Association of American Universities/Chinese Scholarship Program (deadline December 21, 2009)

Students at member universities are eligible to apply for undergraduate or graduate scholarships.

Release Date: 11/09/2009

Scholarships will be awarded competitively to graduating undergraduate seniors for one or more years of study at a Chinese university at the Master’s or doctoral level.  Scholarships are available for up to two years of Master’s study, and up to three years of doctoral study for students with a Master’s degree or equivalent.  Students applying for the scholarships must be available to begin their scholarship programs in the fall of 2010.  Before beginning their academic programs, scholarship recipients may be provided one to two years of remedial Chinese language studies in China, depending on the initial language ability of those students.  Student proposals leading to the completion of a degree are encouraged but not required. 

In addition to Master’s and doctoral awards, scholarships are also available for study at the bachelor’s level.  The AAU/Chinese Scholarship Program is targeted at AAU university undergraduate seniors interested in graduate study at a Chinese university, but the program is also open to undergraduate students who would like to study at a Chinese university as an undergraduate for one or more years.  The overall program is designed to be a flexible program that will meet students’ needs and interests. 

The scholarship program will cover tuition and fees, provide dormitory housing and a living allowance.  Scholarship students will be required to meet the cost of travel to and from China. 

The China Scholarship Council will select scholarship recipients from the pool of applicants from AAU universities.  Applicants can name three Chinese universities as their preferred institutions for their program of study.
 
Applications should be submitted by December 21 to AAU at the following address:
 
      AAU/Chinese Scholarship Program
      Association of American Universities 
      1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 550 
      Washington, DC  20005 

AAU will transmit the applications to the Chinese embassy, which will review the applications to see that eligibility requirements are met.  The Embassy will then transmit the applications to the China Scholarship Council, which will carry out the formal selection process. 

Applications must be received by the China Scholarship Council by December 31, 2009.  Therefore, applications should be received at AAU by December 21, 2009 to allow time for transmission to the Chinese Embassy for their review and transmission to the China Scholarship Council in Beijing.
 
The application form and physical exam form are enclosed with this memo.  Additional information about the Chinese Government Scholarship Program may be accessed by going to www.csc.edu.cn , clicking on the English version, then selecting “Study in China” in the heading, and then selecting the second bullet in the options displayed, APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP.
 
Specific questions about the program should be directed to Ms. LIU Xiao, at liuxiao@sino-education.org or 202-495-2259.