Chinese Language Study Scholarship Guide for Trade Union Officials from Belt and Road Countries

Part One: Introduction

This scholarship develops friendly relations between Chinese and overseas trade unions, strengthens friendship among workers, and contributes to peace, development, cooperation, workers’ rights and social progress.

It mainly supports trade union officials from Belt and Road countries for one academic year of Chinese study, fully covering tuition, accommodation, living allowance, comprehensive insurance and one round-trip international journey. Funding is provided by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions.

Category: Outstanding trade union officials from Belt and Road countries with some professional experience.

Duration: One academic year, 12 months.

Language: Chinese.

Host: Beijing Language and Culture University.

Subject: Chinese language.

Funding per person per academic year	Amount
Accommodation	RMB 8400
Living allowance	RMB 36000
Tuition	RMB 25000
Comprehensive medical insurance	RMB 800
Round-trip international travel	Economy class, once

Living allowance: Paid monthly. Registration on or before the 15th earns a full month; later registration, half. Graduates receive payment through half a month after the designated completion date. Personal absence from China exceeding 15 days outside normal vacations stops payment for that period.

Tuition: Administered by the university for education, management and activities.

Accommodation: Administered by the university to provide free on-campus dormitories.

Insurance: Purchased and paid centrally by CSC. For coverage and claims, see the Comprehensive Medical Insurance Introduction and Claims Guide at http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina or http://www.campuschina.org.

International travel: The All-China Federation of Trade Unions centrally purchases economy-class tickets from the home country to the university’s city on first arrival and back after completion.

Eligibility:

1. Non-Chinese citizenship; priority for Belt and Road countries.
2. Good physical and mental health.
3. High school graduation or above and no older than 45.
4. Some trade union work experience; priority for China-related exchange experience.
5. No simultaneous other Chinese Government scholarship.

Part Two: Documents

1. Chinese Government Scholarship Application Form in Chinese or English.
2. Notarized highest qualification, with notarized Chinese or English translations for other languages.
3. Transcripts with notarized Chinese or English translations for other languages.
4. Study or research plan for China, at least 500 words in Chinese or English.
5. Legal documents for a guardian in China if under 18.
6. For study exceeding 6 months, scan of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form, retaining the original. The uniformly printed health and quarantine form, template attached, must be completed in English. Complete all examinations. Missing items, an absent photograph or cross-photo seal, or absent physician and hospital signatures and seals invalidate it. Results are valid for 6 months; schedule accordingly.
7. CV covering background and education and work since high school, uploaded under Other Supporting Materials.

Provide authentic, valid documents and clear scans in the online system; noncompliance affects admission.

Part Three: Procedure

Step 1: Prepare documents from the checklist.

Step 2: Visit Study in China and click the Chinese Government Scholarship Information System icon: http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina or http://www.campuschina.org.

Step 3: Select required Program Category Type A and Agency Number 00009. The system displays the corresponding authority. Incorrect category-number combinations prevent receipt of the application.

Step 4: Complete all fields from the left-side list and upload supporting materials, ensuring accuracy, authenticity and validity.

Under Language Proficiency and Study Plan choose:

• Applicant category: General scholar.
• Teaching language: Chinese.
• Discipline: Literature.
• Major: Chinese language.
• Institution I: Beijing Language and Culture University.
• Institutions II and III: None, because this is a centralized class program.
• Study dates: September 1 of the current year-July 15 of the following year.

Step 5: Check all information and materials before submission.

Step 6: Before the application is accepted for processing, applicants may click Withdraw and Edit Application to amend a submitted application. After withdrawing it, they must resubmit it after editing; otherwise it cannot be processed.

Step 7: Download the form using Print Application.

Firefox or IE 11 is recommended. Disable Compatibility View when using IE. Complete all application information in Chinese or English.

Ensure Current Contact Details are accurate, complete and valid so documents can arrive promptly and correctly.

Part Four: Arrival Information

I. Visa

Recipients must present originals and copies of the Admission Notice, Visa Application Form for Study in China JW201 and physical examination form, plus a valid ordinary passport, to a Chinese embassy, consulate-general or other overseas visa authority. Study exceeding six months requires X1; shorter than six months may use X2. Other passport or visa types, or missing originals, prevent registration and residence procedures.

Visa costs are self-funded.

II. Registration, Health Verification and Residence Permission

1. Registration

Bring originals of the Admission Notice, JW201 and physical examination form and register at the designated university on the notice’s date. Request leave directly if unable to arrive. Unapproved late arrival is treated as abandonment of student status and automatically cancels the scholarship.

2. Health and residence

For study exceeding six months, take original passport, Admission Notice, examination form, blood test results and related documents to the local health and quarantine authority for verification. An unsatisfactory form requires a new examination. Refusal or discovery of a disease barred from entry results in departure within a prescribed period.

Apply for a residence permit within visa authorities’ specified period at the local public security authority with passport, Admission Notice, JW201, valid health verification and compliant photographs.

Attachment: Foreigner Physical Examination Form