Xiamen University Scholarships for New International Students

I. Introduction to scholarships

Xiamen University established the "New International Students Scholarship" in 2006. Each year, Xiamen University selects a number of outstanding undergraduate, master's and doctoral students from among the applicants, and provides them with tuition-free awards (4 years for doctoral students, 2 or 3 years for master's students, 4 or 5 years for undergraduates) and monthly living expenses for outstanding master's and doctoral international students in accordance with the standards of the Chinese Government Scholarships. We will also provide monthly living expenses for the outstanding international students of master's and doctoral programs according to the standard of Chinese government scholarships. The university will evaluate the awardees year by year according to their performance during the study period, and only those who meet the requirements will be eligible for the scholarship for the next academic year.

Qualifications of Applicants

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

2. Educational and age requirements for applicants:

① Bachelor's degree: fresh high school graduates, high school graduates or above, not older than 25 years old;

② Master's degree: fresh bachelor's degree graduates, bachelor's degree or above, not older than 40 years old;

③ Doctoral: recent master's degree graduates, master's degree or higher, no older than 45 years old.

III. Enrollment Specialties

1.English-medium undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs

In order to promote the internationalization of our university, we have opened a number of undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs taught in English, aiming to cultivate high-level international talents with good professional foundation and understanding of Chinese society and culture. For detailed information of English majors, please click "English Taught Programs": http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/ch/clist/17.html.

2.Chinese Taught Undergraduate, Master and Doctoral Programs

Most of our undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs are currently taught in Chinese. For more information on these programs, please visit the "Programs" section of the International Student Admissions website: http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/ch/clist/18.html.

Scholarship Period

Undergraduate students: the duration of the program is 4 or 5 academic years, and the duration of the scholarship is 4 or 5 academic years;

Master's degree students: 2 or 3 academic years, scholarship duration 2 or 3 academic years;

PhD students: 4 academic years, scholarship duration 4 academic years.

V. Number of Scholarships: 24 (including a total of 8 for doctoral students, 11 for master's students and 5 for undergraduates)

VI. Scholarship Contents

There are first and second class scholarships for doctoral and master's students, and no first class scholarships for undergraduate students. The first-class doctoral and master's scholarships not only grant tuition fee exemption (4 years for doctoral students, 2 or 3 years for master's students), but also provide monthly living expenses (RMB 3,500/month for doctoral students and RMB 3,000/month for master's students) with reference to the standard of Chinese government scholarships. Second-class scholarships give a tuition-free award (4 years for doctoral students, 2 or 3 years for master's students, and 4 or 5 years for undergraduate students). See the list for details of the scholarships:

Category

First Class Scholarship

Number of Awards

Second Class Scholarship

Awards

Total

Doctoral Students

①Tuition fee exemption;

② Living expenses (3,500 RMB/month)

3 places

Tuition free

5 students

8 students

Master's Degree

①Tuition fee exemption;

②Living expenses (RMB 3,000/month)

3 students

Tuition free

8 students

11

Undergraduate

No First Class Scholarship

No

Tuition Free

5 students

5 students

★ Our university will refer to the evaluation method of Chinese Government Scholarship for the annual assessment of the scholarship recipients, and those who meet the requirements can continue to enjoy the scholarship for the next academic year, otherwise their eligibility will be canceled.

VII. Application Period: February 1 - April 30, 2018

VIII. Application Procedures

"Applicants for the Xiamen University International Students Scholarship must apply for and be admitted to the relevant program at Xiamen University before they are eligible to participate in the scholarship selection process.

1. Eligible applicants should fill in the "Xiamen University Scholarship for International Students" application form.

2. Online Application: Applicants can log on to the Xiamen University International Student Online Application System (http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/application/) to complete the online application and download and print the Xiamen University International Student Application Form that will be automatically generated after the online application.

3. Send the application materials: Please send the application materials required in the "Xiamen University 2018 Undergraduate/Master/Doctoral Admission Guidelines for International Students" together with the "Xiamen University International Student Scholarship Application Form" and "Xiamen University International Student Admission Application Form" to the Admissions Office of Xiamen University by the above deadline. If you are sending your application from China, we recommend that you use China Post EMS to ensure that your application materials are sent to Xiamen University in a timely and accurate manner. (Address: Admissions Office, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, China; Postal Code: 361005; Tel: +86 (0)592 2184792)

★ The applicant himself/herself should keep his/her telephone or cell phone free and check the mailbox letter and application account regularly, and our office will keep in touch with the applicant according to the actual situation.

IX. Selection Procedures and Announcement of Results

Undergraduate applicants with SAT scores, IB Diploma, GCE

A-level scores, UEC scores with good grades, and graduate applicants who graduated from a world-renowned university, come from one of our exchange institutions, or get recommendations from senior professors (experts) will be given priority. Our university will organize experts to select scholarship candidates from among the applicants by taking into account the applicant's academic performance, language level, academic ability, scientific research achievements and tutors' opinions, and submit them to the university leadership for approval.

The results of the scholarship are expected to be determined in mid-June 2018 and published on our international student enrollment website. Subsequently, the university will notify the scholarship recipients by email and send them the Letter of Acceptance and Application for Visa to China for Foreign Students (Form JW202) as soon as possible.

X. Contact Information

Address: Admissions Office, Xiamen University, Fujian Province, China 361005

Tel: +86 (0)592 2184792, 2188375 Fax: +86 (0)592 2180256

2180256

Email: admissions@xmu.edu.cn Website: http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn