California State University Northridge: China Scholarship Council Award Program, 2009-2010 (Deadline: Feb. 23, 2009)

The China Scholarship Council is offering scholarships to interested undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines to study in China for an academic year.

Release Date: 12/10/2008

Undergraduate and graduate students in all fields of study are invited to apply for up to three awards from the China Scholarship Council to study any selected subject matter in one of the best institutions of higher learning in China.  The Chinese government scholarship will cover all tuition and living expenses for the awardees to study in China for the entire 2009-2010 Academic Year.

Fourteen CSUN students have received these prestigious awards in the past ten years to study in China in order to further their understanding of the Chinese culture, language and traditions as well as their knowledge in a specialized area.   They have studied at the Beijing Film Academy, Shanghai Normal University, Nanjing Normal University, Peking University, Sichuan University, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Central Theatre Academy, Tianjin Foreign Language University, Shanghai Fudan University, and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

Requirements:
Applicants should submit a written proposal of no more than three double-spaced pages, outlining the following: purposes and rationale for the proposed study, intended outcomes or achievements and their significance to CSUN’s China exchange programs, and description of previous knowledge in Chinese language and culture. A single page resume of education and relevant experience should also be included. After a preliminary review, selected candidates will be invited to complete special application forms from the China Scholarship Council.  A word file containing the application proposal and resume must be submitted to the Chair of China Institute Review Committee, Dr. Harold Giedt, via e-mail: harold.giedt@csun.edu no later than Feb. 23, 2009.  Two recommendation letters from each applicant’s faculty should also be e-mailed to Dr. Giedt by the deadline.  A four-person committee will review all applications and make recommendations to the China Institute Director and the Executive Committee. Selected applicants will then be forwarded to the China Scholarship Council for further review. Final decisions on awards will be announced by May 15, 2009.

Upon their return from China, awardees will be expected to make a formal presentation to the campus on their experiences in China as part of the China Institute Lecture Series. Awardees will also provide written reports on their activities in China to the China Institute by November, 2010.  Applicants are encouraged to seek general information and guidelines related to this competition from the China Institute by e-mailing Dr. Giedt at harold.giedt@csun.edu or Dr. Su at zsu@csun.edu.