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Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship, East China Normal University

East China Normal UniversityShanghaiMay 15
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Scholarship Details

In order to further promote the development of foreign students' education in Shanghai, support and encourage more outstanding foreign students and scholars to study in our university, according to the relevant provisions of the "Trial Measures for Application of Shanghai Government Scholarships for Foreign Students", and combining with the actual situation of our university, these measures are hereby formulated.

Application Targets

1.Class A Scholarship (Full Scholarship)

Outstanding foreign students (doctoral, master's and undergraduate) applying for postgraduate education at East China Normal University.

2.Category B Scholarships (Partial Scholarships)

Outstanding foreign students applying for academic education at East China Normal University (doctoral, master's, undergraduate)

Note: Undergraduate applicants whose Chinese language proficiency does not meet the requirements for admission to the program can study Chinese language for one year during the preparatory course and enjoy full scholarships during the preparatory course, and if the applicants cannot meet the requirements for admission to the program after the preparatory course, they will be dismissed as Chinese language advanced students.

Scholarship content

1. Class A Scholarship (Full Scholarship)

Exemption of tuition and accommodation fees, comprehensive medical and accident insurance, and monthly living expenses of RMB 2,500 per month for undergraduates, RMB 3,000 per month for master's degree students, and RMB 3,500 per month for doctoral degree students.

2. Category B Scholarship (Partial Scholarship):

Exemption from tuition, comprehensive medical and accident insurance

Applicant Qualifications

Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and in good health;

Those who come to China to study for a bachelor's degree have the equivalent of a Chinese high school diploma and are no older than 25 years old;

Applicants coming to China to study for a master's degree must have a bachelor's degree and be no older than 35 years old;

Those who come to China to study for a doctoral degree must have a master's degree and be no older than 40 years old.

Application time:

April 1, 2018 - May 15, 2018

Review Process:

1. The university establishes the evaluation committee of "Shanghai Government Scholarship for Foreign Students", which consists of relevant persons in charge of International Students Office, Academic Affairs Office, Graduate School, Finance Office and professors of relevant faculties and departments, and the International Students Office is in charge of specific affairs.

2. After the International Students Office recognizes the qualifications and application conditions of the applicants, the International Students Office will submit the list of applicants who meet the application conditions and the materials to the faculties for review and comments.

3. The evaluation committee will review the applicants' materials according to the opinions of the colleges (interviews can be organized if necessary), and the evaluation will be based on the principle of "fairness and impartiality", and the final list of scholarship recipients will be determined and submitted to the university leaders for approval.

4. The International Students Office will announce the evaluation results of each category of scholarships, and the evaluation results will be published on the website of International Students Office and notified to the scholarship recipients in writing at the same time.

Application Method

First of all, apply online (please visit www.study-shanghai.org), the code of the enrollment institution of East China Normal University is 10269. After the online application is successful, please send the following paper materials to the International Students Office of East China Normal University:

1.Application Form for Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship, please automatically generate the application form and print it after submitting the application online;

2.Notarized certificate of highest academic qualification. If the applicant is a fresh graduate, he/she should submit the certificate of enrollment and pre-graduation certificate issued by the school he/she is attending (the certificate should be submitted after obtaining the certificate). Non-Chinese and English texts need to be accompanied by a notarized translation of the corresponding Chinese or English text;

3. Academic transcripts. Non-Chinese and English versions must be accompanied by notarized translations in Chinese or English;

4. Study plan for study in China (not less than 1,000 words), written in Chinese or English;

5. Applicants for Chinese-medium programs should provide HSK Level 5 or above Chinese proficiency test certificate (copy); undergraduate applicants who have not reached HSK Level 5 should provide an existing HSK certificate and may apply for one year of Chinese language tuition; applicants for English-medium programs should provide proof of IELTS, TOEFL or other English proficiency;

6. Those who intend to study for master's and doctoral degrees should submit recommendation letters from two professors or associate professors, written in Chinese or English;

7. Students applying to study in the music program and those applying to study in the fine arts program should provide their own works;

8. Health certificate (copy).

9. Material acceptance fee: 800RMB.

Please remit the fee by bank transfer to the following account, and the proof of remittance should be sent together with the application materials.

Notes:

● Faxed copies of application materials will not be accepted.

● Incomplete application materials or unpaid application fees will not be accepted.

●No matter whether the applicant is accepted or not, the above application materials will not be returned.

Contact Information

Application materials should be mailed to the International Students Office of East China Normal University by May 15th.

Undergraduate Program Xiaoxian Sun xqsun@gec.ecnu.edu.cn

Master's Program: Xuanyu Shuai xyshuai@gec.ecnu.edu.cn

PhD Program Ying Yin yyin@ied.ecnu.edu.cn

Address: Office for International Students, Room 253, Physics Building, 3663 Zhongshan North Road, Shanghai, China.

Shanghai 200062, China

Tel: 0086-21-62232013

Programs at this university

East China Normal University
23 programs available (2 taught in English)
CSCA exam required: Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Chinese (Liberal), Chinese (Science)
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Programs currently offered by the host university. Check the scholarship terms above for which are covered.

Funding Coverage

Tuition
Accommodation
Living Allowance
Health Insurance
Airfare
Settlement Allowance

Eligibility Requirements

Degree Levels
BachelorMasterDoctoralLanguage Program
Age Limit
≤25 years old
Language Requirements
HSK 5IELTSTOEFL

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May 15

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