Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee Scholarship

Xiamen University was founded in 1921 by the renowned patriotic overseas Chinese leader Tan Kah Kee, becoming the first university established by an overseas Chinese person in China’s modern educational history. Its advantages involving overseas Chinese, Taiwan, special economic zones and the sea, together with its distinctive cultural strengths, have made it an important center for educational and cultural exchanges with Maritime Silk Road countries. It entered the national Double First-Class university and discipline development initiative in 2017. In recent comprehensive world rankings such as U.S. News, it ranks 12th among mainland Chinese universities. It has more than 40000 students, including nearly 1500 international degree students, with 19782 undergraduates, 16390 master’s students and 3229 doctoral students. Set around Xiamen Bay between mountains and the sea, its beautiful campus is regarded as one of the world’s most attractive. For nearly a century, with the vision and mission of becoming world-class, it has cultivated outstanding people with all-round moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic development, contributed to national prosperity, rejuvenation and human progress, and earned the reputation of the “Strength of the South” in China and abroad.

I. Scholarship Introduction

To honor Tan Kah Kee’s achievements as a standard-bearer of overseas Chinese and a source of national pride, carry forward his spirit, and attract more outstanding overseas Chinese students and descendants of Jimei alumni from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to study in Xiamen, the Xiamen Tan Kah Kee Education Foundation established the Tan Kah Kee Scholarship. Xiamen University is one of its recruiting institutions.

II. Eligibility

1. Applicants must be of Chinese descent, hold a valid ordinary passport from a Maritime Silk Road country, mainly countries along the route in Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Asia, North Africa and Europe, and be in good health.

Note: Residents of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who emigrate and apply to undergraduate study in China as international students must have held a valid foreign passport for at least 4 years and have actually lived abroad for at least 2 years within the last 4 years, calculated before April 30, 2018. Nine months of actual residence abroad in one year counts as one year, based on entry and exit stamps.

2. Support One China, be friendly toward the ancestral country, and observe Chinese laws and regulations.
3. Qualifications and age:
   • Bachelor’s applicants must hold a high school diploma or above and in principle be no older than 30.
   • Master’s applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or above and in principle be no older than 35.
   • Doctoral applicants must hold a master’s degree or above and in principle be no older than 40.

Applicants already receiving another scholarship or grant may not receive Tan Kah Kee Scholarship funding.

III. Application Period: February 1-May 10, 2018.

IV. Application Procedure

Applicants are eligible for scholarship selection only after applying to an appropriate university program and being admitted.

2018 international undergraduate admissions prospectus:

2018 international master’s admissions prospectus:

2018 international doctoral admissions prospectus:

1. Eligible applicants complete the Tan Kah Kee Scholarship Application Form.
2. Apply through the Xiamen University International Student Online Application System (), then download and print the automatically generated admission application form. Pay the non-refundable RMB 400 application fee online.
3. Mail scholarship documents.

Send the admission documents for the relevant category in the table below, together with: the Tan Kah Kee Scholarship Application Form; the automatically generated Xiamen University admission application form; evidence of Chinese descent from a Chinese community association or influential Chinese person in the applicant’s country; and the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. A reference format for Chinese descent evidence is at http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/uploadfile/file/20171218/20171218024358\_26086.doc. Documents must arrive at the Admissions Office by May 10, 2018. Postal address: Admissions Office, Xiamen University, 422 Siming South Road, Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian, China; postal code: 361005; telephone: +86 (0)592 2184792.

Category	Entry	Study duration	Admission documents
Undergraduate	Mid-September	4-5 years	Passport copy; authenticated high school diploma and transcripts; personal presentation video; secondary-school recommendation; personal statement; language certificate.
Master’s	Mid-September	2-3 years	Passport copy; authenticated bachelor’s degree and transcripts; two professor or associate professor recommendations; study plan; language certificate; CV.
Doctoral	Mid-September	4 years	Passport copy; authenticated bachelor’s and master’s degrees; undergraduate and master’s transcripts; two professor or associate professor recommendations; research plan; language certificate; CV.

Applicants are responsible for authenticity and completeness. False or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Keep telephone or mobile contact available and regularly check email; the office will contact applicants as needed.

V. Quotas and Coverage

1. Places: 30 undergraduates, 30-35 master’s students and 3-5 doctoral students. The Tan Kah Kee Scholarship Leading Group may adjust final quotas according to applications.
2. Funding includes tuition, accommodation, living expenses and insurance:
   • Doctoral: RMB 70000 per person per academic year for 3-4 years.
   • Master’s: RMB 60000 per person per academic year for 2-3 years.
   • Undergraduate: RMB 50000 per person per academic year for 4-5 years.

VI. Selection

Selection is open, fair, impartial and merit-based. The university considers academic results, language ability, academic capability, supervisors’ opinions, recommendations and overall qualities, selecting candidates and submitting them to the Tan Kah Kee Education Foundation in mid-June for collective assessment. The Scholarship Leading Group conducts final review and determines recipients, whom the university notifies.

VII. Annual Assessment and Administration

The university assesses recipients annually. Those passing continue to receive funding the next year; otherwise eligibility is canceled.

In principle, recipients may not change university or program or extend study after arriving in Xiamen. Special cases require university review and a university application to the foundation, whose approval is needed. Unauthorized changes, transfers or extensions, withdrawal or leave of absence result in scholarship cancellation.

VIII. Contact Details

Telephone: +86 (0) 592 2184792

Fax: +86 (0) 592 2180256

Email: admissions@xmu.edu.cn

Website: http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn

Address: Admissions Office, Xiamen University, 422 Siming South Road, Siming District, Xiamen, Fujian, China

Postal code: 361005