health certificate and recommendation letters.
Application materials for scholarships must reach CSC before
the deadline as specified in Application Procedures via the embassy in China or
the Chinese diplomatic missions in the applicant’s home country. Application
materials arrived after the deadline will not be processed. Please check the
attached Application Procedures for details.
Application materials will not be returned regardless of the
result of application. Documents such as original diplomas and original
Foreign Physical Examination Form must NOT be sent as application
materials.
3. Choice of Institutions of Higher Education and
Specialty
Applicants for Chinese Government Scholarships must choose their
host institutions and specialties from the institutions of higher education
designated by MOEC. Please check the Directory of the Chinese
Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government
Scholarship Programme 、
4. Language Used in Teaching
The Chinese institutions of higher education generally use
Chinese as instruction language. Applicants with no command of Chinese are
generally required to take Chinese language courses for 1-2 years before their
major studies. In some institutions, some courses set for general scholars,
senior scholars and postgraduate students can be conducted in English. Please
refer Directory of the Chinese Institutions Admitting International
Students under Chinese Government Scholarship
Programme for details.
5. Preparatory Education held in Chinese institutions of higher
education
According to the regulation of MOEC, applicants from the
scheme-specified countries who are to pursue the bachelor degree of science and
technology, engineering, agronomy, medicine and economics are required to take a
one-year foundation course(preparatory education), which cover the fundamentals
of Chinese language, mathematics, physics and chemistry. The students who are
qualified in the foundation course could start their undergraduate studies on
time as specified on their Admission Notice. CSC entrusts
Tianjin University，Nanjing Normal University and Shandong University to set the
foundation class.
Recruitment of Scholarship Students
1. CSC will review all the
application materials sent by the appointed authorities. CSC is
authorized to make necessary adjustments on the proposed institutions,
specialties and duration of the applicant’s study in China. The application will
not be processed if it is inconsistent with the recruitment requirements or the
application materials are incomplete.
2. Qualified applications will be forwarded to the
institutions and the final decision whether to admit the applicants or not will
be made by them. If the applicant has been accepted by an institution (122
institutions specified by MOEC listed in the
Directory) prior to application, the applicant is
required to enclose the relevant admission letters.
3. Scholarship applicants accepted by Chinese
institutions of higher education will be officially awarded the Chinese
Government Scholarship with endorsement from CSC and submitted
to MOEC for the record.
4. 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, so as
to have the documents forwarded to the students.
Visa Application and Registration in China
1. Visa Application
Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program should
apply for visa to study in China at the Chinese embassy or consulate-general
with the original documents and one set of photocopies of the
Admission Notice, Visa Application for
Study In China (JW201) and Foreigner Physical
Examination Form andvalid ordinary
passport. Those whose study period in China is above 6 month needs
to apply for “X1” visa, and those who shall stay in China for
less than 6 months (including 6 months) should apply for “X2”
visa. The scholarship students must enter China with the
original copies of the above documents. Whoever comes to China
with other types of passports, visas or without the original
documents will not be able to register with the institution, nor will
they be able to apply for residence permit in China.
2. Registration
International students must register with the institution at the
time specified in the Admission Notice. Those who are
unable to register on time must seek permission from the institution directly.
Those who fail to register without the prior consent of the institution will be
considered as voluntarily giving up the enrollment and the scholarship will
automatically be withdrawn.
3. Health Verification and Residence Registration
Health verification: Scholarship holders who are to stay in
China for more than 6 months are requested to bring their passports,
Admission Notice, and the original copies of
Foreigner Physical Examination Form and the
Blood Test Reportto the local quarantine office within
the set time to have their medical examination verified. International students
whose Foreigner Physical Examination Form do not meet
the requirement will have to re-take medical examination. Those who refuse to
re-take the medical examination or are diagnosed as suffering from diseases that
are not permitted to enter China under the Chinese laws and regulations will be
required to leave China.
Residence registration: After the health verification, the
scholarship holders must apply for residence permit to the local police
authority within 30 days on their arrival with their passports,
Admission Notice and Visa Application Form
for Study In China (JW201).
The costs of medical examination , the international travel and
residence registration should be born by the international students
themselves.
Transfer SERVICE
The Transfer Service Station for Chinese Government Scholarship
students will provide free transfer service (including intramural
accommodation, hard-seat or hard-berth train ticket and necessary medical
service）to new full-scholarship students who have to make a stopover in Beijing
between August 25th and September 15th. And meanwhile
intramural accommodation and necessary medical service will respectively provide
for the partial scholarship students whose scholarship covers accommodation or
medical service. The embassies in China or Chinese diplomatic missions concerned
are kindly requested to give the Transfer Service Station one week in advance
the notice of arrival date as well as the numbers of flight or train.
