Students of Chinese language and culture can apply for a Chinese government scholarship.
The Chinese Government Scholarship program is established by the Ministry of Education of P.R. China (hereinafter referred to as MOE) in accordance with educational exchange agreements or understandings reached between Chinese government and governments of other countries, organizations, education institutions and relevant international organizations to provide both full scholarships and partial scholarships to international students and scholars. MOE entrusts China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC) to manage the recruitment and carry out the routine management of Chinese Government Scholarship Programs.
Categories of Applicants and Duration of Scholarships
| Study Program | Duration of Program | Duration of Remedial Chinese Language Courses | Duration of Scholarship |
| Bachelor’s degree | 4-5 | 1-2 (college preparatory courses) | 4-7 |
| Master’s degree | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-5 |
| Doctoral degree | 3-4 | 1-2 | 3-6 |
| Chinese language training | 1-2 | None | Up to 2 |
| General scholar | 1 | 1 | Up to 2 |
| Senior scholar | 1 | 1 | Up to 2 |
- According to the regulations stipulated by MOE, all undergraduate programs for international students are instructed in Chinese. Applicants with no command of Chinese are required to take the college preparatory courses for one to two years before pursuring major studies. And only by passing the examinations of the college preparatory courses, could they start their university studies.
- Certain Chinese HEIs could conduct some postgraduate program and non-degree courses for general and senior scholars in English. Please check Directory of Chinese Higher Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program or visit the Website of CSC for details.
- Scholarship students should complete their study within the due time; duration for scholarship specified in the Admission Notice can not be extended in principle.
Application
Applicants shall apply to Chinese diplomatic missions or dispatching authorities between January and April every year. Applicants may contact the above authorities for deadlines for application.
Criteria & Eligibility
- Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and in good health.
- Education background and age limit:
- Applicants for undergraduate program must have senior high school diploma with good academic performance and be under the age of 25.
- Applicants for master’s degree program must have bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 35.
- Applicants for doctoral degree program must have master’s degree and be under the age of 40.
- Applicants for Chinese training program must have senior high school diploma and be under the age of 35, Chinese language is the only subject available.
- Applicants for general scholar program must have completed at least two years of undergraduate study and be under the age of 45, all subjects besides Chinese language are available.
- Applicants for senior scholar program must have master’s degree or above, or hold academic titles of associate professor or above, and be under the age of 50.
Values of Scholarships
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.
Notes:
- Costs of the laboratory experiment or internship beyond the institution’s arrangements should be self-afforded.
- Fee for basic learning materials only covers the necessary learning materials prescribed by the host institution, and other textbooks and materials shall be self-afforded.
- Monthly allowance is granted to the students through the host institution at the following rates (CNY Yuan per month):
- Undergraduates & Chinese language students: CNY 1,400 Yuan
- Master’s degree students & general scholars: CNY 1,700 Yuan
- Doctoral degree students & senior scholars: CNY 2,000 Yuan
Scholarship students shall receive their monthly living allowance after registration. New students who register before 15th (15th included) of the registration month will get the full amount of living allowance of that month, and those who register after 15th will get half amount of that month.
Students upon graduation will get a living allowance for another 15 days after the graduation date set by the university. The allowance will be terminated from the following month after students suspend their studies, drop school or complete schooling from the university.
Monthly living allowance covers school holidays. Scholarship students who missed the monthly living allowance during holidays could be reimbursed upon their return on campus. The allowance will be suspended for at least one month for those students who do not register on time without permission from the university, leave for non-health reasons or are absent from university over a month.
Students who have to suspend their studies for pregnancy or for health reasons are required to go back to their home countries for labor or for treatment. The international travel expenses should be covered by the students themselves. With the university’s approval, the scholarship status can be reserved for up to one year and their living allowances will be suspended during their leave. The scholarship status will not be reserved for those who suspend their studies for other reasons.
- New students will get a one-off settlement subsidy upon their arrival in China.
- CNY 1,000 Yuan for new students who will study in China less than one academic year
- CNY 1,500 Yuan for new students who will study in China for one academic year and above
- Fee for outpatient medical service refers to the outpatient expense in the institution’s hospital or the hospitals entrusted by the institution. The students are to cover a certain percentage of expense in accordance with the institution’s regulations.
- Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Protection Program for International Students in China is provided by MOE for the scholarship students in China in case of hospitalizing for serious diseases and accidental injuries. The institutions or the entrusted medical assistance agencies provide advancement service for insurance expenses, and claim for compensation with relevant payment receipts from the insurance company according to the stipulated insurance articles. For scholarship student, the individual claim will not be accepted by the insurance company.
- 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.
Meals and excess of baggage should be self-afforded.
In principle, the port of entry is Beijing, or a port of entry near where the university is located.
Partial Scholarship
One or several items of full scholarship (one-off settlement subsidy and one-off inter-city travel allowance excluded).
Application Documents
The applicants must fill in and provide the following documents truly, correctly and completely (in duplicates).
- Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship （filled in Chinese or English）
Those who are available for online application shall fill in and print the application form after submitting it online.
Download the Instructions and read it over before you apply.
The CSC Online Application System for Study in China is available on http://laihua.csc.edu.cn .
Those who cannot apply online shall contact the dispatching authorities to get the application form and fill it truly, correctly and completely.
- Highest diploma (notarized photocopy): Applicants shall also provide proof of studying on application. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English.
- Academic transcripts (notarized photocopy): Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English.
- A study or research plan. All applicants are required to submit a study or research plan. It must be in Chinese or in English.
- Recommendation letters: Applicants for postgraduate studies, or study in China as senior scholars must submit two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English from professors or associate professors. Applicants who apply in China shall submit the Admission Notice or Invitation Letter issued by the targeted university.
- Applicants for music studies are requested to submit a CD of the applicants’ own works. Applicants for fine arts programs must submit a CD of the applicants’ own works (including two sketches, two color paintings and two other works).
- Applicants under the age of 18 should submit the legal documents of their legal guardians in China.
- Photocopy of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. (The original copy should be kept by the applicant.) The medical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take medical examination as it is valid for only 6 months.
The 2012 deadline is to be announced (the deadline was April 30 in 2011). The above documents should be forwarded to CSC via either the Chinese diplomatic mission in the applicant’s home country or the embassy of the applicant’s home country in China by the deadline. Individual applications are not accepted by CSC. Application documents will not be returned.
Selection of Institutions and Specialties
Applicants can choose one academic program and three institutions as their preferences from the Chinese HEIs designated by MOE. Please check the Directory of Chinese Higher Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program. Only the listed Chinese HEIs in the Directory are available to the applicants for their study in China.
Approval and Notification
- CSC will assess all the application documents and CSC reserves the right to make necessary adjustments on the proposed institutions, specialties and duration of study. The qualified applications will be forwarded to institutions for academic competence and they will forward their nominations to CSC for agreement. The applications will be regarded as invalid and will not be accepted if they fail to meet the enrollment requirements or the application documents are incomplete.
- If overseas applicants for degree programs with exemption of examinations are academically ineligible to the proposed programs, the institution reserves the right to decide the academic program they could attend or whether to give them conditional offers for their proposed programs. Students who attend Chinese language courses prior to their university study or those attend the college preparatory program must pass the university entrance examinations or other examinations required before they start their major studies. Students attending the college preparatory program, who fail to pass the required examinations within the due period, shall complete their study as Chinese language students.
- Applicants are required to enclose the admission notice from Chinese HEIs, if they have, in the documents submitted to CSC.
- Scholarship applicants academically accepted by Chinese HEIs will be officially awarded the Chinese Government Scholarship with the approval from CSC.
- Students are not permitted, in principle, to apply to change their specialties, institutions or the duration of study as specified in the Admission Notice.
- CSC will send the Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201) to dispatching authorities by July 31st , 2011, who will forward the documents to the students.
2011/2012年度中国政府奖学申请办法
为增进中美两国人民的相互了解和友谊，促进中美教育交流与合作，中国政府设立中国政府奖学金项目，资助美国大学在就读的学生、教师、学者到中国高等学校学习或从事研究活动。您可以申请此项奖学金，到 中国的大学或科研机构，学习理学、工学、农学、医学、经济学、法学、管理学、教育学、历史学、文学、哲学等学科门类的相关专业。中国政府热忱欢迎美国优秀青年学生、学者和教师到中国的高等学校学习和开展研究工作。先将有关申请办法通知如下：
一、中国政府奖学金分为全额奖学金和部分奖学金
1）全额奖学金
● 免交注册费、学费、实验费、实习费、基本教材费和提供免费校内住宿；
● 提供奖学金生活费；
● 提供首次来华报到后的一次性安置补助费；
● 提供门诊医疗服务和中国政府奖学金来华留学生综合医疗保险；
● 提供一次性城市间交通费（据实报销）。即：新生入学时由入境口岸至学校所在城市或汉语补习（预科教育）学校所在城市、汉语补习（预科教育）学生从汉语补习（预科教育）学校所在城市至专业院校所在城市、以及毕业生从学校所在城市至出境口岸的一次性火车硬座（卧）车票。入境口岸原则上为首都北京，或其它距就读院校较近的口岸城市。
2）部分奖学金
为全额奖学金中的一项或几项内容。
3）国际旅费
国际旅费由学生本人自理。
二、中国政府奖学金的申请
1、招生时间
留学基金委受理2011/2012学年中国政府奖学金申请的时间为2011年1月至4月。各国派遣部门受理报名的具体时间请申请人径向本国派遣机构咨询。
中国驻旧金山总领事馆教育组受理截止日期：2011年4月15日。
“高校研究生项目”、“省、自治区学历生项目”和“支持地方奖学金项目”受理报名的具体时间请申请人径向承担项目的中国有关高等学校咨询。
2、奖学金的申请
● 申请人应符合各项奖学金《申请办法》规定的基本条件
申请人须通过留学基金委“来华留学网上报名系统”填写和提交电子报名信息，并将提交的申请表打印后，再附上要求的材料后，方可向所在国派遣机构提交。
留学基金委来华留学网上报名系统的网址为http://laihua.csc.edu.cn；中国驻旧金山领事馆教育组的报名用户代码号码：8405 。
申请人须严格按照要求如实填写申请信息，并提交学历证明、成绩单、学习计划、健康证明及推荐信等相关申请材料。
● 有关申请材料应在各奖学金《申请办法》规定的时间内由招生事务承办机构寄送留学基金委。逾期申请将不予受理。（详情请见各奖学金项目《申请办法》）。
● 申请人所提交的申请材料无论是否录取均不予退还。
● 申请人的“学历证书”及《外国人体格检查表》等重要资料的原件务必由申请人妥善保存。
● 中国政府奖学金招生事务承办机构主要有：
中国驻派遣国大使馆（总领事馆）
派遣国驻中国大使馆
中国有关高等学校
部分研究机构
3、学习院校和专业选择
凡申请中国政府奖学金来华学习者，须从中国教育部委托的普通高等学校中选择志愿院校和学习专业。详情请查阅《接受中国政府奖学金来华留学生高等学校介绍》，也可登录http:// www.csc.edu.cn/Laihua/查询。
4、授课语言
● 中国普通高等学校授课语言一般为汉语。无汉语基础的奖学金生在进入专业学习前，一般要进行1-2年的汉语补习。其中：学习理学、工学、农学和医学（西医）、经济学、管理学和法学专业者汉语补习1年；学习文学、历史、哲学和医学（中医、中药）专业者可汉语补习2年。
● 来华攻读本科学历的奖学金生授课语言均为汉语；部分学校的部分研究生课程和进修生课程可提供英语授课。（详情请登录http:// www.csc.edu.cn/Laihua/查阅《接受中国政府奖学金来华留学生高等学校介绍》）。
l 部分高等学校的专业可向研究生和进修生提供英文授课，采用英文授课的学生无需汉语补习。
5、大学预科教育
按照中国教育部的规定，自2010年起，凡来华攻读本科学历的中国政府奖学金生，须先入留学基金委指定的大学预科班进行预科学习。预科班课程内容为基础汉语、专业汉语及数理化等基础知识，学习期限为1年。学习结束后考试成绩合格者方可入专业院校学习，否则将无法继续享受中国政府奖学金在华学习。
2011/2012学年留学基金委委托北京语言大学、天津大学、山东大学、南京师范大学、华中师范大学、同济大学、东北师范大学开办大学预科班。
具备下列两类条件之一者，可申请免修预科教育：
1）以汉语作为学习语言完成中等教育的外国学生，申请时应附其毕业学校为其出具的中等教育阶段必修课授课语言为汉语的证明。
2）已获得达到进入专业学校学习标准的HSK成绩，学生申请时应附上HSK证书复印件，HSK成绩的有效期为两年。
详情请参阅《中国教育部关于对中国政府奖学金本科来华留学生开展预科教育的通知》。
三、中国政府奖学金生的录取
1、留学基金委对奖学金申请人的申请材料进行审核，并有权根据实际情况对其所选择的学习专业名称、学习年限和就读学校进行适当的调整。申请人条件不符合招生规定或申请材料不全，视为申请无效，不予受理。
2、经留学基金委审核合格的申请材料将转送有关学校，由学校决定是否录取。如申请人已与有关学校取得联系并得到入学许可，请在申请材料中附上学校的《录取通知书》或邀请信，留学基金委将把申请人材料优先寄送录取或邀请学校办理有关手续。
3、获得中国普通高等学校录取的奖学金申请人，经留学基金委批准后即可获得中国政府奖学金资格。
4、留学基金委将在2011年7月31日前将《学生录取名单》、《录取通知书》和《外国留学人员来华签证申请表》（JW201表）寄送招生事务承办机构，由其将上述录取文件转交学生本人。
5、“高校研究生项目”、“省、自治区学历生项目”和“支持地方奖学金项目”奖学金生的录取办法详见有关项目的《申请办法》。
6、原则上申请人不可同时申请多个中国政府奖学金项目。留学基金委对被多个奖学金项目或多所学校同时录取的申请人，有权决定录取其享受其中一个奖学金项目或一所学校的中国政府奖学金录取资格。
四、来华签证及来华报到注册
1、申请来华学习签证
已获得中国政府奖学金资格的来华留学生，须持《录取通知书》、《外国留学人员来华签证申请表》（JW201表）和《外国人体格检查表》的原件和复印件，以及本人的有效普通护照到中国大使馆（总领事馆）等驻外签证机关申请来华学习签证（其中来华学习时间超过六个月者，须申请“X”签证；学习时间不满六个月者，也可申请“F”签证）。凡持其它种类的护照、签证及未持上述文件原件的来华者，学校将不予注册，亦不能办理在华居留手续。
2、报到和注册
中国政府奖学金获得者须持《录取通知书》、《外国留学人员来华签证申请表》（JW201表）和《外国人体格检查表》等原件，并按《录取通知书》上规定的入学日期前往指定的学校报到，办理注册手续。因故不能按期报到者，应直接向有关学校请假。未经学校批准而逾期不报到者，按自动放弃学籍处理，所获得的奖学金资格自动取消。
3、健康认证和居留许可
健康认证：来华学习时间超过六个月的奖学金生，来华后须持本人护照、《录取通知书》、《外国人体格检查表》和血液化验单等文件的原件，到学校所在地的卫生检疫部门办理健康认证。《外国人体格检查表》不合格者将被要求重新进行体检。拒不接受体检或经体检被查出患有中国法律规定不得入境的疾病者，将被限期离境回国。
居留许可：奖学金生须于抵华之日起30天之内，通过健康认证或重新体检合格后，持本人护照、《录取通知书》和《外国留学人员来华签证申请表》（JW201表）到学校所在地公安部门办理居留许可手续。
办理以上手续所发生的各项费用自理。
五、中转服务
2011年8月25日至9月15日期间，留学基金委在北京语言大学设立奖学金生中转服务站，向经北京转往其它城市学习，享受中国政府全额奖学金和部分奖学金的来华新生提供中转服务。具体服务内容：
1、向中转的全额奖学金和免学宿费的部分奖学金生提供中转期间的校内免费住宿，住宿标准为二人一间；
2、向中转的全额奖学金生发放一次性安置费；
3、向中转的全额奖学金生和免医疗费的部分奖学金生提供在中转期间必需的医疗服务；
4、向中转的全额奖学金生提供赴就读院校所在城市的硬座（卧）火车票。
请中国驻有关派遣国大使馆（总领事馆）、有关派遣国驻中国大使馆或留学生本人务必于抵京前一周，将留学生抵达日期、航班（车次）通知中转服务站。
北京语言大学中国政府奖学金生中转服务站联系方式：
电话：0086-10- 82303706 传真：0086-10- 82303326
E-mail：zhongzhuan@blcu.edu.cn
地址：中国北京海淀区学院路15号 邮编：100083
凡在2011年8月25日至9月15日以外时间经北京中转，或经北京以外城市转往学校所在城市的全额奖学金新生，请自行前往学校报到。学校应按照有关规定据实为其报销由入境口岸城市至学校所在城市的火车硬座（卧）车票费，并发放一次性安置费。
六、奖学金生的专业变更、转学和学习期限的延长
中国政府奖学金生来华后，原则上不得变更经其本人在《录取通知书》和《外国留学人员来华签证申请表》（JW201表）上签字同意的录取院校、学习专业及学习期限。
七、奖学金年度评审
1、根据《中国政府奖学金年度评审办法》的规定，凡在华学习期限超过一学年的奖学金生，均须参加奖学金年度评审。国家留学基金委委托各学校根据《中国政府奖学金年度评审办法》的要求，对奖学金生的学习成绩、学习态度、考勤情况、行为表现、奖惩等情况进行综合评审。
2、奖学金评审合格者，方有资格享受下一学年度奖学金继续在华学习。评审不合格者，则被中止或取消下一学年的奖学金资格。
3、被中止奖学金的学生如继续在华学习，其在奖学金被中止期间仍可享受中国政府提供的综合医疗保险。
4、如学生在奖学金中止期间经济困难，可向所在学校申请减免部分费用。被中止奖学金的学生如希望恢复奖学金资格，可参加下一学年的奖学金年度评审，评审合格后，亦可申请恢复享受奖学金的资格。
5、被取消奖学金资格者，不能恢复奖学金资格。
详情请参阅《中国政府奖学金年度评审办法》。
