Competition for the Chinese Government Scholarship 2024-2025
Competition for the Chinese Government Scholarship 2024-2025
(For residents of Ottawa, ON, and those of NL, NS, NT, PEI and SK in Canada)
I. What is the Chinese Government Scholarship
The Education Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada is pleased to introduce to you the Chinese Government Scholarship.
Chinese Government Scholarship programs sponsor undergraduates, postgraduates, general scholars (at the undergraduate or master’s level, not pursing a degree) and senior scholars (at the doctoral level and above, not pursuing a degree).
The Chinese Government Scholarship covers both major study and Chinese language (preparatory) study, if required. The language courses last one year, whereas the duration of the scholarship for major study conforms to that as required by the program.
Designated Chinese universities offer scholarship recipients academic programs in science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, economics, law, management, education, history, literature, philosophy, and fine arts, among others. Please visit the website (www.campuschina.org) for further information about designated Chinese universities and programs they offer.
II. Coverage of the Chinese Government Scholarship
1. Tuition waiver. Tuition funds will be used by the host university. It covers scholarship students' education program, administration costs and expenditures to support student activities.
2. Free university dormitory or accommodation subsidy.
3. 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.
4. Comprehensive medical insurance.
CNY 800 per person per year;
CNY 400 per person (for programs lasting less than six months)
III. Eligibility
To be eligible, an applicant must:
1. be a citizen of Canada and in good health both mentally and physically;
2. be academically qualified and under certain ages:
l be an academically excellent holder of high school diploma or its equivalent under the age of 25 when applying for an undergraduate program;
l be an academically excellent holder of a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent under the age of 35 when applying for a Master’s program;
l be an academically excellent holder of a Master’s degree or its equivalent under the age of 40 when applying for a doctoral program;
l be a holder of a high school diploma (or higher) under the age of 45 when applying for a general scholar program;
l be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor (or above) under the age of 50 when applying for a senior scholar program;
3. qualified in terms of Chinese Language Proficiency if required.
l have passed the HSK (Level 3) when applying for a Chinese-taught undergraduate or general and senior scholar program;
l have passed the HSK (Level 4) when applying for a Chinese-taught postgraduate program;
l meet the admission requirements of the university of preference in terms of language proficiency and academic ability, among others, when applying for a program taught in a language other than Chinese.
l Applicants could visit the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) website (www.chinesetest.cn/) for more information.
4. Applicants with a letter of pre-admission or conditional admission from a designated Chinese institution will have a better opportunity of securing the Chinese Government Scholarship, when they are applying for a program other than the undergraduate.
IV. Residence and Citizenship Prerequisites
All applicants must be Canadian citizens and will be able to travel to China with a valid Canadian passport.
Scholarship recipients must not concurrently hold other scholarships offering similar benefits.
The Education Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada (Agency number: 1241) is responsible for the inquires and preliminary review of application documents from
——Ottawa Region
——Newfoundland & Labrador
——Nova Scotia
——Nunavut
——Prince Edward Island
——Saskatchewan
If you are in Alberta, British Columbia or Yukon, please refer to the website of the Education and Culture Office of the Chinese Consulate General in Vancouver (Agency number: 1242) for application at http://vancouver.lxgz.org.cn
If you are in Manitoba, Northwest Territories or Ontario (with the exception of the City of Ottawa), please refer to the website of the Education Office of the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto (Agency number: 1243) for application at http://toronto.lxgz.org.cn
If you are in New Brunswick or Quebec, please refer to the website of the Education Office of the Chinese Consulate General in Montreal (Agency number: 1244) for application at http://montreal.lxgz.org.cn
V. Timeline for the Application to the Education Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Canada:
l Complete the online application on the Chinese Government Scholarship Application platform (See attached instructions, using Agency number: 1241) by March 8, 2024.
l Receive the final decision from the China Scholarship Council and the Chinese host university by late June or early July 2024. A successful candidate will receive an admission notice from the Chinese university along with other materials on visa application.
l No hard copies are required.
VI. Any inquires can be directed to:
Mr. WANG Daoyu
First Secretary
Education Office
Chinese Embassy in Canada
daoyuwang@moe.edu.cn
613-783-3434 x 412
VII. Attachments
1. Instructions for Chinese Government Scholarship Information System (CGSIS) for Applicants
2. Chinese Government Scholarship Application
3. FOREIGNER PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FORM
