1. Applicants must have a good command of English. All the courses are taught in English. Applicants' mother tongue or second language must be English, or they should have learned courses in English. They should be skillful in English listening, speaking, reading and writing. Applicants whose mother tongue is not English must provide eligible  IELTS score of at least 5.5 or TOEFL score of at least 61 or any certificate  showing the applicants have equivalent English proficiency of 5.5 for IELTS or 61 for TOEFL.

Undergraduate scholarship recipients must register for Chinese-taught credit courses. They are required to take one-year preparatory courses in one of the 10 universities listed below and to pass the required test before moving on to their major studies.

Undergraduate scholarship recipients can apply for preparatory course exemption if they completed their secondary education in Chinese or have a valid HSK certificate that meets the requirements of the host university. Official documents from secondary schools or a photocopy of a valid HSK certificate must be submitted for a preparatory course exemption application. Please NOTE that HSK results are valid for only 2 years.

Applicants with advanced Chinese proficiency can apply for Chinese-taught credit courses.

2. Requirements of Diploma, academic scores and scientific research capacity

Undergraduates: Applicants must be high school graduates. They must have passed English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology graduation exams. Their physics, chemistry and biology exam results must be above B+ or 70%.

Postgraduates: Applicants must provide Bachelor’s degree diploma, recommendation letters from 2 experts and research plan.

Doctoral candidates: Applicants must provide Master’s degree diploma, Master’s thesis, recommendation letters from 2 professors or associate professors and research plan.

3. Applicants can't have any adverse record. Applicants must submit their graduation certificate, exam result sheet, passport and identity card. Applicants must be between 18 and 30 years old.

4. Applicants under 18 must submit letter of authorization for guardianship.

5. Applicants must be healthy and have passed health check-up.

6. Applicants must have sufficient financial support for all the fees.