Dalian University of Technology International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship

To meet growing worldwide demand for Chinese education professionals and develop qualified overseas teachers, the Ministry of Education’s Center for Language Education and Cooperation, hereafter the Center, established the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship. Confucius Institutes, independent Confucius Classrooms, selected Chinese test centers, relevant foreign educational institutions, university Chinese teacher education programs or departments, overseas Chinese teaching organizations, and Chinese embassies and consulates, hereafter recommending institutions, may recommend outstanding students and serving teachers to Chinese host universities for teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages and related study.

Categories and Requirements

Dalian University of Technology currently recruits master’s students in teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages, one-year and one-semester students, and four-week students. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens, physically and mentally healthy, with excellent conduct and academic performance, interested in Chinese education, teaching or related work, and aged 16-35. Serving Chinese teachers may be up to 45; undergraduate scholarship applicants should generally be no older than 25.

1. Master’s in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages

September entry; 3-year program. Research areas are teaching Chinese as a second language, second-language acquisition, and comparative Chinese-foreign culture and Chinese cultural communication.

The Center funds 2 years. After funding ends, students may transfer to the Dalian University of Technology International Student President Scholarship upon application and approval.

Applicants need a bachelor’s qualification, HSK Level 5 with 210, writing/composition at least 65, HSKK Intermediate with 60, and other supporting materials. Priority for an employment agreement or evidence from an intended post-graduation teaching institution.

2. One-Academic-Year Study

September entry; 11 months’ funding. Current international students in China are ineligible.

2.1 Chinese Language and Literature: HSK Level 4 with 180 and HSKK Intermediate with 60.

2.2 Chinese Language Study: HSK Level 3 with 210; priority for applicants providing HSKK results.

3. One-Semester Study

September or the following March entry; 5 months’ funding. Applicants with X1 or X2 visas in their passports are ineligible. Chinese language and literature requires HSK Level 3 with 180 and an HSKK result.

4. Four-Week Study

July or December entry; 4 weeks’ funding. Applicants with X1 or X2 visas in their passports are ineligible. Fields include Chinese study, tai chi culture, and Chinese language plus Chinese family experience. An HSK result is required. Recommending institutions may apply in groups of 10-15, first contacting the host to determine the study plan and submitting it to the Center for advance approval.

Coverage and Standards

Tuition, accommodation, living allowance except for four-week students, and comprehensive medical insurance.

1. Tuition is administered by hosts for education, management, cultural activities and Chinese tests.
2. Accommodation funding provides free dormitories, generally twin rooms. Students choosing off-campus housing with approval receive monthly or quarterly subsidies of RMB 1000/month for doctoral students and RMB 700/month for other categories.
3. Monthly living allowances: RMB 2500 for undergraduates and one-year and one-semester students; RMB 3000 for master’s students in teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages.

Recipients must arrive within the Admission Notice period or lose eligibility. Registration on or before the 15th earns a full month’s allowance; after the 15th, half a month. Those leaving China for personal reasons for more than 15 days outside winter and summer vacations receive no allowance for that period.

Personal leave, withdrawal or disciplinary sanctions stop allowances from the date leave or withdrawal begins or the sanction notice is received.

Graduates receive allowances through half a month after the designated completion date.

4. Hosts purchase insurance under Ministry of Education rules: RMB 160 per four-week student, RMB 400 per one-semester student, and RMB 800 per person per year for study of one academic year or longer.

Documents

1. Passport photograph page scan.
2. HSK and HSKK report scans, valid for two years.
3. Recommendation from the recommending institution’s head.
4. Highest qualification or expected graduation evidence and transcripts.
5. Master’s applicants need recommendations from two supervisors with associate professor or higher titles. Priority funding for an agreement with an intended post-graduation teaching institution.
6. Serving teachers need employment evidence and an employer recommendation.
7. Applicants under 18 need an entrustment document signed by a guardian in China.
8. Other documents required by the host.

Procedure and Deadlines

Apply from March 1 at cis.chinese.cn. Search recommending and host institutions, submit materials online, monitor progress, comments and results, confirm arrival procedures with the host, print the scholarship certificate online and register according to the Admission Notice.

All applicants must also apply through the university at http://iso.dlut.edu.cn/.

Deadlines, Beijing time:

1. July entry: mid-April.
2. September entry: mid-May.
3. December entry: mid-September.
4. Following March entry: mid-November.

The Center appoints experts for centralized review, selecting on HSK/HSKK scores and levels and factors such as nationality. Review is completed and results announced approximately 3 months before entry.

Chinese Bridge Winners

Holders of an International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship Certificate from Chinese Bridge competitions should apply to the intended host through the scholarship website using the certificate. Inquiries: chinesebridge@chinese.cn.

Other Matters

1. Consult the intended host for curricula and courses.
2. Understand its admission requirements and deadline and submit materials accordingly.
3. Degree students undergo annual review under the scholarship’s Annual Review Rules.
4. Late arrival, failed entry health examination, withdrawal or leave cancels eligibility.

Admissions and Consultation

For scholarship policy, contact the Division of Testing and Scholarships:

Email: scholarships@chinese.cn

Telephone: +86-10-58595727

Scholarship website: http://cis.chinese.cn

Chinese testing website: http://www.chinesetest.cn

Dalian University of Technology fulfills its local responsibilities under these rules, publishes admissions information and provides advice.

University contacts:

School of International Education, Dalian University of Technology

2 Linggong Road, High-Tech Park, Dalian, Liaoning, postal code 116024

Telephone: +86-411-84706048/84706370

Fax: +86-411-84770361

Email: dutsice@dlut.edu.cn

Website: http://sie.dlut.edu.cn/