What Type Scholarship in China for Foreign Students ?

Everyone wants to have a full-ride scholarship. Chinese Government offer students a Scholarship called CSC which covers tuition, accommodation, living expenses and insurance for the entire duration of the study. Confucius Institute Scholarship is the same as good as the Chinese Government Scholarship. But this scholarship just limiter for the Chinese taught students.

Some students think the best way to get the full scholarship is to apply as many universities as possible in Chinese Government Scholarship. But this thinking is not right, you don’t know which university and major can be accepted or whether you can get the scholarship until you receive the announcement or confirmation from the university. 

Types of Chinese Universities Scholarships

Chinese universities offer 6 types of scholarships to students

1. Chinese Government Scholarship
2. Confucius Institute Scholarship
3. Confucius China Studies Program
4. Chinese Local Government Scholarship
5. University Scholarships
6. Foreign Government Scholarship

1. Chinese Government Scholarship

Six programs in the Chinese Government Scholarship provide a full scholarship for international students, including Bilateral Program, Chinese University Program, Great Wall Program, EU Program, AUN Program, PIF Program. The offering full scholarship includes tuition fees, accommodation fees, living expenses, comprehensive medical insurance.

2. Confucius Institute Scholarship

Confucius Institute Scholarship provides a full scholarship for international students. The purpose of the scholarship promotes the Chinese language, culture and cultivating qualified teachers and Chinese language learners. Confucius Institute Scholarship covers full tuition, accommodation fees, and are provides monthly living costs, and complete insurance for foreign students studying in China.

3. Confucius China Studies Program

Joint Research Ph.D. Fellowship and Ph.D. in China Fellowship programs provide full scholarship.

The funding includes the following aspects:

1. Lodging and living stipend: 80,000 RMB per year
2.  Research fund: 20,000 RMB per year
3. Round-trip international airfare
4.  Tuition
5.  Other support provided by the host Chinese university
6.  Expenses for life and medical insurances in China
7. Group activities and cultural experience

4. Chinese Local Government Scholarship

1. Shandong government scholarship
2. Beijing government scholarship
3. Liaoning Government Scholarship
4. Shanghai Government Scholarship
5. Yunnan Government Scholarship
6. Heilongjiang Government Scholarship
7. Jilin Provincial Government Scholarship
8. Fujian Government Scholarship
9. Jiangsu Jasmine Scholarship
10. Liaoning Government Scholarship
11. Sichuan Provincial Government Scholarship
12. Guangxi Government Scholarship Guidelines for Asian Students
13. Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship
14. Heilongjiang Government Scholarship
15. Peking University Foreign Students Scholarship- Freshmen Scholarship
16. Jiangxi Government Scholarship
17. Xinjiang Government Scholarship
18. Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Government Scholarship

5. University Scholarships

1. Harbin Institute of Technology-Distinguished International Students Scholarship (HIT Scholarship)
2. Nanjing Universities President Scholarship
3. Zhejiang University-Asia Future Leaders Scholarship
4. Zhejiang University-Foreign Students Scholarship
5. Beijing Chinese Language and Culture College- Overseas Chinese Teacher Scholarship
6. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies- Foreign Students Scholarship
7. Zhejiang Ocean University scholarship
8. The President Scholarship for International Students of SWUFE

6. Foreign Government Scholarship

Xi’an Jiaotong University Thai Princess Sirindhorn Special Scholarship “Fulbright-Hays” Scholarship

You also may apply for Scholarship below universities for March 2020 Intake

1. China University of Mining and Technology
2. Jiangsu University
3. Jiangnan University
4. Shijiazhuang Tiedao University
5. Tianjin Polytechnic University
6. Henan Polytechnic University
7. Yangtze Normal University
8. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
9. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
10. Shanxi University
11. Taiyuan University of Technology
12. Guangxi University of Science and Technology
13. Jiangxi University of Technology
14. Jingchu University of Technology
15. Yunnan University of Science and Technology
16. Chongqing University of Science and Technology
17. Guangzhou University
18. Liaoning University
19. Shenyang Aerospace University
20. Zhengzhou University

For getting a full scholarship, the best way is to focus on one or two universities. If you take your application very seriously and will enroll at the university after receiving the scholarship, it’s presumed that the university admissions officer will be more willing to support you. There are different scholarships offered by local government, university and enterprise. In many cases, there is a chance to get another full scholarship even if you can’t get the Chinese Government Scholarship.