“中国政府奖学金”系中国教育部根据与有关国家政府、机构、学校以及有关国际组织签订的教育交流协议或达成的谅解对外提供的全额奖学金或部分奖学金。中国教育部委托中国国家留学基金管理委员会(以下简称“留学基金委”)负责中国政府奖学金来华留学生的招生工作及日常事务的管理工作。
一、招生类别及奖学金期限
| | 学生类别 | 专业学习年限 | 汉语补习年限 | 奖学金期限 |
| 1 | 本 科 生 | 4 - 5学年 | 1 - 2学年 | 4 - 7学年 |
| 2 | 硕士研究生 | 2 - 3学年 | 1 - 2学年 | 2 - 5学年 |
| 3 | 博士研究生 | 3 - 4学年 | 1 - 2学年 | 3 - 6学年 |
| 4 | 汉语进修生 | 1 – 2学年 | 无 | 不超过2学年 |
| 5 | 普通进修生 | 1学年 | 1学年 | 不超过2学年 |
| 6 | 高级进修生 | 1学年 | 1学年 | 不超过2学年 |
按照中国教育部规定，来华留学的中国政府奖学金本科生均为汉语授课。凡无汉语基础的奖学金本科生来华后需先进行1-2年的汉语补习，成绩合格后方可进入专业学习。部分研究生和进修生课程可英语授课，学生来华后直接进入专业学习（详情请查阅《接受中国政府奖学金来华留学生高等学校名录及专业目录介绍》）。奖学金期限为录取时确定的学习年限，原则上不予延长。
二、申请途径和申请时间
申请人应在规定时间内向本国留学生派遣部门或中国驻该国大使馆（总领事馆）提出申请，申请时间一般为1月初至4月初，具体申请时间请向有关部门查询。
三、申请人资格
1、申请人须为非中国籍公民，身体健康；
2、申请人的学历和年龄要求：
l 来华学习本科专业者，须具有高中毕业学历，成绩优秀，年龄不超过25周岁；
l 来华攻读硕士学位者，须具有学士学位，年龄不超过35周岁；
l 来华攻读博士学位者，须具有硕士学位，年龄不超过40周岁；
l 作为汉语进修生来华学习者，须具有高中毕业学历，来华进修汉语专业，年龄不超过35周岁；
l 作为普通进修生来华进修者，须具有大学二年级以上学历，来华进修包括汉语专业在内的各学科专业，年龄不超过45周岁；
l 作为高级进修生来华进修者，须具有硕士以上学位或副教授以上职称，年龄不超过50周岁。
四、奖学金内容和标准
（一）全额奖学金
— 免交注册费、学费、实验费、实习费、基本教材费和校内住宿费；
— 提供奖学金生活费和一次性安置补助费；
— 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。
注：
1、奖学金生要求进行超出学校教学计划的实验或实习，所超出费用由本人自理。
2、基本教材费：是指学校指定的免费提供给奖学金生学习课程所必需的教材；其他书籍资料自理。
3、奖学金生活费由学生所在学校按月发给学生本人，标准为（人民币/月）：
l 本 科 生： 1400元
l 汉语进修生： 1400元
l 硕士研究生、普通进修生： 1,700元
l 博士研究生、高级进修生： 2,000元
奖学金生活费自奖学金生入学之日起逐月定期发放。新生当月十五日（含十五日）之前注册的，发给全月奖学金生活费；十五日以后注册的，发给半个月奖学金生活费。毕业生的奖学金生活费发至学校确定的毕业之日以后的半个月。对休学、退学或结业回国者，奖学金生活费自下个月起停发。学校规定的假期内奖学金生活费照发；奖学金生假期内因离校休假而未能按时领取奖学金生活费，返校后可以补发。奖学金生未请假而不按时到校注册、非健康原因离校或者旷课，时间超过一个月者，停发当月的奖学金生活费。
奖学金生因患严重疾病需休学者，应回国休养，回国旅费自理；经学校批准休学者，享受奖学金资格最长可保留一年，但休学期间停发奖学金生活费。奖学金生因其他原因休学者，其享受奖学金的资格不予保留。
4、新生来华后发给一次性安置费：标准为：
l 来华学习期限为6个月及6个月以内者：1000元（人民币）
l 来华学习期限为1学年及1学年以上者：1500元（人民币）
5、门诊医疗费：是指学生在学校医院或学校指定的医院就医的日常门诊费用。学生就诊后需按学校有关规定自行支付一定比例的费用。
6、中国政府奖学金来华留学生综合保险：是指由中国教育部为在华奖学金生所投付的综合医疗保险。主要用于学生因大病住院或发生人身意外伤害所支付的费用。由奖学金生所在学校持有关费用收据并按照事先规定的保险条款向保险公司理赔 。保险公司不受理个人理赔事宜。
7、一次性城市间交通费：是指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；在校生从汉语补习（预科教育）学校所在城市至专业院校所在城市；以及毕业生学校所在城市至出境口岸的一次性火车硬座（卧）车票。途中伙食费用及行李超重费用自理。
8、国际旅费：中国教育部向有协议的国家来华留学生提供来华或回国的往返或单程的一次性国际旅费，并委托留学基金委负责购买学生所在国首都与中国北京之间的最直接，最经济航线的国际机票。学生如需绕道来华或回国，需多支付的机票款由学生本人自理，行李超重费亦由学生本人自理。
（二）部分奖学金：为全额奖学金中的一项或几项内容（不含安置费和一次性城市间交通费）。
五、申请材料提供
申请人必须如实填写和提交以下申请材料（均为一式两份）：
1、《中国政府奖学金申请表》（由留学基金委统一印制）原件及复印件各一份，用中文或英文填写。
2、经过公证的最高学历证明。如申请人为在校学生或已就业，需另外提交本人就读学校出具的在学证明或就业单位出具的在职证明。中英文以外文本需附经公证的中文或英文的译文。
3、申请学习本科专业者，须提供经过公证的高中会考成绩单；申请其他类别的学生须提供学习成绩单。中英文以外文本需附经公证的中文或英文的译文。
4、来华学习和研究计划（本科生不少于200字，进修生不少于500字，研究生不少于800字），用中文或英文书写。
5、申请攻读硕士、博士学位者和申请作为高级进修生来华学习者，须提交两名教授或副教授的推荐信，用中文或英文书写；在中国境内申请者，须出具拟就读学校的《录取通知书》或邀请函。
6、申请学习音乐专业的学生须提交本人作品的光盘；申请学习美术专业的学生，须提供本人作品光盘（2张素描画，2张色彩画，2张其他作品）；
7、年龄不满18周岁的申请人，需提交在华法定监护人的相关法律文件。
8、《外国人体格检查记录》(复印件，原件自行保留)：此表格由中国卫生检疫部门统一印制，仅限于来华学习时间超过6个月者，须用英文填写。申请人应严格按照《外国人体格检查记录》中要求的项目进行检查。缺项、未贴有本人照片或照片上未盖骑缝章、无医师和医院签字盖章的《外国人体格检查记录》无效。鉴于检查结果有效期为6个月，请申请人据此确定本人进行体检的时间。
上述申请材料由承办招生事务的中国驻派遣国大使馆（总领事馆）或派遣国驻中国大使馆于2008年4月30日前送达留学基金委。留学基金委不受理个人申请。无论录取与否，申请人材料均不退还。
六、学习院校及专业的选择
申请人可在中国教育部指定的中国普通高等学校范围内选择3所志愿学校和1个志愿专业。请申请人务必严格按照《接受中国政府奖学金来华留学生高等学校名录》（请查阅本指南）和《接受中国政府奖学金来华留学生高等学校名录及专业目录介绍》中列出的学校和专业目录慎重填写学校和专业名称。申请攻读硕士、博士学位者和申请进修来华学习者，请另附纸详述来华学习和研究计划。
七、录取及通知
1、留学基金委对奖学金申请人的申请材料进行审核，并有权对申请人所选择的学校、专业和年限进行适当的调整。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。申请人条件或申请材料不符合规定和要求的，视为申请无效，不予受理。
2、从境外申请免试来华攻读本科、硕士研究生或博士研究生者，如其本人学历水平未达到中国普通高等学校的要求，由学校决定其录取的学生类别或做有条件录取。如专业学习前需要补习汉语或进行预科学习者，应在汉语补习或预科学习期间通过学校的入学考试或相关的课程考试后方可正式进入专业学习。接受预科教育的本科生在规定期限内未通过考试者，可改读文科专业继续在学习；其他为在规定时间内通过考试者，应作为进修生结业回国。
3、留学基金委鼓励申请人提前自行联系学校和导师（学校的选择限定在中国教育部规定的122所大学中），如申请人已获得学校或导师邀请信，请在申请材料中附上，留学基金委将通知学校直接录取。
4、中国普通高等学校录取的申请人，经留学基金委批准后即可获得中国政府奖学金。奖学金获得者名单报中国教育部备案。
5、奖学金获得者来华后原则上不得变更已经其本人签字同意的，《录取通知书》上明确的录取院校、学习专业及学习期限。
6、留学基金委将在7月31日前将《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）寄送承办招生事务的相关部门，由其将上述文件转交学生本人。
八、国家留学基金管理委员会联系方式
电 话：亚 洲 事 务 0086-10-66093923
中亚地区事务 0086-10-66093926，66093925
非 洲 事 务 0086-10-66093919，66093920
欧 洲 事 务 0086-10-66093921，66093920
美大地区事务 0086-10-66093926，66093925
传 真：0086-10-66093915
中亚地区事务 jiangyuan@csc.edu.cn，xmsun@csc.edu.cn
非 洲 事 务 sswu@csc.edu.cn，lmeng@csc.edu.cn
美大地区事务 jiangyuan@csc.edu.cn，xmsun@csc.edu.cn
网 址：http://www.csc.edu.cn
地 址：中国 北京 西城区车公庄大街9号A3楼13层
邮 编：100044
APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR
CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Chinese Government Scholarship scheme was established by the Ministry of Education of China (hereinafter referred to as MOEC) in accordance with educational exchange agreements or understandings reached between the Chinese government and the governments of other countries, educational organ, institutions and relevant international organizations to provide 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 routine management of the Chinese Government Scholarship scheme.
Categories of Applicants and Duration of Scholarship
| | Categories of Applicants | Duration of Major Studies | Duration of Remedial Chinese Language Studies | Duration of Scholarship |
| academic years |
| 1. | Undergraduates | 4-5 | 1-2 | 4-7 |
| 2. | Master degree students | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-5 |
| 3. | Doctoral degree students | 3-4 | 1-2 | 3-6 |
| 4. | Chinese language students | 1-2 | none | Up to 2 |
| 5. | General scholars | 1 | 1 | Up to 2 |
| 6. | Senior scholars | 1 | 1 | Up to 2 |
According to the regulation of MOEC, all Chinese Government Scholarship bachelor students will be conducted in Chinese. Applicants with no command of Chinese are generally required to take Chinese language courses for 1-2 years before their major studies. If the courses for doctoral and master degree students could be conducted in English, remedial Chinese study will not be arranged. Duration for scholarship specified at the time of admission could NOT be extended in principle.
Application
The applicants may apply to Chinese diplomatic missions or the competent authorities in their home country between January and April every year. Applicants may refer to the relevant authorities for details.
Eligibility
1. Applicants must be non-Chinese nationals in good health.
2. Education background and age limit:
- Applicants for undergraduate studies must have completed senior high school with good grade and be under the age of 25.
- Applicants for master degree studies must have bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 35.
- Applicants for Doctoral degree studies must have master’s degree and be under the age of 40.
- Chinese language students must have finished senior high school and be under the age of 35, will pursue the major of Chinese language in China.
- General scholar candidates must have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies and be under the age of 45, may pursue all majors besides Chinese language.
- 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.
Details of the Scholarship
1. Full scholarship:
- Exempt from registration fee, tuition fee, fee for laboratory experiment, fee for internship, fee for basic learning materials and intramural accommodation;
- Living allowance and a one-off settlement subsidy;
- Fee for outpatient medical service, Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in China;
- Fee for a one-off inter-city travel
Note: 1) Costs of the laboratory experiment or internship that beyond the university’s arrangements should be afforded by the student himself.
2) Fee for basic learning materials covers the necessary learning materials prescribed by the host institution, and other materials shall be self afforded.
3) Monthly living allowance is paid to the students by the host institution at the following rates (CNY yuan per month):
- Undergraduates: CNY 1400 yuan
- Chinese language students: CNY 1400 yuan
- Master degree students, general scholars: CNY 1,700 yuan
- Doctoral degree students, senior scholars: CNY2,000 yuan
Scholarship students shall get their monthly living allowance from the date of registration. Those who register before 15th (15th included) of the registration month will get the living allowance of a full month, and those who register after 15th will get that of a half month. Scholarship of the graduates will be paid half month after their graduation date. Scholarship of those who suspend or quit their studies will be stopped from the following month. Monthly living allowance will be paid during Chinese national holidays. Scholarship students who do not get the monthly living allowance during holidays can get reimbursed on return. Monthly living allowance of the scholarship students who do not register on time or stay away from university up to one month because of non-health reasons will be stopped.
Scholarship students who have to suspend their education for reason of illness should return to their home country for further treatment and rest. The international travel expenses of return and coming back should be shouldered by the students themselves, the scholarship status will be reserved for at most one year, the monthly living allowance will be stopped during the suspension of education and the scholarship of the students who suspend their education for reasons other than illness will be terminated.
4) A one-off settlement subsidy after registration
- CNY 1000 yuan for new students whose period of studies in China lasts up to six months
- CNY 1500 yuan for new students whose period of studies in China lasts one academic year or more
5) Fee for outpatient medical service refers to the outpatient expense generated in the institution’s hospital or the hospitals appointed by the institution. The students should afford a certain percentage of expense in accordance with the institution’s relevant regulations.
6) Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in China is insured by MOEC for the scholarship students in China against diseases and accidents. The institution is entitled to ask for compensation on the payment receipts from the insurance company for the expenses generated from hospitalizing for serious diseases or from accidental injury according to the stipulated insurance articles.
7) A one-off inter-city travel ticket (each for coming-in and leaving China)
Scholarship students are supposed to choose the nearest port to their admitting institutions for inter-city travel and a hard-seat train ticket (hard-berth train ticket for overnight trip) will be provided to freshmen transferring from the port of entry to the city where the admitting institution is located and students finishing study in China transferring from the city where the institution is located to the nearest port for departure. Expenses for food during the trip and excess of baggage should be self-afforded.
8) International travel expenses
MOEC will provide the international students round-trip or one-way international air ticket based on the reached agreements, and entrust CSC to take charge of booking the most doable and economical international air ticket for the students between Beijing and their capitals. If the students take other line come to China or return back to their home country, they should afford the extra expenses. Expenses for the excess of baggage should be self-afforded.
2. Partial scholarship
One or some items of the full scholarship (one-off settlement subsidy and one-off inter-city travel allowance not included).
Application Materials
The applicants must fill in and provide the following materials truly and correctly (in duplicate).
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 are required 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 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 overseas 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 targeted 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 2008 via either the Chinese diplomatic missions in the applicant’s home country or the embassy of the applicant’s home country in China. CSC does not accept individual applications. Application materials will not be returned regardless of the result of application.
Selection of Institutions and Specialty
Applicants may choose 3 institutions and 1 specialty as personal preferences from the Chinese institutions of higher education designated by MOEC. 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 submit their detailed study or research plan with other application materials. Approval and Notification
1. CSC will review all the application materials 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. 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.
2. Overseas applicants for degree programs who are academically ineligible to the program could register as students-on-probation for at most one year. They could be switched to regular ones if they pass the entrance examination or relevant courses required after one-year probation. Credits scored on probation will be included in the total credits. Students who attend Chinese language training courses before major studies must pass the entrance examination or relevant courses required during their Chinese study so that to continue their major studies. Those who fail the required examinations shall end their study and leave for their home country.
3. Applicants are encouraged to contact the institutions (122 institutions specified by MOEC listed in the Directory) and tutors prior to application and please enclose the relevant admission or recommendation letter if there is.
4. Scholarship applicants accepted by Chinese institutions of higher education will be officially awarded the Chinese Government Scholarship with endorsement from CSC and submitted to MOEC for the record.
5. Students are not permitted, in principle, to change their specialties, institutions, or the duration of study specified in the Admission Notice after registration.
6. 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 awardees.
contact China Scholarship Council
Telephone and E-mail:
Fax: 0086-10-66093915
http://www.csc.edu.cn
Address: Level 13, Building A3, No.9 Chegongzhuang Avenue, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
