Silk Road Program 2024 - Chinese Government Scholarship

Name of the Event: Silk Road Program 2024 - Chinese Government Scholarships

Place: Tianjin University

Last Date of Application: 1 May 1024

Review, Interview and Written Examination: May 2 to June 23, 2024

Link to Apply:

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In order to deepen the education cooperation with the Belt and Road countries and to cultivate professionals for these countries, the Ministry of Education P.R.C has set up the "Chinese Government Scholarship-Silk Road Program" since 2017. This scholarship program is provided to China's high-level universities for recruiting the outstanding young students from "Belt and Road" countries to pursue degrees in China.

When and Where to Apply?

Applicants should complete an Online Application on the website tju.at0086.cn/student according to the application schedule. Applicants should fill in the application information online, upload the application documents listed below to the Online Application System. Students who are admitted and nominated for the Chinese Government Scholarship-Silk Road Program need to log into the system of China Scholarship Council at http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua/ within the specified time to submit the scholarship application (The Agency Number for Tianjin University is 10056; Choose Program Category Type B).

Eligibility

1. Applicants must be a citizen of countries along the Belt and Road, and be in good health; For name list of B&R countries, please refer to: https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/info/iList.jsp?cat_id=10076

2. Requirements for applicants’ degree and age:

• Applicant applying for a Bachelor degree should hold a High School diploma and be under the age of 25;

• Applicant applying for a Master degree should hold a Bachelor diploma and be under the age of 35;

• Applicant applying for a Ph.D degree should hold a Master diploma and be under the age of 40.

1. Language Proficiency requirements:

• Chinese-taught programs applicants need to submit HSK5 certificates (Score 180 or above. Native Chinese speakers or applicants who obtained their highest diploma taught in Chinese may be exempted from the HSK test after certified by Tianjin University),those who are not up to Chinese standard are required to take 1 year of Foundation Program.

• English-taught programs applicants need to submit English proficiency certificate (Native English speakers are exempted). TOEFL: no less than 80, IELTS: no less than6.0（Native English speakers are exempted. Applicants who obtained their highest diploma taught in English may provide a certificate of English instruction instead of IELTS or TOEFL certificate）.

1. Applicants shall be of good moral character, physically and mentally healthy, and willing to comply with Chinese laws and the regulations of Tianjin University.

Scholarship Coverage

1. Tuition waiver and accommodation on campus;

2. Monthly Living Allowance:

• 2,500 RMB/month for Bachelor students;

• 3,000 RMB/month for Master students;

• 3,500 RMB/month for Ph.D students;

1. Comprehensive Medical Insurance.

Application Materials

Please upload all listed documents below to the application system:

1. Scan Copy of High School，Bachelor and Master Diploma(Scan of pre-graduation certificate is required if the applicants have not gained degree certificate before the application deadline, please resubmit the notarized copy of highest diploma before registration);

2. Scan of notarized copy of the High School，Bachelor and Master academic transcripts (Applicants who will not graduate before the application deadline must provide their current academic transcript. In this case, the completed academic transcripts must be submitted before registration);

3. Photocopy of passport (Ordinary passport expires after September 2024);

4. Chinese or English Proficiency Certificate (for more requirements, please refer to Qualifications);

5. Experience Resume (The start and end time of each education experience must be uninterrupted, and education level should start from senior middle school);

6. Form of Provisional Acceptance of International Student by TJU Professor (Required for Master and Ph.D applicants only, not compulsory, remember to upload it to the application system, if you get the Acceptance letter);

7. Study or research plan: For the Bachelor program，no less than 600 words in English or Chinese；for the Master program，no less than 800 words in English or Chinese；for the Ph.D program，no less than 1000 words in English or Chinese

8. Two recommendation letters in English or Chinese from two professors or associate professors (Compulsory for Master&Ph.D applicants);

9. Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (The medical examinations must cover all the items listed and should be conducted after October, 2023);

10. Applicants who are now in China must submit scan of Photocopy of Visa and Transfer Certificate from present university;

11. Scan of Non-Criminal Records or Student Performance Letter;

12. Applicants for Bachelor degree can submit award certificates; Applicants for Master and Ph.D degree can submit published papers or formal acceptance notification and relevant certificates for participating in the research project（Compulsory for Ph.D applicants);

13. Other attachments: Scholarship applicants should submit CSC application form with signature, applicants of School of Architecture are requested to submit E-work Collection and Video Presentation etc. Template download link (please download the corresponding template according to your application program):

http://sie.tju.edu.cn/en/DOWNLOAD/ADMISSIONSRELATED/

Application Remarks:

1. All uploaded documents should be in Chinese or in English; otherwise, notarial translations in Chinese or English are required. Once translated, the original documents and certified translations are to be submitted together to the application system.

2. Please scan the original or notarized application documents in color using a scanner. Images captured by mobile phone or camera are not acceptable. Copies are also not acceptable.

3. Applications with incomplete documents will not be processed.

4. TJU has the right to request the applicants to provide the original or notarized hard copies of application documents for further qualification checks if the uploaded documents are not sufficient. Applicants shall guarantee all the information and application documents submitted in this application are authentic and accurate, otherwise they will be disqualified from admission.

Admission Procedures

1. Application: from now until May 1, 2024

2. TJU Review, interview and written examination: May 2 to June 23, 2024;

3. (Date and form of interview will be notified through the email of TJU online system. Please check your email day by day. Applicants who fail to attend the interview are deemed to be giving up the application.)

4. China Scholarship Council Review: Tianjin University will deliver materials of applicants who pass the TJU review to CSC and wait for the final admission results, normally from June 1 to June 30 (the exact date is decided by CSC each year);

5. Result Release: Tianjin University will announce the admission result officially on website, and send Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201) to scholarship winners from July 1 to July 31;

6. Registration: from the end of August to the early September, 2024.

We are not the official organisers of the scholarship. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at -  undergraduate@tju.edu.cn; graduate@tju.edu.cn