Chinese Government Scholarship
I. Details of the Chinese Government Scholarships
1. Full scholarship: A Chinese government full scholarship covers tuition (or research) fees, Medical Insurance for International Students, basic learning materials costs, accommodation, living allowance, a one-time settlement subsidy and one inter-city travel allowance.
2. Partial scholarship: One or some items of the full scholarship.
3. International air travel: Applicants are expected to meet their own international travel costs unless there are bilateral agreements or arrangements.
For detailed information about the above scholarships, please refer to the Scholarship Schemes or contact China Scholarship Council.
II. How to apply for the Chinese Government Scholarships
1. Application Time
The period for recruiting international students under Chinese Government Scholarship Programmes is generally from the beginning of January to the end of April each year. Details on application procedures are determined by the consultation between Chinese diplomatic missions and the relevant authorities in the applicants' home country. Applicants may contact the relevant authorities or Chinese diplomatic missions in their home countries for details.
2. Application Procedures
Applicants should meet the basic qualifications prescribed in the Application Procedures, and must fill in the application forms correctly as required. They also need to provide relevant application documents including notarized photocopies of diplomas, transcripts, study plans, health certificates and recommendation letters. Application documents for scholarships must reach the CSC before the deadline as specified in the Application Procedures via their Embassies in China or Chinese diplomatic missions in the applicants' home country. Application documents which arrive after the deadline will not be accepted. For more information please refer to the Scholarship Schemes.
Application documents will not be returned regardless of whether or not the applicants are admitted by Chinese institutions. Documents such as original diplomas and original the Foreigner Physical Examination Form must NOT be sent as application documents.
3. Selection of Higher Education Institutions and Specialties
Applicants for Chinese Government Scholarships must choose their host institutions and specialties from the institutions of higher education designated by the Ministry of Education of China. Please check the Directory of Chinese Higher Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program or the website of CISS(http://www.ciss.org.cn) for details.
4. Language of Instruction
The Chinese institutions of higher education generally use Chinese as the language of instruction. Applicants with no command of Chinese are generally required to take Chinese language courses for 1-2 years before pursuing their major studies. In some institutions, some courses set for visiting, senior visiting sholars and postgraduate students can be conducted in English. Please refer to Directory of Chinese Higher Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program for details.
III. Contact China Scholarship Council
Telephone and E-mail
Asia: 0086-10-66093923; yongq@csc.edu.cn
Central Asia: 0086-10-66093926/3925; jiangyuan@csc.edu.cn; xmsun@csc.edu.cn
Africa: 0086-10-66093919/3920; sswu@csc.edu.cn; lmeng@csc.edu.cn
Europe: 0086-10-66093921/3920; ljyu@csc.edu.cn; lmeng@csc.edu.cn
America & Oceania: 0086-10-66093926/3925; jiangyuan@csc.edu.cn; xmsun@csc.edu.cn
Fax: 0086-10-66093915
