Confucius Institute Scholarship at East China Normal University

Full funding

Eligible degree

Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Visiting students

Funding

Coverage includes tuition, accommodation, living expenses except for four-week students, and comprehensive medical insurance. 1. Host uses tuition for training/management, cultural activities and Chinese tests; excludes textbooks and tourist-attraction admission. 2. Free dormitory, usually twin room. Approved off-campus residence receives RMB 700/month, paid monthly/quarterly. 3. Monthly living allowance: undergraduate/one-year/one-semester RMB 2500; Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages master’s RMB 3000. Register as stated in admission notice or eligibility canceled; registration on/before 15th(inclusive) gets full month, after 15th half month. During study(excluding winter/summer holidays), personal absence from China longer than 15 days suspends allowance during absence. Personal suspension/withdrawal or host disciplinary penalty stops allowance from effective/notification date. Graduates/completers receive allowance through half a month after the institution’s designated completion date. 4. Host purchases insurance under Ministry of Education rules: four-week RMB 160/person, one-semester RMB 400/person, one academic year or longer RMB 800/person/year. **Application period** 1. April 20 for July entry. 2. June 1 for September entry. 3. September 20 for December entry. 4. December 20 for March 2019 entry. Hanban centralized competitive review completed2 months before entry; results published. **Application method** 1. From March 1,2018 apply simultaneously at [university application.php](http://lxs.ecnu.edu.cn/application.php) and [http://cis.chinese.cn](http://cis.chinese.cn/), register/complete scholarship form/upload scans. University application fee RMB 800. 2. Contact recommending institution for online recommendation. Hanban appoints Confucius Institutes, independently operated Confucius Classrooms and some Chinese test centers, such as East China Normal University, as recommending institutions. They select local applicants on merit, review materials, contact host institutions, and collect and forward scholarship admission documents. 3. The host institution reviews the application materials to assess admission eligibility (applicants to degree programs at our university must attend an interview) and submits preliminary admission candidates to Hanban. This generally takes 20 working days. 4. Hanban conducts a comprehensive assessment of eligible applicants and selects the best candidates. Hanban will complete the scholarship assessment two months before students enroll. 5. After confirming scholarship recipients’ intention to study, the host institution will send the Admission Notice and Visa Application for Study in China (Form JW202). Students may print their scholarship award certificate online. 6. Confucius Institute Scholarship benefits begin after student registration is completed within the prescribed period. **Disclaimer** 1. Applicants may consult our university in advance about the training plans and courses for relevant majors. 2. Applicants must understand our university’s specific admission requirements and application deadline, and submit application materials in accordance with the relevant rules. 3. Incomplete applications and applications that do not meet the admission requirements will not be accepted. 4. If materials are falsified or not personally completed and submitted by the applicant, once verified, [source ends before stating the consequence]

Tier requirements

** **1. Master’s in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages** September 2018 entry,2 years’ funding. Undergraduate qualification; HSK5,210 and HSKK Intermediate,60; intended teaching-institution work agreement/evidence preferred. **2. Undergraduate Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages** September 2018 entry,4 years’ funding. High school qualification; HSK4,210 and HSKK Intermediate,60. **3. One-academic-year study** September 2018 entry,11 months’ funding; students already in China ineligible. **3.1 Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages** HSK3,270, with HSKK results. **3.2 Chinese Language and Literature, Chinese History, Chinese Philosophy** HSK4,180 and HSKK Intermediate,60. **3.3 Chinese language study** HSK3,180. **4. One-semester study** September 2018/March 2019 entry,5 months’ funding; passport holders with X1/X2 visas ineligible. **4.1 Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Chinese Language and Literature, Chinese History, Chinese Philosophy** HSK3,210, with HSKK results. **4.2 Chinese Medicine, Tai Chi Culture** HSK results required. **5. Four-week study** July/December 2018 entry,4 weeks’ funding; passport holders with X1/X2 visas ineligible. **5.1 Chinese Medicine, Tai Chi Culture** HSK results required. **5.2 Chinese Language + Chinese Family Experience** HSK results required; Confucius Institute organizes applications, contacts host in advance to agree study plan, and seeks headquarters approval;10-15 per group. **5.3 Confucius Institute Special Four-Week Program** HSK results required; Confucius Institute organizes applications,10-15 per group. **Scholarship content** Confucius Institute Scholarship covers tuition, accommodation, living allowance(except four-week study) and comprehensive medical insurance. 1. Host uses tuition for training/management, cultural activities and Chinese tests; excludes textbooks and tourist-attraction admission. 2. Free dormitory, usually twin room. Approved off-campus residence receives RMB 700/month, paid monthly/quarterly. 3. Monthly living allowance: undergraduate/one-year/one-semester RMB 2500; Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages master’s RMB 3000. Register as stated in admission notice or eligibility canceled; registration on/before 15th(inclusive) gets full month, after 15th half month. During study(excluding winter/summer holidays), personal absence from China longer than 15 days suspends allowance during absence. Personal suspension/withdrawal or host disciplinary penalty stops allowance from effective/notification date. Graduates/completers receive allowance through half a month after the institution’s designated completion date. 4. Host purchases insurance under Ministry of Education rules: four-week RMB 160/person, one-semester RMB 400/person, one academic year or longer RMB 800/person/year. **Application period** 1. April 20 for July entry. 2. June 1 for September entry. 3. September 20 for December entry. 4. December 20 for March 2019 entry. Hanban centralized competitive review completed2 months before entry; results published. **Application method** 1. From March 1,2018 apply simultaneously at [university application.php](http://lxs.ecnu.edu.cn/application.php) and [http://cis.chinese.cn](http://cis.chinese.cn/), register/complete scholarship form/upload scans. University application fee RMB 800. 2. Contact recommending institution for online recommendation. Hanban authorizes Confucius Institutes(independent Classrooms) and selected Chinese test centers, such as ECNU, to select local applicants and review [source ends here]