APPLICATION PROCEDURES AND APPLICATION FORM FOR CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP

Chinese Government Scholarship scheme was established by the Ministry of Education of China in accordance with educational exchange agreements or understandings reached between Chinese government and governments of other countries, education organs, institutions and relevant international organizations to provide both full scholarship and partial scholarship to international students and scholars. China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC) administers the recruitment of international students and the daily management of the Chinese Government Scholarship scheme.

1. Categories of Applicants and Duration of Scholarship

Remedial Chinese language studies are arranged before major studies. If the major courses for Ph. D and Master degree students could be conducted in English, remedial Chinese study will not be arranged (except undergraduate candidates). The duration of scholarship for the scholarship student is set at the time of admission.

2. Application
The applicants may apply to Chinese diplomatic missions or the competent authorities in their home country. The time for application is normally from the beginning of January to the beginning of April.

3. Eligibility
1). Applicants must be non-Chinese nationals in good health.
2). The educational background and age limit:
a. Applicants for undergraduate studies must have completed senior high school with good grade and be under the age of 25.
b. Applicants for master degree studies must have bachelor??s degree and be under the age of 35.
c. Applicants for Doctoral degree studies must have master??s degree and be under the age of 40.
d. Chinese language students must have finished senior high school and be under the age of 35.
e. General scholar candidates must have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies, and be under the age of 45.
f. Senior scholar candidates must have master or higher degree or hold academic titles of associate professor or higher, and be under the age of 50.

4. Details of the Scholarship
1). Full scholarship:
a. ----exemption of registration and tuition fees, free basic learning materials, and free accommodation.
b. ----provided with the same free medical care as the Chinese students
c. ----monthly living allowance is paid to the students by the institution at the following rates (CNY yuan per month):
w undergraduates: CNY 800 yuan
w Chinese language students: CNY 1,100 yuan
w master degree students, general scholars: CNY 1,100 yuan
w doctoral degree students, senior scholars: CNY 1,400 yuan
d. ----- settlement subsidy (once only and after registration)
w CNY 300 yuan for new students whose period of studies in China lasts up to six months
w CNY 600 yuan for new students whose period of studies in China lasts one academic year or more
2). Partial scholarship: one or some of the above items of the full scholarship (once only settlement subsidy and only once inter-city travel allowance not included).

5. Application Materials
The applicants must fill in and provide the following materials truly and correctly.
1). Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (printed by CSC), one original and one photocopy, in Chinese or in English
2). Highest diploma (notarized photocopy). If applicants are university students or already employed, they should also provide documents of being university students or on-post employees. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with translations in Chinese or English.
3). Applicants for undergraduate studies will need to provide notarized copy of senior high school transcripts. Applicants for other categories of studies also need to provide relevant notarized transcripts. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with translations in Chinese or English.
4). A study or research plan written in Chinese or in English (no less than 200 words for undergraduates, no less than 400 words for scholars, no less than 500 words for postgraduates).
5). Applicants for master or doctoral degree studies and senior scholars must submit two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English by professors or associate professors. Applicants who apply in China for master or doctoral degree studies must submit the Admission Notice of the university.
6). Applicants for music are requested to submit one cassette recording of the applicants' own work. Applicants for fine arts must submit six color photographs of personal works (two sketches, two color paintings and two other works).
7). Applicants under the age of 18 should submit the legal documents of their legal guardians in China.
8). Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (printed by Chinese quarantine authority and only for those whose period of studies in China lasts up to six months) filled in English. 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, official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. The medical examination results will be valid for 6 months. All applicants are kindly requested to take this factor into consideration while determining the time to take the medical examination.

The above materials should reach CSC by April 30th 2004 via either the Chinese diplomatic missions in the applicant??s home country or the embassies of the applicant??s home country in China. CSC does not accept individual applications.

6. Selection of Institutions and Specialty
Applicants may choose 3 institutions and 1 specialty as personal preferences from the China institutions designated by the Ministry of Education of China. Please check the Directory of the Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Programme or the website of CSC (http://www.csc.edu.cn) for details. Applicants are required to fill in their preferences of institutions and specialties strictly within the ones listed in the Directory. Applicants for master or doctoral degree studies and senior scholars are required to attached their detailed study or research plan with other application materials.

7. Approval and Notification
CSC will review all the application materials it receives from the appointed authorities and CSC is authorized to make necessary adjustments on the applied institutions, specialties and duration of study. The qualified applications will be forwarded to different institutions and the final decision whether to admit the applicants or not will be made by them. If the applicant has contacted or accepted by an institution (listed in the Directory) prior to application, please enclose the relevant admission letters for the reference of the host institution.

The application will be seen as invalid and will not be processed if the applicants are not qualified or the application materials are inconsistent with the recruitment regulations or are incomplete. Finalized placements, specialties and duration of studies are in principle not to be changed.

Scholarship applicants accepted by Chinese institutions will be officially confirmed as Chinese Government Scholarship students with endorsement from the Ministry of Education of China.

CSC will send the List of Enrolled Students, Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study In China (JW201) to the relevant dispatching authorities by July 31, so as to have these documents forwarded to the students.

8. Official Address of China Scholarship Council\
Address: No. 160 Fuxingmennei Street, Beijing 100031, P.R.China
Tel : 0086-10-66413253, 66413132
Fax: 0086-10-66413255
Http://www.csc.edu.cn
E-mail: laihua@csc.edu.cn