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*Chinese government scholarship programs and
Application
*Annual Review of Foreign
StudentsĄŻ Scholarship Status of Chinese
Government Scholarship
*Application to study in China
as self-supporting students
*Test of Mathematics,
Physics and Chemistry and Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)
*Applicants are required to submit the following
application form and relevant materials.
*Selection
of institution and specialty, enrollment standard,
elementary Chinese language study and courses taught in
English
*The issuance of Admission Notice, Visa
Application and Registration in China
*International
air ticket and transfer
*The application for change
of institution or major and the extension of study of
scholarship students
Chinese government
scholarship programs and Application
Annual Review of
Foreign Students's Scholarship Status of Chinese Government
Scholarship
Application to study in China as
self-supporting students
Test of Mathematics, Physics
and Chemistry and Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)
Applicants are required to submit the following
application form and relevant materials.
Selection of
institution and specialty, enrollment standard, elementary
Chinese language study and courses taught in English
The issuance of Admission Notice, Visa Application
and Registration in China
International air ticket
and transfer
The application for change of
institution or major and the extension of study of
scholarship students
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NOTICE
TO FOREIGNERS TO STUDY IN CHINA
FOR THE
ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2001/2002
The China
Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as the CSC)
takes charge of the applications for and management of the
Chinese government scholarships for foreigners' study in
China, takes charge of the application and enrollment of
candidates recommended by overseas academic institutions,
educational organizations or nongovernmental friendly
associations, and takes charge of individualĄŻs
application to study in China as self-supporting student.
The CSC has established wide contact with over 400 Chinese
institutions of higher learning and thus is able to provide
first rate consulting and other services. The CSC welcomes
outstanding young students, scholars and teachers selected
by all other countries coming to study or do research at
institutions of higher learning in
China.
Chinese government scholarship
programs and Application
1. Chinese government
scholarship programs and application
procedures
1). Foreign student
scholarship
It is set by the educational
exchange program signed or the understanding reached by
China and other countries, organizations or institutions. It
is divided into full scholarship and partial scholarship.
Applicants can apply to the competent or relevant authority
of the dispatching country or the Chinese embassy
(consulate)
2). The Great Wall
Scholarship
It is set for the candidates
recommended by the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is full scholarship.
Applicants can apply to the UNESCO or its
branches.
3). Distinguished Foreign
Students Scholarship.
It is established for
students with excellent performance both in conduct and
study who have finished one level of study in China and
continue to pursue a higher level degree study in China. It
is full scholarship. Applicants can apply to the CSC through
the recommendation of their
institution.
4). HSK Winner Scholarship
Program
It is established for non-native
Chinese language candidates with excellent performance in
HSK test (Chinese Proficiency Test). It is full scholarship.
Applicants can apply to the CSC through the test holding
unit or the Chinese embassy
(consulate).
5). Chinese Culture
Research Fellowship
It is established for
overseas scholars who are engaged in the study of Chinese
culture. It is full scholarship. Applicants can apply to the
CSC through the recommendation of relevant Chinese
institutions, professors or the Chinese embassy (consulate)
or directly to the CSC.
6). Short-term
Studies Scholarship Program for Foreign Teachers Teaching
Chinese
It is established for foreign Chinese
language teachers. It is full scholarship. Applicants can
apply to the CSC through relevant Chinese institutions or
the Chinese embassy (consulate) or directly to the
CSC.
2. Chinese
Scholarship
The Chinese scholarship is divided
into two types: full scholarship and partial
scholarship:
1). Full
scholarship:
tuition Those four are
appropriated to the institution.
medical care
learning material
lodging
living
allowance Given to the students per month by the
institution.
Please check each scholarship for the
standard.
2). Partial scholarship: One or
several of the first four items of full
scholarship.
3). International air
ticket
According to the agreement signed or the
understanding reached, the CSC will provide international
air ticket to China, return ticket or round-trip ticket.
Other students shall bear their own
expenses.
Annual Review of Foreign
StudentsĄŻ Scholarship Status of Chinese
Government Scholarship
According to the system
of Annual Review of Scholarship Status of Chinese government
scholarship, foreign students who have been approved to
study in China for more than one year shall go through the
procedures of review of their qualifications needed to
continue to receive the scholarship in the following
academic year.
The content of
review
Attitude towards study, examination
results, attendance, conduct, rewards and punishments
received (different institutions set different standards of
review).
Procedures of review
1)
Scholarship students should apply for and fill out the Form
for Annual Review of the Scholarship Status and turn the
completed Form to the institution. The institution will
submit the form after offering their comments to the CSC for
examination and approval.
2) Those who pass the
review of the CSC will have the qualifications to receive
the scholarship for the next academic year.
3)
Those who fail will have their qualifications suspended. The
duration lasts for one year.
4) Those who have their
qualifications suspended can apply to continue their study
as self-supporting students and ask for exemption of certain
fees. After one year of suspension and continuation of study
in China, those involved may apply to resume their
scholarships. The institution, after commenting, will submit
the application to the CSC for approving. Those who stop
their study after suspension of their scholarship ,and the
those who have their scholarship cancelled cannot resume
their scholarships.
Application to study
in China as self-supporting students
The CSC
takes charge of the application of candidates recommended by
overseas academic institutions, educational organizations or
nongovernmental friendly associations, and takes charge of
individualĄŻs application to study in China as
self-supporting students. Applicants can apply to the CSC
through relevant academic institutions, educational
organizations or nongovernmental friendly associations or
directly to the CSC. Applicants can also apply to the
Chinese institutions of higher learning
directly.
Expenses for Self-supported
study in
China
Items
Candidates'
status
Fees (CNY)
Tuition liberal arts
undergraduates, general scholar
14,000-26,000
yuan
(per person per year)
master' candidate, senior scholar
18,000-30000
yuan
(per person per year)
doctoral candidate
22,000-34,000
yuan
(per person per year)
short-term candidates
3,000-4,800
yuan
(per person per month)
science, engineering, agriculture 10% to 30% higher
than liberal
arts students
medicine, physical
education,
arts
50%-100% higher than
liberal arts
students
Application fee 400-800
yuan
Lodging Charged in accordance with the
standard for student living in the institution if the
student chooses to
live in the campus
Other
expenses Living allowance, medical care in
the
institution, teaching material and fees of experiments,
teaching
practice, touring outside the teaching plan
shall be born on the
students
Note: At
present, CNY 100 yuan roughly equals
to US$ 12.
Test of Mathematics, Physics and
Chemistry and Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)
1.
Test of Mathematics, Physics and
Chemistry
Applicants for undergraduates in
science, engineering, agriculture or medicine shall take the
tests of mathematics, physics and chemistry. The minimum
score for admission is 180. Undergraduates in economics,
trade or management shall take part in the test of
mathematics. The minimum score for admission is 60.
The CSC will entrust the Chinese Embassy or
Chinese institutions of higher learning to hold the Test of
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. The examination will be
held on March 24, 25th 2001. After the examination, the
holding unit will provide the testee the Certificate of
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Tests.
2.
Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)
HSK (Chinese
Proficiency Test) is a standardized test to measure the
Chinese proficiency non-native speakers. It is held in some
Chinese embassies or Chinese institutions of higher learning
by the State HSK Committee. Applicants for undergraduates of
Chinese literature, history, philosophy, traditional Chinese
medicine and traditional Chinese pharmacy shall reach Medium
C level (level 6). Applicants for undergraduates of other
majors shall reach Primary C level (level 3).
For details, please consult the local Chinese
embassy or consulate, or directly consult the State HSK
Committee (Tel: 0086-10-82303682, Fax: 0086-10-82303915;
Email: kaoshi@csce.edu.cn;Address: Office of State HSK
Committee, No 15 Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District, Beijing, PRC,
Postcode: 100083).
Applicants are
required to submit the following application form and
relevant materials.
1. There are two types of
application forms: application form for scholarship and
application form for self-supported study.
1)
Application for Chinese government scholarship to study in
China.
a. Application Form for Foreign Student
Scholarship
b. Application Form for
Distinguished Students Scholarship
c.
Application Form for Chinese Culture Research
Fellowship
d. Application Form for HSK Winner
Program
e. Application Form for Short-term
Studies Scholarship Program for Foreign
Teachers
Teaching Chinese
The applicants
should submit the application form on the basis of the
scholarship they apply.
2) Application to study
in China as self-supporting
students
Application Form for Self-Supported
Study in China
Applicants recommended by the
overseas academic institutions, educational organizations,
or nongovernmental friendly associations or individual
applicants who apply to study in China as self-supporting
students shall fill out and submit this form. The
application forms are available at the local Chinese
Embassy(consulate) or can be downloaded from the website of
the CSC.
Applicants must use the forms printed
by the CSC and fill out the forms with the required
language. Incomplete forms, or the forms filled out in
languages other than the required ones or without the
applicantsĄŻ signature are invalid. Each applicant
must submit one original form and one photocopy. Please
contact the local Chinese embassy or consulate for the
Application Forms.
2. Relevant application
materials
1) Physical Examination Record for
Foreigner and Blood Test Report
According to
ChinaĄŻs quarantine regulations, foreign students
whose study in China exceeds 6 months must submit the
photocopies of Physical Examination Record for Foreigner and
Blood Test Report in duplicates. Applicants' medical
examinations must cover all the items in the Physical
Examination Record for Foreigner taken by a public hospital
with qualified test facilities. Incomplete records or those
without a sealed photograph of the applicant are invalid.
Since a completed physical examination record is effective
only for six months from the date of examination, the
applicants shall decide the date of taking the physical
examination accordingly. If enrolled, the applicants shall
bring the original copies of the records and the blood test
reports when they come to China. Applicants shall be
responsible for all the consequences caused by any
false results of their medical examinations. Those without
the original copy or with incomplete forms shall take the
medical examination again at their own
expenses.
Foreigners already in China who want
to apply to study can contact the local quarantine office
and take medical checkup at designated hospital. for
details, please check the website of
http://www.ciq.gov.cn.
2) Highest diploma
obtained, transcripts and document of being university
students
Applicants shall submit two notarized
photocopies of highest diploma obtained and transcripts in
Chinese or in English. If they are university students,
applicants shall also submit documents of being university
students.
3) Recommendation
letters
Applicants who apply for
masterĄŻs degree, doctoral degree and those who
apply to be research scholar or senior scholar shall submit
recommendation letters from two professors or associate
professors (or people holding equivalent academic
titles).
Applicants who apply for Chinese
Culture Research Fellowship or Short-term Studies
Scholarship Program for Foreign Teachers Teaching Chinese
shall submit one or two recommendation letters or in-service
documents of their institution.
4) Art
work
Applicants for music shall submit one
cassette of recorded audio materials of art
work.
Applicants of fine art shall submit 6
photographs of work (including two sketches and two colour
paintings).
5) Certificate of Mathematics,
Physics and Chemistry Tests
Applicants for
undergraduate studies of science, engineering, agriculture
or medicine shall submit the Certificate of Mathematics,
Physics and Chemistry Tests(Except those who are permitted
to be exempted from tests).
Applicants for
undergraduate studies of economics, trade and management
shall submit the Certificate of Mathematics Test (Except
those who are permitted to be exempted from
tests).
Application materials for scholarships
shall reach the CSC within the set time via the embassy in
China or the Chinese embassy (consulate) in the dispatching
country which takes charge of selecting candidates.
Application materials for self-supported study
must reach the CSC by May 31st, 2001. Dossiers that fail to
reach the CSC within the set time will not be processed. The
application materials will not be
returned.
Selection of institution and
specialty, enrollment procedures, enrollment requirements,
elementary Chinese language study and courses taught in
English
1 Selection of institutions of higher
learning and specialty
1). There are 82
institutions of higher learning open to foreign students who
enjoy Chinese government scholarships. Those who apply to
study in China on scholarships shall choose institutions and
specialties from these 82 institutions. Preferences other
than the 82 institutions are invalid. Please check Directory
of the Chinese Institutions of Higher Learning Admitting
Students on Scholarship and Their Specialties and Address of
Chinese Institutions Admitting Foreign
Students.
2). There are over 400 institutions
or so open to foreign students (including the 82
institutions which are open to scholarship students).
Self-supporting students shall choose their preferences and
specialties from these 400 institutions. Please check
Chinese Institutions Admitting Foreign Students inside this
book or refer to Address of the Chinese Institutions
Admitting Foreign Students on the website of the
CSC.
2 Enrollment Prsocedure
The
CSC, after processing the application materials, shall send
the materials to relevant institutions on the basis of the
applicantsĄŻ qualifications and their preference.
The institutions shall make the decision of enrollment on
the merit basis. If already been admitted by a Chinese
institution listed in the Directory, the applicants are
kindly requested to attach the institutionĄŻs
invitation letter along with their application materials so
as to speed up the enrollment.
3 Category of
the Applicants and Enrollment Requirements
1).
Undergraduates
Applicants for undergraduates
shall have finished senior high school and be under the age
of 25. Their Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), Tests of
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry for undergraduates of
science, engineering, agriculture or medicine and Test of
Mathematics for undergraduates of economics, trade or
management, shall reach the required
standard.
2). MasterĄŻs degree
candidates
Applicants for masterĄŻs
degrees shall submit certificate higher than a
bachelorĄŻs degree and be generally under the age
of 35. The Chinese institutions will decide the enrollment
through evaluation. If they pass all the graduate courses
for the first year of major study (not including the time
spent on Chinese language training), they can continue their
study, and with a successful defense of their theses, will
be granted a MasterĄŻs degree. Those who fail to
pass the examination shall immediately leave their
institution and will only receive a certificate of advanced
studies instead of a diploma.
3). Doctoral
degree candidates
Applicants for doctoral
degrees shall submit certificate higher than a
masterĄŻs degree and be generally under the age of
40. They will be enrolled in accordance with the
requirements set by the Chinese institutions. Generally,
they will be enrolled as senior scholars for one year, and
the institution will decide whether they can be transferred
as a regular doctoral degree candidate on the basis of the
examination performance during the candidateĄŻs
study in the institution.
4). General
scholars
Applicants for general advanced
scholars must have finished two years of undergraduate study
and be under the age of 45. The duration of study shall not
exceed two years. General scholars will receive a
certificate for their study upon completion of the program.
No academic degrees will be granted.
5). Senior
scholar
Applicants for senior advanced scholars
must hold masterĄŻs degree or higher, or they
shall obtain the academic title of vice professor or higher
and be under the age of 50. The duration of study usually
shall not exceed one year. Senior scholars will receive a
certificate for their study upon completion of the program.
No academic degrees will be granted.
4
Elementary Chinese Study
Applicants without
certain mastery of Chinese shall study Chinese before
pursuing their major study. Undergraduates in literature,
history, philosophy, traditional Chinese medicine and
traditional Chinese pharmacy shall study two years of
Chinese before they pursue major study, and undergraduates
of other specialties shall spend one year on Chinese before
their major study.
5 Courses Taught in
English
Applicants whose native language or
official language is English can apply to pursue doctoral
degree, masterĄŻs degree or advanced studies
taught in English. Please refer to Directory of the Chinese
Institutions of Higher Learning Admitting Students on
Scholarships and Their Specialties for the courses that can
be taught in English.Undergraduates of all majors shall be
taught in Chinese.
The issuance of
Admission Notice, Visa Application and Registration in
China
1 Admission Notice
1) The Chinese
government scholarship students
The
institutions will send the Admission Notice to the CSC after
enrolling the candidates. The CSC will send the Admission
Notice and Visa Application for Foreigners Wishing to Study
in China (JW201) by July 31st 2001 to the embassy in China
or the Chinese embassy in the dispatching country, relevant
dispatching organization or the applicants. It is kindly
requested that authority concerned sent these two documents
to the candidates in time.
2) Self-supporting
Students
a. The self-supporting students who
are included in the bilateral exchange program or
recommended by overseas academic institutions, educational
organizations or nongovernment friendly associations will be
arranged among the 82 institutions which are open to Chinese
government scholarship students. The issuance of the
Admission Notice and the Visa Application are the same as
the scholarship students.
b. Individual
Application for self-supported study will be processed by
the 400 institutions which are open to foreign students.
They take charge of the enrollment and are responsible of
direct sending the Admission Notice and Visa Application for
Foreigners Wishing to Study in China (JW202) by July 31st,
2001.
2 Visa Application
According
to the regulations of the Ministry of Public Security,
foreign students whose stay in China exceeds 6 months shall
bear general passport and X visa, and those whose stay in
China within 6 months (including 6 months) shall bear
general passport and F visa. All foreign students shall
bring the original copies of Admission Notice, Visa
Application for Foreigners Wishing to Study in China (JW201)
and Physical Examination Record for Foreigner to apply for
the Visa to China and enter China with the above original
documents. Those with other passports, visas or without the
original forms of above mentioned documents cannot register
at the institution, and they cannot apply for residence
permit in China.
3
Registration
Students shall register at the
time set on the Admission Notice. Those who cannot register
at the set time shall direct ask for leave from the
institution and must get approved. Those who fail to
register at the set time without valid reasons are regarded
as giving up the admission. The scholarship will not be
retained for the candidates as
well.
International air ticket and
transfer
1) Those who are entitled to the
Chinese government air ticket can apply to the Chinese
embassy for the air ticket purchased by the CSC. They shall
bear other expenses.
2) In-service university
and college teachers who are nominated by the developing
countries to study in China on the government exchange
programs are entitled to the round-trip international air
ticket purchased by the CSC, provided that they submit,
together with their application materials, the documents
about their in-service teachersĄŻ status which is
signed by the university president and are attested by the
Chinese embassy together, otherwise they will be regarded as
giving up the right for the air ticket.
3)
Students should try to book train or air tickets that can
direct get them to the cities where their institutions are
located and register on their own. Those who have to make a
stopover in cities other than Beijing shall take care of
their themselves on their own expenses.
For
those who have to make a stopover in Beijing, the CSC
entrusts Beijing Language and Culture University to take
charge of the transfer during August 28th to September 15th,
2001. Those who arrive in Beijing before or after the
above-mentioned period of time will have to take care of
themselves. Foreign embassies in China, Chinese embassies in
the dispatching country or applicants are kindly asked to
inform Beijing Language and Culture University of the date
of arrival as well as the number of the flight or train in
advance (The address is: No. 15 Xueyuan Lu, Haidian District
Beijing, The Department of International students of BLCU.
Postcode: 100083, Tel: 0086-10-82303057, Fax:
0086-10-82303923). The expenses of scholarship students
occurred during the stopover will be settled by Beijing
Language and Cultural University according to relevant
regulations. Self-supporting students shall bear relevant
fees charged by the University.
The application
for change of institution or major and the extension of
study of scholarship students
1) The
institution, major, research topic and duration of each
scholarship student having been set when enrolled, in
principle, cannot be changed.
2) Scholarship
students who finish the planned study and want to extend
their study in China shall apply to the institution. If
agreed, the institution will give the students approval
letters. If they want to change to other institutions, they
shall submit the approval letter from the target
institution. The foreign embassy in China or the competent
authority in charge of overseas students in the dispatching
country shall note in writing the CSC together with the
approval letter, and be sure to include the students in the
quota of the exchange program before April 30th
2001.
Directory of the Chinese
Institutions of Higher Learning Admitting Students on
Scholarship and Their Specialties
Address of
Chinese Institutions Admitting Foreign
Students.
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