Study in Asia Scholarship Program

Categories of Applicants and

Duration of Scholarship

1. This program sponsors general scholars and senior scholars with the duration of one academic

year.
2. The instruction language could be either Chinese or English. Applicants who apply for courses

instructed in Chinese are required to take one-year Chinese language course prior to the academic

study if their Chinese is not qualified. Only by passing the examinations after the Chinese language

course, could they start their academic studies. And their scholarship duration will be extended

automatically for one year.

Criteria & Eligibility

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and be in good health.
2. Education background and age limit:
- Applicants for general scholar program must have completed at least two years of undergraduate

studies and be under the age of 45. - Applicants for senior scholar program must have master’s degree

or above or hold academic title

of associate professor or higher and be under the age of 50.

Values of Scholarship

- Exempt from registration fee, tuition fee, fee for laboratory experiment, fee for internship, and

fee for basic learning materials, and accommodation fee for dormitory on campus;
- Living allowance;
- One-off settlement subsidy after registration for new student;
- Fee for outpatient medical service, Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Protection Scheme

for International Students in China;
- One-off inter-city travel subsidy.
Note:
1) Costs of the laboratory experiment or internship beyond the university’s arrangements should be

self-afforded.
2) Fee for basic learning materials ONLY covers the necessary learning materials prescribed by

the host institution, and other textbooks and materials shall be at self-afforded.
3) Monthly allowance is granted to the students through the host institution at the following rates

(CNY Yuan per month):
- General scholars: CNY 1,700 Yuan
- Senior scholars: CNY 2,000 Yuan
Scholarship students shall receive their monthly living allowance after registration. New students

who register before 15th (15th included) of the registration month will get the full amount of living

allowance of that month, and those who register after 15th will get half amount. Students upon

graduation will get a living allowance for another 15 days after the graduation date set by the

university. The allowance will be terminated from the next month after students suspend their

studies, drop school or complete schooling from the university. Monthly living allowance covers

school holidays. Scholarship students who missed the monthly living allowance during holidays

could be reimbursed upon their return on campus. The allowance will be suspended for at least

one month if students do not register on time without permission from the university in advance,

leave for non-health reasons or are absent from the university over a month.
Students who have to suspend their studies for pregnancy or for health reasons are required to go

back to their home countries for labor or for treatment. The international travel expenses should

be covered by the students themselves. With the university’s approval, the scholarship status can

be reserved for up to one year, and their living allowances will be suspended during their leave.

The scholarship status will not be reserved for those who suspend their studies for other reasons.
4) New students will get a one-off settlement subsidy upon their arrival in China.
- CNY 1,000 Yuan for new students who will study in China for less than one academic year
- CNY 1,500 Yuan for new students who will study in China for one academic year and above
5) Fee for outpatient medical service refers to the outpatient expense in the institution’s hospital

or the hospitals appointed by the institution. The students are to cover a certain percentage of

expense in accordance with the institution’s relevant regulations.
6) Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Protection Scheme for International Students in China is

provided by MOE for the scholarship students in China in case of hospitalizing for serious diseases

and accidental injuries. The institutions or the appointed medical assistance agencies provide

advancement service for insurance expenses, and claim for compensation with relevant payment

receipts from the insurance company according to the stipulated insurance articles. For scholarship

students, the individual claim will not be accepted by the insurance company
7) One-off inter-city travel subsidy (each for coming-in and leaving China)
A hard-seat train ticket (hard-berth train ticket for overnight trip) will be provided for scholarship

students traveling.
From the port of entry upon registration to the city where the admitting institution or Chinese language

training institution or preparatory education institution is located;
From the Chinese language training institution or the preparatory education institution to the city

where the university for major study is located;
From the city where the institution is located to the nearest port for departure upon graduation.
Meal and excess of baggage should be self-afforded.
In principle, the port of entry is Beijing, or a port of entry near where the university is located.
8) International travel expenses: self-afforded.

Application

Applicants shall apply to the Chinese Embassies in their home countries between January and April,

2013.

Application Documents

The applicants must fill in and provide the following documents truly, correctly and completely

(in duplicate).

1. Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (filled in Chinese or in English)

Applicants shall fill in and print the application form after submitting it online.

The CSC Online Application System for Study in China is available on http://laihua.csc.edu.cn

Those who cannot apply online shall fill in the application form printed by CSC.

2. Highest diploma (notarized photocopy): Applicants shall also provide proofs of studying on

application. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized

translations in Chinese or English.

3. Academic Transcripts (notarized photocopy): Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or

English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English.

4. Recommendation letters: Applicants for senior scholars must submit two letters of recommendation

in Chinese or English from professors or associate professors.

5. Applicants for music studies are requested to submit a CD of the applicants’ own works.

Applicants for fine arts programs must submit a CD of the applicants’ own works (including two

sketches, two color paintings and two other works).

6. A study or research plan written in Chinese or English (no less than 400 words).

7. Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (the original copy should be kept by the

applicant. The form printed by Chinese quarantine authority could be downloaded from

http://www.csc.edu.cn). 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, the official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid.

Please select the appropriate time to take medical examination as it is valid for only 6 months.

The above materials should be forwarded to CSC by April 30th 2013 via the Chinese Embassy in the

applicant’s home country. Application documents will not be returned.

Selection of Institutions

and

Specialty

Applicants may choose one academic program and three institutions as their preferences from the

Chinese HEIs designated by MOE. Please check the Directory of Chinese Higher Institutions Admitting

International Students under Chinese Government Scholarship Program. Only the listed Chinese HEIs

in the Directory are available to the applicants for their study in China.

Approval and Notification

1. CSC will assess all the application documents and it reserves the right to make necessary

adjustments on the proposed institutions, specialties and duration of study. The qualified

applications will be forwarded to institutions for admission. The applications will be regarded

as invalid and will not be accepted if they fail to meet the eligibility or the application

documents are incomplete.

2. Applicants are encouraged to contact HEIs and the potential supervisors (The host institution

has to be one of the Chinese HEIs under Chinese Government Scholarship Programs.) for admission

before applying for a scholarship. If an applicant has been admitted at the time of application, s/he should attach the admission notice from the Chinese HEIs.

3. Scholarship applicants admitted by Chinese HEIs will be officially awarded the Chinese

Government Scholarship with the approval from CSC.

4. Students are not permitted, in principle, to change their specialties, institutions or

the duration of study specified in the Admission Notice after registration.

5. CSC will send the Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201)

to the candidates through dispatching authorities by July 31st, 2013.