Scholarships for undergraduate, Master Degree or Ph.D students,
learners for the Chinese language, and Visiting Students and Senior
Visiting Students, can be applied for to the government departments
in charge of overseas study affairs in the applicant's own country,
related organizations, and Chinese embassies. The application time
is between February and April. The application channels and methods
for other special scholarships are as follows:
The Great Wall scholarships can be applied for to the UNESCO
headquarters through the national committee of UNESCO in the
applicant's own country. The application time is between February
and April;
The excellent students scholarships can be applied for to the
China Scholarship Council (CSC) through the applicant's own school.
The application time is between April and June;
The HSK winner scholarships can be applied for to the CSC
through the HSK organizers or Chinese embassies and consulates
general. The application time is between February and April;
The Chinese culture research program can be applied for at any
time to the CSC through Chinese embassies, consulates general, or
cooperating Chinese universities and scholars;
The short-term program for teachers of Chinese can be applied
for to the CSC through Chinese embassies and consulates. The
application time is usually from February to April.
The applicant should submit the following materials when
applying for the Chinese govenment scholarships:
1. The application form of the Chinese government scholarships,
made by the CSC;
2. Notarized credentials of the highest diplomas and academic
records; schooling or employment credentials by the school or
employer if the applicant is still a student or being employed;
3. Those who apply to study in China for more than six months
(including six months)have to submit health checkup records for
foreigners made by Chinese health quarantine departments;
4. Plans for studying and doing research in China (no less than
200 Chinese characters);
5. Overseas applicants to study for master' and doctor's degree,
or Senior Visiting Students have to submit letters of
recommendation by two professors or two associate professors;
applicants in China to study for master' and doctor's degree have
to submit the admission notice of the recruiting school;
6. Applicants to study music and the fine arts have to submit
recordings or pictures of his or her works;
7. In addition, overseas applicants to study natural sciences,
engineering, agriculture, and medicine in China have to submit
results reports of the test for mathematics, physics and chemistry
organized by Chinese embassies, or school reports of high school
graduation examinations in the applicant's own country; applicants
to study economics and management for undergraduate students have
to submit test credentials for mathematics proficiency; applicants
in China have to submit test credentials for admission examinations
and the admission notice of related schools;
8. Applicants for the Chinese culture research program have to
submit catalogues of their major monographs or theses that have
been published.
The China Scholarship Council
Address:160 Fuxingmennei Street, Beijing, Division of Foreign
Student's Affairs CSC
Postcode:100031
Tel:86-10-66413253
Fax:86-10-66413255
E-mail:laihua@csc.edu.cn
(Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange October 18,
2006)