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East China Normal University (ECNU) Chinese Government Scholarship Independent Enrollment Program

East China Normal UniversityShanghaiMar 31
Tuition
Accommodation
Living Allowance
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Scholarship Details

Who is applying for

Full-time enrolled graduate students (master's and doctoral students);

Limited to new students enrolled in September 2018, fresh graduates studying in China in 2018 are not allowed to apply

Scholarship Details.

1) Full Scholarship: tuition, medical insurance, accommodation and living expenses.

2) Partial Scholarship: one or several elements of the full scholarship.

3) International Travel Expenses: In principle, students are responsible for their own international travel expenses, unless otherwise agreed.

Qualifications of Applicants

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

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

Applicants for doctoral degree in China must have a master's degree and be no older than 40 years old.

Application time:

January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018

Application Method.

Please be sure to read msg.php?id=34 to understand the regulations for Chinese Government Scholarship students at school and then start your application.

1. Apply online at the International Students Office and pay the application fee.

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2、Chinese Government Scholarship website application.

After successful online application, please send the following paper documents (both one original and one photocopy, please divide them into two) to the International Students Office of East China Normal University

● Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (this form is automatically generated after the above online application);

● Passport copy

● Notarized certificate of highest education. If the applicant is a fresh graduate from abroad, he/she is required to submit a certificate of enrollment and a certificate of expected graduation issued by the school he/she is attending, which should be submitted after obtaining the graduation certificate. A notarized translation into Chinese or English is required for documents in languages other than English or Chinese;

● Photocopies of graduation and degree certificates and corresponding transcripts (for texts other than Chinese and English, please attach Chinese or English translations);

● Study and research plan for China (no less than 800 words), written in Chinese or English;

Recommendation letters from two professors or associate professors, written in Chinese or English; please fill in the recommendation letters according to the standardized template.

● Copies of "Record of Physical Examination of Foreigners" and blood test report; please bring the original with you when you come to China.

● HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) certificate. Applicants applying for Chinese-medium programs without basic Chinese language skills should choose Chinese language tuition for 1-2 years. Applicants applying for English-taught programs should submit proof of English proficiency.

● Material Processing Fee: 800RMB (payable at the time of online application)

● Applicants for doctoral programs are required to submit papers and research results published during their master's studies; abstract page of master's thesis (full text of the master's thesis is not required, only the abstract page)

Note: Faxed or e-mailed application materials will not be accepted;

Incomplete application materials will not be accepted, please submit all materials at once;

Whether the applicant is accepted or not, the above application materials will not be returned.

Admission Result

Applicants will be contacted via e-mail after their applications are processed. Around the middle of June, the final list of accepted applicants will be posted on the "bulletin board" of lxs.ecnu.edu.cn and notified by e-mail.

Contact Information

Application materials should be mailed to the International Students Office of East China Normal University by March 31st.

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
BachelorMasterDoctoral
Age Limit
≤35 years old
Language Requirements
HSK 1

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Application Deadline
Mar 31

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