Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Golden Key Scholarship

I. Eligibility

1. Foreign citizens.
2. New full-time self-funded international students applying for a bachelor’s degree at the university.
3. Completion of at least one semester of Chinese study at the university and fulfillment of undergraduate admission requirements. During Chinese study, applicants must pass all examinations organized by the Chinese Language Teaching Center and achieve attendance of at least 80%.
4. Not simultaneously receiving the Chinese Government Scholarship or Shanghai Government Category B Scholarship.
5. The Golden Key Scholarship and International Student Pre-Enrollment Scholarship cannot be applied for simultaneously.

II. Application

1. Deadline: June 15 each year.
2. Submit complete application documents online.
3. Applicants must ensure all materials are authentic. Otherwise, award eligibility is cancelled and applicants bear all consequences.

III. Amounts

1. The amount is based on the university’s Chinese language study tuition, excluding preparatory-program fees and electives in other subjects. Study shorter than two semesters is calculated at one semester’s tuition; the maximum basis is two semesters’ tuition.
2. For four-year undergraduate programs, students with fewer than two semesters of Chinese study receive RMB 3000 per academic year, totaling RMB 9000. Those with two or more semesters receive RMB 6000 per academic year, totaling RMB 18000.
3. For five-year undergraduate programs, students with fewer than two semesters of Chinese study receive RMB 2250 per academic year, totaling RMB 9000. Those with two or more semesters receive RMB 4500 per academic year, totaling RMB 18000.

IV. Payment

Existing students follow the old rules and new students the new rules. Students awarded the scholarship before academic year 2012 follow only the relevant provisions of clause 4 below. Those awarded it from academic year 2012 follow all relevant provisions below.

1. Payments begin in the second academic year of professional study.
2. Recipients must first pay each academic year’s tuition in full before receiving the award.
3. At the end of September each year, the university reviews recipients’ results and conduct from the preceding academic year. A previous-year average GPA of at least 2.0, including 2.0, is required. Below 2.0, eligibility is suspended, with no back payment for the suspension period.
4. Funding is suspended during a leave of absence, with no back payment. After returning, students meeting clause 3 may resume eligibility.
5. Eligibility is cancelled for students receiving written warnings, probationary study notices or expulsion, or violating university discipline or regulations.

V. Interpretation

Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine retains the right to interpret these implementation rules.