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For the purpose of supporting the development of Confucius Institutes, facilitating international promotion of Chinese language and dissemination of Chinese culture, as well as cultivating qualified Chinese-language teachers and excellent Chinese-language learners, Confucius Institute Headquarters/Hanban launches a “Confucius Institute Scholarship” program to sponsor foreign students, scholars and Chinese language teachers to study Chinese in relevant universities ofChina. According to the relevant document issued by Hanban, the Application for Confucius Institute Scholarships 2016 has opened. Please see the details below:
1. Approved Scholarship Category
The Approved Scholarship Categories in our university include the Master of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MTCSOL) and Scholarship for Students of One-Academic-Year + MTCSOL
2. Application Requirements
Application is open to applicant who owns a non-Chinese citizenship, aged between 16 and 35, in good health condition, (Applicant is currently working in a Chinese language teaching position shall not exceed the age limit of 45. Undergraduate student shall not exceed the age limit of 20).
This category provides a sponsorship for 2 academic years. Applicant should own a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, a minimum score of180 inHSK Test (Level 5), and a minimum score of50 inHSKK Test (Intermediate Level). Applicant who is able to provide the employment agreement or certification upon finishing the study from designated working institutions is preferred.
Scholarship for One-Academic-Year Study + MTCSOL Students
This category provides a sponsorship for 3 academic years. Applicant should provide the employment agreement from a designated Confucius Institute or a prospective working institution. Applicant should hold a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, a minimum score of180 inHSK Test (Level 3), and a minimum score of60 inHSKK Test (Beginner Level).
“ChineseBridge” (Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students) Winners who have been awarded the 2016 “Confucius Institute Scholarship Certificate” can apply for admission according to the scholarship specified in the certificate.
3. Scholarship Coverage and Criteria
Scholarship winners are exempt from tuition, accommodation fees on campus, monthly allowance and comprehensive insurance for foreign students studying inChina.
Our university will provide scholarship holders with free dormitory rooms (usually double rooms). For those who live off campus with the permission of host institutions are entitled to accommodation allowance from host institutions on by month or by quarter. The allowance criteria are RMB700 per person on monthly basis.
Living allowance is granted on monthly basis. The allowance criteria per person are:
l BTCSOL, One-Academic-Year Study, One-Semester Study: RMB2,500 per month
l MTCSOL: RMB3,000 per month
Enrollment status is based on semesters of host institutions. Students who are enrolled before the 15th (or on the 15th) of the admission month, are entitled to the full allowance of that month. Students, who are enrolled after the 15th of that month, are only entitled to half of the allowance.
The living allowance for the month of graduation will be granted half a month later upon confirming the graduation status by host institutions.
During the study, for any students who is absent fromChinaof personal reasons for more than 15 days (excluding legal holidays), the allowance will be suspended during absence. Allowance will be terminated in case of schooling suspension or dropping out for personal reasons.
Comprehensive medical insurance is purchased in accordance to relevant regulations on international students stipulated by the Ministry of Education ofChina. The insurance fee per person is RMB800 per year.
The degree scholarship program applicants are subject to annual academic performance review. Only those who achieve outstanding records in academic and Chinese language proficiency are entitled to a full scholarship for the following year; those who achieve average academic records are entitled to partial scholarships; the others will not be entitled to scholarship any longer. Partial scholarships consist of tuition fee, accommodation fee and comprehensive medical insurance.
4. Application Procedures
a. Scholarship recruitment is open all year round on a trial basis. For applicants, recommending institutions and host institutions, please find admission procedures and scholarship recruitment results on the Confucius Institute Scholarships website (http://cis.chinese.cn).
b. Applicants should log on to the Confucius Institute Scholarship website at http://cis.chinese.cn, set up an individual account, complete and submit relevant application materials and documents. Afterwards, please print the Application Form and sign your name.
c. Applicants should log on the application website of Shaanxi Normal University at http://iso.snnu.edu.cn, set up an individual account, complete and submit relevant application materials and documents. Afterwards, please print the Application Form and sign your name.
d. Please post the above-mentioned forms and other required documents and materials (see 5.) toShaanxiNormalUniversitybefore April 30. No matter whether the applicants get admitted or not, the materials and documents will not be returned.
e. Entrusted by Hanban, Confucius Institutes (independent Confucius Classrooms) in different countries, overseas Chinese language testing centers, educational and cultural sections of Chinese embassy and consulate, and host institutions in China are working as recommending institutions to engage in the applicant selection, materials review, host institutions connection, and collecting and handing over applicants’ documents to host institutions.
f. Once application materials are verified by the Division of Scholarships of Hanban as valid, host institutions will then review the eligibility of applicants and submit the admission list to Hanban.
g. Hanban will conduct an overall assessment of all applications and admit applicants on the basis of competitive selection. Normally, the admission results will be announced within 45 working days after the application materials are confirmed as valid.
h. After confirming with the successful applicants, host institutions are required to post “Letter of Admission”, “Visa Application Form for Foreigners to Study inChina" (JW202 Form), copy of the scholarship certificate and other relevant documents to the recommending institutions within 15 working days.
i. Applicants should regularly log on your account at the website of Confucius Institute Scholarship to see how the application goes.
5. Application Materials
a. Photocopy of Passport Photo Page, Applicants under the age of 18 shall submit relevant documents of entrusted legal guardians inChina.
b. Photocopy of HSK and HSKK Result Report; Winners of the finals of the “ChineseBridge” Chinese Proficiency Competitions may submit the award certificate and the “Confucius Institute Scholarship Certificate”.
c. Certification of the highest education diploma (or proof of expected graduation), and an official transcript.
d. Recommendation letter signed by the head of the recommending institutions (please provide objective comments on the applicant, including whether the applicant is a student of Confucius Institute or other identity. Chinese language teachers shall submit an employment verification letter and a reference letter provided by the institutes they work for.)
e. Applicants of the Scholarship for MTCSOL Students and Scholarship for “1-Academic-Year Study + MTCSOL” students are required to provide 2 reference letters from professors or associate professors. Those who can provide an employment agreement or related documents with the designated teaching institution are preferred.
f. Other useful documents.
6. Entrance and Annual Appraisal
a. Hanban/The Headquarters of Confucius Institute will inform our university the final admission results by mid of June.
b. The admission notice and other documents will be sent to the admitted students or the recommendation organizations in early July.
c. Admitted students should come to our university for register before the required deadline. Scholarships will not be kept for those who do not register on time without reasonable cause.
d. Scholarships will be canceled for those who cannot pass the health examination.
7. Contacts
a. Postal Address of the Application Materials:
International Student Office, Shaanxi Normal University, P.O.Box 2, No. 199, Chang’an South Road, Xi’an, China. Post code: 710062
b. ShaanxiNormalUniversity:
Contact person: Huang Lu (Leonard Huang)
Tel: +86-29-85303761
Fax: +86-29-85303653
Email: leonard_huang@snnu.du.cn; iso@snnu.edu.cn
Website: http://iscs.snnu.edu.cn
c. Division of Testing and Scholarship, Confucius Institute Headquarters / Hanban
Fax: +86-10-58595937
Email:scholarships@hanban.org
Confucius Institute Scholarship Website: http://cis.chinese.cn
HSK and HSKK Website: http://www.chinesetest.cn
