1. Application Approach and Recruitment Time
The period for recruiting international student under
Chinese Government Scholarship Programs is normally from the beginning of January
to the end of April. Details on application procedures are determined by the consultation
between Chinese diplomatic missions and the relevant authorities in the applicants'
home country. Applicants may contact the relevant authorities or Chinese diplomatic
missions in their home countries for details.
2. Scholarship Applications
Applicants should meet the basic qualifications prescribed
in the Application Procedures, and must fill in the application forms correctly
as required. They also need to provide relevant application documents including
notarized photocopies of diplomas, transcripts, study plans, health certificates
and recommendation letters. Application documents for scholarships must reach the
CSC before the deadline as specified in the Application Procedures via their Embassies
in China or Chinese diplomatic missions in the applicants' home country. Application
documents which arrive after the deadline will not be accepted.
Application documents will not be returned whether the
applicants are admitted by Chinese institutions or not. Documents such as original
diplomas and original Foreigner Physical Examination Form must NOT be sent as application
documents.
3. Selection of Higher Education Institutions
and Specialties
Applicants for Chinese Government Scholarships must choose
their host institutions and specialties from the institutions of higher education
designated by the Ministry of Education of China. Please check the Directory of
Chinese Institutions Admitting International Students under the Chinese Government
Scholarship Program or the website of CSC (http://www.csc.edu.cn) for details.
4. Language of Instruction
The Chinese institutions of higher education generally
use Chinese as the language of instruction. Applicants with no command of Chinese
are generally required to take Chinese language courses for 1-2 years before pursuing
their major studies. In some institutions, English-Taught Programmes are also available.
5.Recruitment of scholarship students
CSC will review all the application documents received
from the designated authorities to make necessary adjustments on the proposed institutions.
Applications will not be processed if they are not compliant with recruitment regulations
or the application documents are incomplete. Qualified applications will be forwarded
to different institutions and the final decision whether to admit the applicants
or not will be made by the institutions. Finalized placements, specialties and duration
of studies are in principle not to be changed. If the applicant has been contacted
by or admitted by an institution prior to application, the applicant is requested
to enclose relevant admission letters for the reference of the host institution.
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 Admitted Students, Admission
Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China to the relevant dispatching
authorities, so as to have the documents forwarded to the students.