ScholarShips
In order to promote the mutual understanding, cooperation and exchanges in politics, economy, culture, education and trade between China and other countries, the Chinese government has set up a series of scholarship programs to sponsor international students, teachers and scholars to study and conduct research in Chinese universities. China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC), entrusted by the Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as MOE), is responsible for the enrollment and administration of Chinese Government Scholarship programs. 279 designated Chinese universities offer a wide variety of academic programs in Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Medicine, Law, Economics, Management, Education, Liberal Arts, Philosophy, History, and Fine Arts for scholarship winners at all levels.
Chinese Government Scholarship includes the following 7 programs.
Scholarship programs | When to | Where to send | Supporting | Scholarship coverage |
1.Bilateral | January to | dispatching | undergraduate students | full scholarship |
2.Chinese | designated Chinese | master’s students | full scholarship | |
3.Great | National Commissions | general scholars | full scholarship | |
4.EU | Office for Education | undergraduate students | full scholarship | |
5.AUN | AUN Secretariat | master’s students | full scholarship | |
6.PIF | PIF Secretariat | undergraduate students | full scholarship | |
7.WMO | WMO Secretariat | undergraduate or | partial scholarship |
Application Time
Usually from January to April each year
Application Procedure
Step 1 - Apply to the dispatching authorities for CGS opportunity;
Step
2 - Apply to your target university for the Pre-admission Letter once
recommended by the dispatching authorities as an eligible candidate (you
will receive an Award Letter for CGS Candidate);
Step 3 - Complete the online application procedure at CSC Online Application System for International Students (Visit http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua
and click “Application Online” to log in), submit online the completed
Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship and print a hard
copy. You should consult the dispatching authorities for overseas study
of your home country for Instructions of CSC Online Application System
for International Students and Agency Number;
Step 4 - Submit all of your application documents to the dispatching authorities before the deadline.
CSC will send the admission documents to the dispatching authorities before July 31st. The dispatching authorities will send the admission documents (Admission Letter and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201)) to scholarship recipients.
Dispatching Authorities
Dispatching authorities for Chinese Government Scholarship Programs are as follows:
Embassies (Consulate-General) of P. R. China in foreign countries
Chinese higher education institutions (Chinese HEIs) which undertake Chinese University Program, now totally 221 institutions
Embassies of foreign countries in China
Regional education departments
Other relevant educational institutions
Receiving Institutions
There are a total of 279 Chinese universities are approved by MOE to accept Chinese Government Scholarship students. You can download the list here.
Agency Number
Each
dispatching authority has their code number which is called agency
number. It is needed when you apply online. Here we have collected most
of agency numbers for your convenience. Others you’d better contact your
dispatching authority directly.
Agency Numbers of Embassy of P.R. China
Agency Numbers of 221 Chinese Universities for Graduate Program
Application Documents (in duplicate)
1.Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (written in Chinese or English);
2.Notarized highest diploma (photocopy);
Prospective
diploma recipients must submit official document issued by your current
school to prove your current student status or expected graduation
date. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be
attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.
3.Academic transcripts (written in Chinese or English);
Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.
4.A Study Plan or Research Proposal (written in Chinese or English);
This
should be a minimum of 200 words for undergraduate students, 500 words
for non-degree students, and 800 words for graduate students.
5.Two Recommendation Letters (written in Chinese or English);
Applicants
for the graduate programs or the senior scholar programs must submit
two recommendation letters signed by a professor or an associate
professor.
6.A CD of your own works (only required for arts students);
Applicants
for music studies are requested to submit a CD of their own musical
works. Applicants for the fine arts programs must submit a CD of their
own works which include two sketches, two color paintings and two other
works.
7.Valid documents of your legal guardians in China (only required for applicants under the age of 18);
8.Foreigner
Physical Examination Form (photocopy), (written in English, only
required for applicants planning to stay in China for more than 6
months, can be downloaded from http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua;
The physical examinations must cover all of the items listed in the
Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete forms or forms without
the signature of the attending physician, or the official stamp of the
hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicant are considered as
invalid. Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule as the
result is valid for only 6 months.
9.The copy of Pre-admission Letter from designated Chinese university (if available);
10. The copy of HSK Certificate (if available).
All documents should be bound together on top left corner in the order of 6.1 to 6.10.
You should submit TWO sets of bound documents.
No application documents will be returned.
Duration
Chinese Government Scholarship covers both major study and Chinese language/ preparatory study. The table below illustrates the duration of each category.
Supporting Categories | Major Study | Chinese Language | Duration of Scholarship |
Undergraduate students | 4-5 | up to 2 | 4-7 |
Master’s students | 2-3 | up to 2 | 2-5 |
Doctoral students | 3-4 | up to 2 | 3-6 |
General scholars | up to 1 | up to 1 | up to 2 |
Senior scholars | up to 1 | up to 1 | up to 2 |
Instruction Language
1. Instruction language for undergraduate students
Undergraduate
scholarship winners must register for Chinese-taught credit courses.
They are required to take one-year Chinese language/preparatory courses
in one of the nine universities listed below and to pass the required
test before moving on to their major studies.
Entrusted
by MOE, the following 9 universities offer Chinese language/preparatory
courses to undergraduate scholarship winners. They are Tianjin University, Nanjing Normal University, Shandong University, Central China Normal University, Tongji University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Northeast Normal University, Beijing International Studies University, and Capital Normal University.
Undergraduate scholarship winners can apply for preparatory course exemption if they
→complete their secondary education in Chinese.
Or
→have valid HSK certificate that meets the requirements of the host university.
Official
documents from secondary schools or a photocopy of valid HSK
certificate must be submitted for preparatory course exemption
application. Please NOTE that HSK results are valid for 2 years only.
2. Instruction language for graduate students and non-degree students.
Graduate
and non-degree scholarship students can register for either
Chinese-taught program or English-taught program if applicable.
Program Search can help you find your interested program and university.
→Scholarship
recipients of Chinese-taught programs without adequate Chinese
proficiency must take Chinese language courses for one to two 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