I. CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
1. Bilateral Program
This includes full or partial scholarships in accordance with the educationalexchange agreements or consensus between the Chinese government and governmentsof other countries, institutions, universities or international organizations.It supports undergraduate students, graduate students, general scholars andsenior scholars.
Applicants shall apply to the dispatching authorities for overseas study oftheir home countries.
2. Chinese University Program
This is a full scholarship for designated Chinese universities and certainprovincial education offices in specific provinces or autonomous regions torecruit outstanding international students for graduate studies in China. Itonly supports graduate students.
Applicants shall apply to the designated Chinese universities undertakingthis program.
3. Great Wall Program
This is a full scholarship for the United Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO) to sponsor students and scholars in developingcountries to study and research in China. It only supports general scholars andsenior scholars.
Applicants shall apply to the National Commissions for UNESCO in their homecountries.
4. EU Program
This is a full scholarship to encourage students from EU member countries tostudy and research in China in order to promote mutual understanding betweenChina and EU members. It supports undergraduate students, graduate students,general scholars and senior scholars.
Applicants shall apply to the Office for Education and Culture, Mission ofthe P. R. China to the European Union.
5. AUN Program
This is a full scholarship for the ASEAN University Network (AUN) to sponsorstudents, teachers and scholars from ASEAN member nations to study in China andto enhance the academic exchange and mutual understanding between China andASEAN members. It only supports graduates.
Applicants shall apply to AUN Secretariat.
6. PIF Program
This is a full scholarship to sponsor students from Pacific island countriesto study in China. It supports undergraduates, graduates, general scholars andsenior scholars.
Applicants shall apply to Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat.
7. WMO Program
This is a partial scholarship (including a tuition fee waiver, free on-campusaccommodation and Comprehensive Medical Insurance) for the World MeteorologicalOrganization (WMO) to sponsor international students to study and conductresearch in meteorology, hydrology, and water resources supervision andmanagement in China. It only supports undergraduates and graduates.
Applicants shall apply to WMO.
II. SUPPORTING CATEGORIES, DURATION, INSTRUCTION LANGUAGE, INSTITUTIONS AND MAJORS
Supporting Categories
Chinese Government Scholarship programs sponsor international students, teachers and scholars to undertake degree studies (bachelor, master and PhD) and Chinese language study or academic research in institutions of higher education in China.
Duration
Chinese Government Scholarship covers both major study and Chinese language (preparatory) study. The table below illustrates the duration of each program.
Instruction Language
1. 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.
2. Graduate and non-degree scholarship students can register for either the Chinese-taught program or the English-taught program if applicable. Program Search (By visiting http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua or http://www.campuschina.org) can help you find the program and university you're interested in.
Scholarship recipients of Chinese-taught programs without adequate Chinese proficiency must take Chinese language courses for one to two academic years to reach the language requirements of their host universities before moving on to their major studies. Failure to reach the required language proficiency will lead to the automatic termination of scholarship. Chinese language courses will be one year for majors in Science, Engineering, Agriculture, West Medicine, Economics, Management, Legal Studies and Fine Arts, and be no more than two years for majors in Literature, History, Philosophy and Chinese Medicine.
Scholarship recipients of the English-taught programs or those with adequate Chinese language proficiency do not need to take Chinese language courses.
GDUFS Majors
III. COVERAGE AND STANDARD
NOTE: Field of Study I includes Philosophy, Economics, Legal Studies, Education, Literature (Fine Arts excluded), History, and Management; Field of Study II includes Science, Engineering, and Agriculture; Field of Study III includes Fine Arts and Medicine.
1. Full Scholarship Covers
Tuition waiver:Tuition funds will be comprehensively used by the host university. It may cover scholarship students’ education, administration costs and expenditures to support student activities.
Accommodation: free university dormitory or accommodation subsidy.
If the host university requires students to live on campus, the university will accommodate the scholarship students in a university dormitory (usually a twin room); if the host university permits students to live off campus, the university will provide monthly/quarterly accommodation subsidy:
undergraduate students (preppies), master’s students(general scholars): CNY 700 per month;
doctoral students (senior scholars): CNY 1000 per month.
Stipend:
Undergraduate students: CNY 2,500 per month;
Master’s students/general scholars: CNY 3,000 per month;
Doctoral students/senior scholars: CNY 3,500 per month.
Within the scholarship duration, registered scholarship students will receive a stipend from their host university each month. Students registering on or before the 15th of the month will receive a full stipend of that month. Those who register after the 15th of the month will receive a half stipend of that month. Graduating students will receive stipend until half month after the graduation date. If registered student stays out of China for more than 15 days due to a personal reason (school holidays excluded), his stipend will be stopped during his leaving.
Comprehensive medical insurance. (Please visit http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua or http://www.campuschina.org and refer toComprehensive Insurance & Protection Scheme for Foreigners Staying in Chinafor insurance policy.)
2. Partial Scholarship Covers
One or some items of the full scholarship.
