East China Normal University Confucius Institute Scholarship

Categories and eligibility

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

September 2018 entry; funding for 2 years.

Bachelor’s qualification required. HSK Level 5 score of 210 and HSKK Intermediate score of 60. Priority for applicants with a work agreement or evidence from an institution intending to employ them as teachers after graduation.

2. Bachelor’s in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages

September 2018 entry; funding for 4 years.

High-school qualification required. HSK Level 4 score of 210 and HSKK Intermediate score of 60.

3. One-academic-year study

September 2018 entry; funding for 11 months. Current international students in China are not admitted.

3.1 Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages

HSK Level 3 score of 270 and an HSKK result.

3.2 Chinese Language and Literature, Chinese History, Chinese Philosophy

HSK Level 4 score of 180 and HSKK Intermediate score of 60.

3.3 Chinese language study

HSK Level 3 score of 180.

4. One-semester study

September 2018 or March 2019 entry; funding for 5 months. Applicants whose passports contain X1 or X2 visas are not admitted.

4.1 Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Chinese Language and Literature, Chinese History, Chinese Philosophy

HSK Level 3 score of 210 and an HSKK result.

4.2 Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tai Chi Culture

An HSK result required.

5. Four-week study

July or December 2018 entry; funding for 4 weeks. Applicants whose passports contain X1 or X2 visas are not admitted.

5.1 Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tai Chi Culture

An HSK result required.

5.2 Chinese language plus Chinese family experience

An HSK result required. Confucius Institutes apply as groups and contact the receiving institution beforehand to agree a study plan in China and submit it to headquarters for approval in advance. Each group has 10-15 participants.

5.3 Confucius Institute special four-week program

An HSK result required. Confucius Institutes apply in groups of 10-15.

Coverage

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

1. Tuition is managed by the host for training and administration, cultural activities and Chinese examinations. It excludes textbooks and tourist attraction admission.
2. Hosts provide free dormitories, generally twin rooms. Recipients who apply and receive approval to live off campus receive accommodation allowances monthly or quarterly at RMB 700/month.
3. Living allowances are paid monthly: RMB 2500 for undergraduate, one-year and one-semester students; RMB 3000 for master’s students in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages.

Recipients must report according to the Admission Notice or lose eligibility. Registration on or before the 15th earns a full month’s allowance; later registration earns half a month.

Recipients leaving China for personal reasons for more than 15 days during study, excluding winter and summer holidays, lose allowances for the period abroad.

Recipients suspending or withdrawing for personal reasons or receiving host disciplinary sanctions lose allowances from the suspension, withdrawal or sanction notification date.

Graduating or completing students receive allowances through half a month after the host-determined completion date.

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

Application deadlines

1. April 20 for July entry.
2. June 1 for September entry.
3. September 20 for December entry.
4. December 20 for March 2019 entry.

Hanban conducts centralized competitive review, completing scholarship assessment and publishing results 2 months before entry.

Procedure

1. From March 1, 2018, apply on both the ECNU website and Confucius Institute Scholarship website, registering online, completing the scholarship form and attaching scans. ECNU’s online application requires an RMB 800 fee.
2. Contact a recommending institution for online nomination.

Hanban authorizes Confucius Institutes, independent Confucius Classrooms and some Chinese examination centers, including ECNU, to select local applicants, review documents, communicate with hosts and collect and forward admission materials.

3. Hosts review admission eligibility; ECNU degree applicants require an interview. Hosts submit pre-admission candidates to Hanban. This generally takes 20 working days.
4. Hanban comprehensively reviews eligible applicants and selects recipients, completing assessment 2 months before enrollment.
5. After confirming study intentions, hosts mail the Admission Notice and JW202 visa form. Students may print scholarship certificates online.
6. Scholarship benefits begin after student registration at the prescribed time.

Disclaimer

1. Consult the university in advance about program training plans and curricula.
2. Understand specific admission requirements and deadlines and submit documents accordingly.
3. Incomplete or ineligible applications are not accepted.
4. False documents or applications not personally completed and submitted lead to disqualification once verified.
5. Degree students must undergo annual review under the Confucius Institute Scholarship Annual Review Measures.
6. Late reporting, failing the arrival physical examination, withdrawing or suspending study cancels scholarship eligibility.

Chinese Bridge winners

Recipients of 2018 Confucius Institute Scholarship Certificates in Chinese Bridge competitions should access the scholarship website and submit applications to their chosen host using the certificate.

Contact

International Students Office, East China Normal University

Sun Qi

Room 253, Physics Building, 3663 Zhongshan North Road, Shanghai, 200062

Telephone: +86-21-62232013/62238353

E-mail: qsun@admin.ecnu.edu.cn

Hanban Division of Examinations and Scholarships

Email: scholarships@hanban.org

Fax: +86-10-58595727