Chinese Government Scholarships

INTRODUCTION:

In order to promote the mutual understanding, cooperation and exchanges in various fields between China and other countries, the Chinese government has set up a series of scholarship programs to sponsor international students, teachers and scholars to study and conduct research in Chinese universities. China Scholarship Council , entrusted by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China , is responsible for the enrollment and the administration of Chinese Government Scholarship programs.

The Chinese Government Scholarship consists of full scholarships and partial scholarships, and it is open to the undergraduate, graduate and visiting students.

Chinese Government Scholarship - Chinese University Program

The “Chinese Government Scholarship - Chinese University Program” recruits excellent foreign students for postgraduate studies. Scholarship duration is two to three years for master’s programs and three to four years for doctoral programs.
Please visit website ( www.csc.edu.cn/laihua ) for search and register your information. You also need to consult the NCUT International School for related information and register online. The website is https://ncut.17gz.org/member/login.do .

Usually the application season is from January to April. Applicants should apply at both CSC Online Application System and NCUT Online Application System. Agency Number is 10009 for NCUT which is the first required item when applying online at CSC Online Application System for International Students(http://laihua.csc.edu.cn). A correct Agency Number will lead to the presence of the corresponding application receiving agency. Wrong Agency Number will lead to application rejection.

COVERAGE AND STANDARD:

Supporting Categories	Field of Study	Tuition （CNY per year）	Accommodation （CNY per year）	Stipend （CNY per year）	Medical Insurance （CNY per year）	Total （CNY per year）
Undergraduate students	I	20000	8400	30000	800	59200
	II	23000	8400	30000	800	62200
	III	27000	8400	30000	800	66200
Master’s students/ General scholars	I	25000	8400	36000	800	70200
	II	29000	8400	36000	800	74200
	III	34000	8400	36000	800	79200
Doctoral students/ Senior scholars	I	33000	12000	42000	800	87800
	II	38000	12000	42000	800	92800
	III	45000	12000	42000	800	99800

NOTE: Field of Study I includes Philosophy, Economics, Legal Studies, Education, Literature （Fine Arts excluded）, History, and Management; Field of Study II includes Science, Engineering, and Agriculture; Field of Study III includes Fine Arts and Medicine.

Chinese Government Scholarships have full scholarship and partial scholarship.

1. Full Scholarship covers:

2. Tuition waiver. Tuition funds will be comprehensively used by the host university. It may cover scholarship students’ education, administration costs and expenditures to support student activities.

3. Accommodation: free university dormitory.

4. Stipend:

   Undergraduate students: CNY 2,500 per month;

   Master’s students/general scholars: CNY 3,000 per month;

Within the scholarship duration, registered scholarship students will receive a stipend each month. Students registering on or before the 15th of the month will receive a full stipend of that month. Those who register after the 15th of the month will receive a half stipend of that month. Graduating students will receive stipend until half month after the graduation date. If registered student stays out of China for more than 15 days due to a personal reason （school holidays excluded）, his stipend will be stopped during his leaving.

1. Comprehensive medical insurance.

2. Partial scholarship covers one or some items of the full scholarship.

Annual Evaluation of CGS Status

According to the CGS management regulations, the CSC will evaluate the performance of the scholarship students annually. Only those students whose performance meets the requirements are eligible to continue to receive the scholarship for the following year. The annual evaluation of the CGS status usually begins in April. It is based on the students academic report (grades), study attitude, class attendance, behavior, rewards and punishments.

The scholarship of those who do not pass the evaluation will be suspended for one year or be terminated completely.

Beijing Government Scholarship

Beijing Government Scholarship was established by Beijing Municipal Government, covers the tuition fees of international students fully or partially, and need to be applied every year. Students need to consult the NCUT International School for related information and register online. The website is https://ncut.17gz.org/member/login.do .

Eligibility:
(1) Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens of sound health；
(2) Already admitted as an undergraduate or graduate student at NCUT and will pursue a Bachelor’s or academic Master’s degree;
(3) Receiving no other tuition scholarship funds;

Categories and Value of Scholarship:

1. Full: tuition fee of one-academic year

2. Half: tuition fee of one semester

3. Partial scholarship: part of tuition fee of one-academic year