Majors and Programs
Bachelor’s Degree (4 Years)
1. Statistics
2. Information Management and Information System
3. Business Administration
4. Accounting
5. Economics
6. International Economics and Trade
7. Finance
8. Human Resource Management
9. Ideological and political education
10. Law
11. Social Work
12. Ideological and political education
13. Management Science
14. Philosophy
15. Pedagogy
16. Pre-school education
17. Applied Psychology
18. Public Utilities Management
19. Educational Technology
20. Directing of Radio and Television Editing
21. Digital Media Arts
22. Physical Education
23. National Traditions Sports
24. Chinese Language and Literature
25. History
26. Secretarial Education
27. Journalism
28. Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
29. English
30. Japanese
31. Russian
32. Music
33. Music Performance
34. Dance
35. Fine Arts
36. Art Design
37. Painting
38. Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
39. Information and Computing Science
40. Computer Science and Technology
41. Computer Science and Technology (non-teacher)
42. Physics
43. Electronic Information Engineering
44. Chemistry
45. Chemical Engineering and Technology
46. Biological Sciences
47. Biotechnology
48. Science Education
49. Pharmaceutical engineering
50. Geographic Science
51. Environmental Science
52. Resources and Environment Management and Urban and Rural Planning
53. Geographic Information System
54. Environmental Engineering
55. Tourism Management and Services Education
56. Tourism Management
57. International Cultural Exchange
Master’s Degree (2.5-3 Years)/General Scholar (1-2 Years)
1. Marxist Philosophy
2. Chinese Philosophy
3. Foreign Philosophy
4. Ethics
5. Political Economics
6. Population, Resources and Environmental Economics
7. Regional Economics
8. Finance
9. Industrial Economics
10. Statistics
11. Quantitative economics
12. Jurisprudence
13. Theory of Political Science
14. International Politics
15. Sociology
16. History of Chinese Ethnic Minorities
17. Basic Principles of Marxism
18. Study of Marxism in China
19. Ideological and political education
20. Pedagogical Principle
21. Curriculum and Instruction
22. History of Education
23. Comparative Education
24. Pre-school Education
25. Higher Education
26. Basic Psychology
27. Developmental and Educational Psychology
28. Applied Psychology
29. Humanistic Sociology of Sports
30. Human Movement Science
31. Physical Education and Training
32. Traditional Sports Science
33. Literature and Art
34. Chinese Philology
35. Chinese Classical Documents
36. Ancient Chinese Literature
37. Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
38. Comparative Literature and World Literature
39. English Language and Literature
40. Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
41. Art
42. Musicology
43. Fine Arts
44. Radio and Television Arts
45. Archeology and Museology
46. Historical Geography
47. Historical Documents
48. Special History
49. Chinese Ancient History
50. Modern Chinese History
51. World History
52. Basic Mathematics
53. Computational Mathematics
54. Probability and Statistics
55. Applied Mathematics
56. Operations Research and Cybernetics
57. Theoretical Physics
58. Atomic and Molecular Physics
59. Plasma Physics
60. Condensed Matter Physics
61. Optics
62. Inorganic Chemistry
63. Analytical Chemistry
64. Organic Chemistry
65. Physical Chemistry
66. Polymer Chemistry and Physics
67. Physical Geography
68. Human Geography
69. Cartography and Geographic Information System
70. Botany
71. Zoology
72. Cell biology
73. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
74. Ecology
75. Educational Technology
76. Environmental Science
77. Circuits and Systems
78. Computer Software and Theory
79. Computer Application Technology
80. Applied Chemistry
81. Industrial Catalysis
82. Tourism Management
83. Education Economics and Management
Doctoral Degree (3 -4 Years)
1. Basic Principles of Marxism
2. Ideological and political education
3. Principle of Education
4. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology
5. History of Education
6. Educational Technology
7. Developmental and Educational Psychology
8. Chinese Classical Documents
9. Ancient Chinese Literature
10. Historical Philology
11. Special History
12. Basic Mathematics
13. Atomic and Molecular Physics
14. Inorganic Chemistry
15. Analytical Chemistry
16. Organic Chemistry
17. Physical Chemistry
18. Polymer Chemistry and Physics
19. Physical Geography
20. Human Geography
Applicant Qualifications
Degree Oriented Program in Provinces & Autonomous Regions is established by the Ministry of Education of P. R. China (hereinafter referred to as MOE) aiming to strengthen the education exchanges and cooperation between China and its neighboring countries. The education authorities in the provinces and autonomous regions under this program lead the local institutions to carry out the recruitment. China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC), entrusted by the MOE, holds the responsibility of the verification, approval and the routine management of the program.
CATEGORIES OF APPLICANTS AND DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP
Categories of Applicants
Duration of Scholarship
Master’s Degree Students
2-3 academic years
Doctoral Degree Students
3-4 academic years
1. 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.
2. Scholarship students should complete their study in China within the due time. Scholarship duration specified in the admission notice cannot be extended in principle.
3. The scholarship quota is only for academic year 2010/2011, and it cannot span two academics years.
APPLICATION
Applicants shall apply to Chinese HEIs entrusted by the education authorities in the provinces and autonomous regions undertaking this program within the due period. Applicants may refer to their target Chinese HEIs for the closing date for application.
CRETERIA & ELIGIBILITY
1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health.
2. Applicants must not be university students in Chinese universities at the time of application.
3. Education background and age limit:
- Applicants for master’s 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.
VALUES OF SCHOLARSHIP
- Exempt from registration fee, tuition fee, fee for laboratory experiment, fee for internship, and fee for basic learning materials, free accommodation on campus;
- Living allowance;
- One-off settlement subsidy after registration;
- Fee for outpatient medical service, Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Benefit Plan for International Students in China.
Note:
1) Costs of the laboratory experiment or internship that 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 self afforded.
3) Monthly living allowance is granted to the students through the host institution at the following rates (CNY Yuan per month):
- Undergraduates: CNY 1,400 Yuan
- Master’s degree students: CNY 1,700 Yuan
- Doctoral degree students: 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 the living allowance of that month, and those who register after 15th will get half amount. The graduates 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 return on campus. The allowance will be suspended for 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 health reasons should go back to their home countries 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 one-off settlement subsidy upon their arrival in China.
- CNY 1,000 Yuan for new students who will study in China up to one academic year
- CNY 1,500 Yuan for new students who will study in China above one academic year
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 required to share 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 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) International travel expenses: self-afforded.
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)
Those who are available for online application 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): University students or applicants employed shall provide proof of studying or employment 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. Study or research plan: in Chinese or in English, no less than 800 words.
5. Recommendation letters: Two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English from professors or associate professors.
6. Applicants for music studies are requested to submit a CD of the applicants’ own works. Applicants for fine arts must submit a CD of the applicants’ own works (including two sketches, two color paintings and two other works).
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 due to the 6-months validity of the medical results.
Applicants are required to submit their application documents to the Chinese HEIs undertaking this program. CSC does not accept individual applications.
APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION
1. Chinese HEIs and the provincial education authorities undertaking this program shall review all applications and provide CSC the nominations for agreement.
2. The education authorities in the provinces and autonomous regions undertaking this program are required to send photocopies of the application documents including Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship, highest diploma, and Foreigner Physical Examination Form, Nomination of Accepted Students, Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201) (in duplicate) to CSC by the end of April 2010 for verification and approval.
3. CSC will review above documents and issue Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201) to the qualified nominees.
4. CSC will send the Final List of Accepted Students, Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201) to the education authorities in the provinces and autonomous regions under this program by the end of June, 2010, who will forward the documents to the institutions. Students will be informed the application result by the institutions.
5. Regulations for international students under the Chinese Government Scholarship Program will apply to the students under this scholarship scheme. Scholarship awardees are not allowed to change their institutions as well as their academic programs or the duration of study specified in the Admission Notice.