Guizhou University Confucius Institute Scholarship

The Confucius Institute Scholarship (Guizhou University Program) is a full or partial scholarship provided by the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban of China) to support foreign students, scholars and Chinese language teachers to study Chinese language and literature at Guizhou University. From 2010 to 2016, Guizhou University has received more than 130 Confucius Institute Scholarship students from 27 countries to study at the university.

Scholarship Categories and Application Requirements

This year, our enrollment categories include one-year trainees and one-semester trainees. The target students are non-Chinese nationals who are physically and mentally healthy, have no bad behavior records, and are generally between the ages of 16 and 35 (for in-service Chinese language teachers, the age can be relaxed to 45), and must meet the following application requirements and complete the online application. Hanban China will provide full or partial scholarships according to the applicant's country distribution, the order of application and the level of Chinese language proficiency.

Academic Year Trainees

Scholarships are available for 11 months for students majoring in Chinese Language and Literature. The scholarships are offered to students of Confucius Institutes (Classrooms), overseas native Chinese language teachers, Chinese language majors, and those who have excellent results in HSK exams, especially to students and scholars who aspire to engage in the study of Chinese language translation and Sinology. This category is not open to international students currently studying in China. Applicants' Chinese language proficiency should be no less than 180 points in HSK Level 4 and 60 points in HSKK Intermediate.

One-semester trainees

The study major is Chinese Language and Literature, and the scholarship funding period is 5 months. Preference will be given to applicants who are students or scholars majoring in Chinese language communication related fields. This category does not admit those who have experience of studying in China. Applicants should have a Chinese language proficiency of 210 points in HSK Level 3 and HSKK scores (there is no limit on HSKK scores).

Scholarship Content

l Exemption of registration fee and tuition fee

l Free on-campus accommodation

l Comprehensive medical insurance for international students

l Provide 2500 RMB per month for living expenses (Note: some scholarships do not provide living expenses)

Application and Admission

I. Before May 15, 2017, applicants should visit the Confucius Institute Scholarship website (http://cis.chinese.cn) to register their personal accounts, fill in the Confucius Institute Scholarship Application Form accurately, truthfully and completely and upload the electronic scanned copies of relevant supporting materials. The materials to be prepared include:

l Electronic photo;

l Scanned copy of passport photo page;

HSK and HSKK score report. For students who have won the 2017 Confucius Institute Scholarship Certificate in various Chinese Bridge competitions, the Chinese Bridge Award Certificate is sufficient;

Letter of recommendation issued by the head of the recommending organization (evaluating the applicant and indicating whether he/she is a student of the Confucius Institute or other status). Applicants who are working Chinese language teachers must submit a certificate of employment and a letter of recommendation issued by the institution in which they work;

Proof of highest academic qualification (students who have not yet graduated can submit a certificate of enrollment issued by their current school).

Scanned copy of personal signature;

l Application statement (describing your background in Chinese language learning, plans and goals for studying in China, etc.);

Please note:

w Applicants are advised to prepare all application materials under the guidance of the recommending organization;

w Please fill in all the contents truthfully and make sure that the category of the scholarship applied for, the duration of the study applied for, the institution applied for and the major are filled in correctly before submitting the application;

w The uploaded files of electronic photos and scanned copies of personal signatures should be less than 300KB, and other electronic scanned copies should be less than 2M. All files should be in the format of "*.jpg/*.gif/*.bmp/*.jpeg".

II. After the applicant submits the online application, he/she should request the corresponding recommending organization (usually the corresponding Confucius Institute) to review the applicant's qualifications and application materials in time and recommend the applications that meet the requirements in the scholarship system, and then Guizhou University and Hanban can further evaluate the relevant applications. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the subsequent admission process and the timely processing of enrollment materials, please make sure that each recommending institution completes the recommendation work before May 25, 2017 in the scholarship system.

III. The subsequent scholarship evaluation process will take approximately one month or more. During this process applicants can follow the application process, review comments and scholarship evaluation results within the scholarship system. The final list of scholarships is expected to be finalized at the end of June, after which the University of Guizhou will send the scholarship acceptance materials to the recommending organizations or the scholarship recipients themselves in July.