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DETAILS OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
1. Chinese Government Scholarship falls into two categories: full scholarship and partial scholarship.
1) Full scholarship
- Exempt from registration fee, tuition fee, fee for laboratory experiment, fee for internship and fee for basic learning materials, and accommodation fee for dormitory on campus;
- Living allowance;
- One-off settlement subsidy after registration;
-Fee for outpatient medical service, Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Protection Program for International Students in China;
- One-off inter-city travel subsidy (each for coming-in and leaving China): A hard-seat train ticket (hard-berth train ticket for overnight trip) will be provided for scholarship students traveling
From the port of entry upon registration to the city where the admitting institution or Chinese language training institution or preparatory education institution is located;
From the Chinese language training institution or the preparatory education institution to the city where the university for major study is located;
From the city where the institution is located to the nearest port for departure upon graduation.
In principle, the port of entry is Beijing, or a port of entry near where the university is located.
2) Partial scholarship
One or some items of the full scholarship (one-off settlement subsidy and one-off inter-city travel allowance excluded).
* International travel expenses: Applicants are expected to pay for their own international travel expenses unless it is set in bilateral agreements or arrangements.
For more information about the scholarships above, please refer to Application Procedures.
APPLICATION FOR CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
1. Time for Application
The application period for the Chinese Government Scholarship Program is from January to April, 2011. Applicants shall consult the dispatching authorities about details on the application period and procedures.
As for Chinese Government Special Scholarship Program-University Postgraduate Program, Degree Oriented Program in Provinces and Autonomous Regions, and Cooperative Program with Provinces and Autonomous Regions , applicants shall contact the Chinese HEIs under these programs for the deadlines for application.
2. Application Mode
- Applicants shall meet the basic qualifications prescribed in the Application Procedures.
Applicants shall fill in and submit the application form online first and then submit the printed version and the supporting documents required by CSC to the dispatching authorities.
The CSC Online Application System for Study in China is available on http://laihua.csc.edu.cn
Those who cannot apply online shall ask their dispatching authorities for the application form and submit the documents to the dispatching authorities.
- Applicants shall fill in the Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship truly, correctly and completely. They also need to provide supporting documents including notarized photocopies of diplomas, transcripts, study plan, health certificate and recommendation letters.
- Application documents shall reach CSC before the deadline via dispatching authorities. Application documents received after the deadline will not be processed. (Please see Application Procedures)
- Application documents will not be returned.
- Crucial documents such as original copies of diplomas and Foreigner Physical Examination Form must be properly kept by the applicants themselves.
- Dispatching authorities for Chinese Government Scholarship Programs are as follows:
Embassies (Consulate-General) of P. R. China in sending countries
Embassies of sending countries in China
Regional education departments
Chinese higher education institutions (Chinese HEIs)
Other educational institutions
3. Selection of Institutions and Specialties
Applicants for Chinese Government Scholarship Program shall choose their host institutions and subjects from the Chinese HEIs under the Program. Please check the Directory of the Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program or visit http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua/ for further information.
4. Language of Instruction
-- Chinese HEIs generally conduct courses in Chiense language. Applicants with no command of Chinese are generally required to take Chinese language courses for 1-2 years before their major studies. Applicants who apply for study in science, engineering, agriculture, medicine (western medicine), economics, management and law are required to take Chinese language courses for 1 year. Applicants who apply for study in literature, history, philosophy, and medicine (traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese herb medicine) are required to take Chinese language courses for 2 years.
-- Chinese is the only instruction language for undergraduate programs. Some of the Chinese HEIs could conduct postgraduate programs and non-degree courses for general and senior scholars in English. Please check the Directory of the Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program (http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua/).
5. College Preparatory Program
According to the regulations of MOE, applicants coming for their undergraduate studies under the Chinese Government Scholarship Program are required to attend the college preparatory courses in the universities appointed by CSC for one to two years, which include the fundamentals of Chinese language, mathematics, physics and chemistry. Only by passing the examinations of these preparatory courses can they start their undergraduate studies upon due time
CSC entrusts Beijing Language and Culture University, Tianjin University, Shandong University, Nanjing Normal University, Huazhong Normal University, Tongji University and Northeast Normal University to offer the college preparatory courses in 2011/2012 academic year.
Fresh students could be exempted from the college preparatory courses if they:
- Complete their secondary school education in Chinese: an official letter from their school of secondary education certifying that Chinese language is the instruction language for the compulsory courses must be submitted.
- The students should reach the certain level required by the host university. The HSK Certificate must be attached to the application documents. The validity of the HSK test is two years.
ADMISSION OF SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS
1. CSC will assess all the application documents and will make necessary adjustments on the proposed institutions, specialties and duration of study. The application will not be accepted if applicants fail to meet the eligibility or submit incomplete documents.
2. The qualified applications will be forwarded to institutions for academic competence and they will forward their nominations to CSC for agreement. If the applicant has been accepted by an institution prior to application, the applicant is required to enclose the relevant admission letter in the application documents.
3. Scholarship applicants accepted by Chinese HEIs will be officially awarded the Chinese Government Scholarship with the approval from CSC.
4. CSC will send the Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201) to the relevant dispatching authorities by July 31st , 2011, who will forward the documents to the students.
5. As for the admission of Chinese Government Special Scholarship Program-University Postgraduate Program and Degree Oriented Program in Provinces and Autonomous Regions, please refer to the application procedures of the two programs.
6. Each applicant can only apply for ONE scholarship under the Chinese Government Scholarship Program. Applicants should note only one scholarship may be granted, even if they apply for more than one scholarship or more than one institution. CSC reserves the right to choose a scholarship or a university for the applicant.
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