II. Application Requirements

1. Applicants must be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China, and be in good health.

2. The requirements for applicants’ degree and age are that applicants must:

be a high school graduate under the age of 25 when applying for the undergraduate programs, holding valid certificate of New HSK Level 3 or above ;

be a bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for the master’s programs, holding valid certificate of New HSK Level 4 or above;

be a master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for the doctoral programs, holding valid certificate of New HSK Level 4 or above;

be under the age of 45 and have a high school diploma （or higher） when applying for the general scholar programs;

be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor （or above） under the age of 50 when applying for the senior scholar programs.

III. Scholarship Coverage

The Bilateral Program provides both full scholarships and partial scholarships. Includes full or partial scholarships

Full Scholarship covers: Tuition waiver, Accommodation, Stipend and Comprehensive medical insurance.

Stipend standard are as follow：

Undergraduate students: CNY 2,500 per month;

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

Doctoral students/senior scholars: CNY 3,500 per month.

Partial scholarship covers: One or some items of the full scholarship.

IV. Where and When to Apply

Where to Apply: Applicants shall apply to the dispatching for overseas authorities study such as Chinese embassy of their home countries.

   When to Apply: You need to apply between early January and early April. Please consult the dispatching authorities for the specific deadline of each year.

V. Application Procedure

Step 1 - Apply to the dispatching authorities for overseas study of your home country for CGS opportunity (Generally speaking, you need to apply an Award Letter for Chinese Government Scholarship Candidate);

Step 2 - Apply to our university for the Pre-admission Letter once recommended by the dispatching authorities as an eligible candidate （you will receive an Award Letter for CGS Candidate）;

Step 3 -Complete the online application procedure at CGS Information System （Visit http://www.csc.edu.cn/Laihua/noticeen.html to log in）, submit online the completed Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship, and print a hard copy. You should consult the dispatching authorities for overseas study of your home country for Instructions of CGS Information System and Agency Number;

Step 4 - Submit all of your application documents to the dispatching authorities of your home country before the deadline.

Step 5 - Apply online in our website: http://study.hainnu.edu.cn/ at the same time.

NOTE

Only applications of recommended candidates from dispatching authorities will be considered. Candidates holding a Pre-admission Letter will be placed in the host university; those without the Pre-admission Letter should accept CSC’s placement of university.

VI. Application Documents（in duplicate）

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

2. Notarized highest diploma （photocopy）;

Prospective diploma recipients must submit official document issued by your current school to prove your current student status or expected graduation date. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

3. Academic transcripts （written in Chinese or English）;

Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

4. A Study Plan or Research Proposal （written in Chinese or English）;

This should be a minimum of 200 words for undergraduate students, 500 words for non-degree students, and 800 words for graduate students.

5. Two Recommendation Letters （written in Chinese or English）;

Applicants for the graduate programs or the senior scholar programs must submit two recommendation letters signed by a professor or an associate professor.

6. A CD of your own works （only required for arts students）;

Applicants for music studies are requested to submit a CD of their own musical works. Applicants for the fine arts programs must submit a CD of their own works which include two sketches, two color paintings and two other works.

7. Valid documents of your legal guardians in China （only required for applicants under the age of 18）;

8. Foreigner Physical Examination Form （photocopy）, （written in English, only required for applicants planning to stay in China for more than 6 months, can be downloaded from http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua or http://www.campuschina.org）; The physical examinations must cover all of the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete forms or forms without the signature of the attending physician, or the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicant are considered as invalid. Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule as the result is valid for only 6 months.

9. The copy of Pre-admission Letter from designated Chinese university （if available）;

10. The copy of HSK Certificate （if available）.

All documents should be bound together on top left corner in the order of 6.1 to 6.10.

You should submit TWO sets of bound documents.

No application documents will be returned.

VII． Placement & Scholarship Confirmation

1. Application documents of recommended candidates from dispatching authorities will be considered by CSC for eligibility and qualification. Ineligible or incomplete applications will not be considered.

2. Qualified applications will be sent to universities for placement. Based on various factors, such as the different scholarship funding requirements of every country, the host university's teaching capacity, study length and applicants’ criteria, CSC reserves the right to make necessary adjustments/changes to the candidate’s host university, field of study, supporting categories and duration of scholarship. Applications enclosed with the Pre-admission Letter will be sent to the universities who issued that Letter for placement confirmation.

3. After placement confirmation by Chinese universities, scholarship Recipients will get Chinese government scholarships to study in China with approval by CSC. Each scholarship recipient will be granted with no more than one scholarship.

4. CSC reviews the placement results, approves the List of Scholarship Recipients and sends the admission documents to the Chinese embassy or consulate-general before July 31st. The Chinese embassy or consulate-general will send the admission documents （List of Scholarship Recipients, Admission Letter and Visa Application Form for Study in China （JW201）） to the dispatching authorities or scholarship recipients.

5. Scholarship recipients shall not change their host university, field of study, or duration of study unless they give up the grant.

6. Scholarship will not be reserved if the scholarship recipient cannot register before the registration deadline.

VIII． Contact information of Hainan Normal University

* Address: No.99, Longkunnan Road, Haikou, Hainan, PRC

School of International Education, Hainan Normal University

* Postcode: 571158

* Telephone: 0086-898-65819460

* Fax: 0086-898-65819460

* E-mail: hainnu@sina.com

* Website: http://gjwh.hainnu.edu.cn

* School Wechat ID(Constructing ) : “海南师范大学国际教育学院” or “Hainannu” 

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