Confucius Institute Scholarship
East China Normal University Confucius Institute Scholarship New Sinology Program
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**Sino-Foreign Joint Doctoral Training Program** **Program Content** Funding for doctoral students registered at foreign universities to come to China for study, research, and writing of their doctoral dissertation. **Program Duration** 6 months to 2 years. **Eligibility** • Non-Chinese citizens. • HSK score must reach Level 3; preference given to those with higher Chinese proficiency under equal conditions. • Those currently receiving Chinese Government Scholarship cannot apply for this program. **Application Materials** • Proof of current doctoral enrollment. • 2 recommendation letters from experts in the field. • HSK score report. • Master's thesis abstract or other research achievements. • Personal statement and research plan during stay in China. • Preference given to applicants with a recommendation letter from a Confucius Institute. **Application Procedure** Log in to ccsp.chinese.cn to submit an online application, then send the printed form and other materials to Confuciu
Funding details pending.
- Scholarship type
- Confucius Institute Scholarship
- Degree level
- Bachelor / Master / PhD / Visiting Students
- Location
- Shanghai · Shanghai
- Application deadline
- Date to be confirmed
Overview
**Sino-Foreign Joint Doctoral Training Program**
**Program Content**
Funding for doctoral students registered at foreign universities to come to China for study
research
and writing of their doctoral dissertation.
**Program Duration**
Funding coverage
Funding tiers
Eligibility may differ by tier. Check the applicable degree and requirements.
Standard funding
- Eligible degree
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctoral, Visiting students
- Funding
- Joint China–Foreign Doctoral Training Program Coverage: support for doctoral students registered at foreign universities to study, conduct research and write their doctoral theses in China. Duration: 6 months to 2 years. Eligibility • Non-Chinese citizens. • HSK Level 3 required; stronger Chinese proficiency is preferred when other conditions are equal. • Current Chinese Government Scholarship recipients cannot apply simultaneously. Materials • Proof of doctoral enrollment. • Two recommendation letters from experts in the field. [Source ends at the next bullet.]
- Tier requirements
- ** • Non-Chinese citizens. • HSK Level 3 required; stronger Chinese proficiency receives priority under otherwise equal conditions. • Current Chinese Government Scholarship recipients may not apply concurrently. **
Requirements & documents
Application dates & process
Review Cycle: Joint review by the China Scholarship Council and host university takes approximately 6–8 weeks
Universities & programs
Universities
About the university
East China Normal University (ECNU), commonly known as Huadong Shida, is a comprehensive research university located in Shanghai, China. It is directly under the Ministry of Education and is jointly supported by the Ministry and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. Founded on October 16, 1951, ECNU was established on the original site of Daxia University, incorporating departments from Daxia, Guanghua, St. John's, Fudan, Tongji, and Zhejiang universities. In 1959, it was designated as one of the 16 key national universities by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In 1972, it merged with Shanghai Normal College and Shanghai Institute of Physical Education to form Shanghai Normal University, but regained its original name in 1980. ECNU was included in the national '211 Project' in 1996, the '985 Project' in 2006, and was selected as a Class A institution in the national 'World-Class Universities' initiative in 2017. Notable scholars such as Hu Shi, Li Linsi, Xu Zhimo, and Huang Yanpei have taught at the university. As of October 2024, ECNU has two campuses, Putuo and Minhang, covering a total area of 207 hectares, with a library collection of over 5.388 million volumes. It comprises 4 faculties, 34 schools and departments, 63 undergraduate programs, 36 first-level doctoral programs, 37 first-level master's programs, 3 second-level master's programs, 36 professional master's programs, 8 professional doctoral programs, and 27 postdoctoral research stations. The university has over 4,200 faculty and staff, more than 15,900 undergraduate students, over 4,000 doctoral students, over 17,000 master's students, and over 2,500 international students (including non-degree students). ECNU's predecessor institutions include Daxia University, founded in 1924 after a student exodus from Xiamen University, and Guanghua University, established in 1925 by Chinese faculty and students leaving St. John's University in protest. These institutions merged to form ECNU, which has since evolved into a leading university in China.
Sources & verification
- Verification
- Partly verified
- Verified on
- 2026-05-10
- Last updated
- 2026-09-24
- Source link
- www.campuschina.org ↗
- Source notes
- Official CampusChina guide (program code: 120258)
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