Bilateral Program includes a full or partial scholarship established by MOE in accordance with educational exchange agreements or consensus between Chinese government and governments of other countries, institutions, universities or international organizations.
I. Supporting Categories, Duration, and Instruction Language
Supporting Category
The Bilateral Program supports undergraduate students, graduate students, general scholars, and senior scholars. Please consult the dispatching department of your home country for the categories available.
Instruction Language
Undergraduate scholarship recipients must register for Chinese-taught credit courses. Graduate and non-degree scholarship students can register for either the Chinese-taught program or the English-taught program. Program Search (By visiting http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua) can help you find the program you're interested in.
Duration
The scholarship covers both major study and Chinese language (preparatory study).
Supporting Categories |
Major Study(year) |
Chinese Language(Preparatory Study)(year) |
Duration of Scholarship(year) |
Undergraduate students |
4 |
1-2 |
4-6 |
Master’s students |
2 |
1-2 |
2-4 |
Doctoral students |
4 |
1-2 |
4-6 |
General scholars |
up to 1 |
up to 1 |
up to 2 |
Senior scholars |
up to 1 |
up to 1 |
up to 2 |
II. Scholarship Coverage
The Bilateral Program provides both full scholarships and partial scholarships.
1. Full Scholarship covers
Tuition waiver: Tuition funds will be comprehensively used by the host university. It may cover scholarship students’ education and administration costs.
Accommodation: free university dormitory or accommodation subsidy.
If the host university requires students to live on campus, the university will accommodate the scholarship students in a university dormitory (usually a twin room); if the host university permits students to live off campus, the university will provide monthly/quarterly accommodation subsidy:
Undergraduate students (preppies), master’s students (general scholars): CNY 700 per month; doctoral students (senior scholars): CNY 1000 per month.
Stipend:
Undergraduate students: CNY 2,500 per month;
Master’s students/general scholars: CNY 3,000 per month;
Doctoral students/senior scholars: CNY 3,500 per month.
Comprehensive medical insurance.
2. Partial scholarship covers
One or some items of the full scholarship.
III. Application acceptance institution and application period
Application acceptance institution
Apply to the dispatching departments of applicants’ home countries.
Application period
Normally between early January and early April. Please consult the dispatching departments for the specific deadline of each year.
IV. Eligibility
1. Applicant must be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China, and be in good health.
2. The requirements for applicants’ degree and age are that applicant must:
Be a high school graduate under the age of 25 when applying for the undergraduate programs;
Be a bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for the master’s programs;
Be a master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for doctoral programs;
Be under the age of 45 and have a high school diploma (or higher) when applying for the general scholar programs;
Be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor (or above) under the age of 50 when applying for the senior scholar programs.
V. Application Procedure
Step 1- Apply to the dispatching authorities for overseas study of your home country for CGS opportunity;
Step 2- Complete the online application procedure at CSC Online Application System for International Students (Visit http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua or http://www.campuschina.org and click “Application Online” to log in), submit online the completed Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship and print a hard copy. You should consult the dispatching authorities for overseas study of your home country for Instructions of CSC Online Application System for International Students and Agency Number;
Step 3- Applicants who request for a Pre-admission letter should send all the application documents to uibescholarship@163.com, with‘UIBE + Type A/国别项目’ as the email subject. The application documents should be the same one as those used for CSC system.
Step 4- The applicants whose documents pass the preliminary review will be issued the Pre-admission letter by UIBE.
Step 5- Applicants who received Pre-admission letter are required to submit all of their admission materials in CSC system.
VI. Application Documents
1. Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (written in Chinese or English);
2. Notarized highest diploma (photocopy);
Prospective diploma recipients must submit official document issued by your current school to prove your current student status or expected graduation date. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.
3. Academic transcripts (written in Chinese or English);
The scanfiles of transcripts include undergraduate, master (if any), and doctoral (if any) stages, up to the most recent semester. The transcripts should be issued and stamped by the academic affairs office, graduate schools, or relevant student management departments of the attending universities.Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.
4. A Study or Research Proposal (written in Chinese or English);
This should be a minimum of 200 words for undergraduate students, 500 words for non-degree students, and 800 words for graduate students.
5. Two Recommendation Letters (written in Chinese or English);
Applicants for the graduate programs or the senior scholar programs must submit two recommendation letters signed by a professor or an associate professor.
6. Valid documents of your legal guardians in China (only required for applicants under the age of 18);
7. Foreigner Physical Examination Form.
Applicants to study in China for more than six months shall submit a photocopy of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form (the original document, printed by Chinese quarantine authorities, applicants can log in SIE website, download it in the ‘Download’ area, and print it out); The physical examinations must cover all of the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete forms or forms without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicant are considered invalid. Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule as the result is valid for only 6 months.
8. The copy of Pre-admission Letter from the university.
The university will have preliminary review of applications that have been successfully submitted and issue pre-admission Letter to applicants who pass the pre-review;
9. Language Proficiency certificate.
Applicants who are applying for Chinese-teaching programs shall submit a score report of HSK test (HSK 4 or above level for applying to undergraduate degree programs, HSK 5 or above level for applying to graduate degree programs), applicants whose Chinese proficiency doesn’t meet admission criteria will be added 1 year Chinese Foundation course.
Applicants applying for English-teaching programs shall submit a copy of TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, or GMAT scores report. The minimum score for TOEFL is 86 and 6.0 for IELTS, or satisfactory or GRE scores, etc.(If the previous degree was taught in Chinese/English, please provide an official certificate that the teaching language of the previous degree was in Chinese/English)
10. Valid Certificate of Non-Criminal Record (or Police Clearance Certificate) issued by the local public security (such as the police station), usually issued within six months prior to the submission date of the application.
All of the above materials need to be submitted to the CSC system, the university will not accept paper copies.
VII. Warm Notice
1. Applicants who have been confirmed for admission after passing the interview and other review processes of the university will get Chinese government scholarships to study in China with approval by CSC. Each scholarship recipient will be granted with no more than one scholarship.
2. Scholarship recipients shall not change their host university, field of study, or duration of study unless they give up the grant.
3. Scholarship will not be reserved if the scholarship recipient cannot register before the registration deadline.
VIII. Contact information of UIBE
Admissions Office, School of International Education, University of International Business and Economics
Room 101, Building B of International Plaza, No.10, Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Post Code: 100029
Tel: (86-10) 6449-2329/6449-2327
Fax: (86-10) 6449-3820
Email address: uibescholarship@163.com
Website: http://sie.uibe.edu.cn
