Essex Abroad

CHINESE GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP

Two-Year Programme for Undergraduate Students
Year One learning Chinese /
Year Two Spent studying courses (in Chinese) related to your degree subject

Year One will not count towards your Essex degree result - Nil fees are due for
this year;
Year Two will be treated as a standard year abroad, and will count towards your
final degree results - tuition fees will be due to University of Essex for this year at
the designated away rate.
The scholarship covers all living expenses whilst in China as well as tuition fees
payable to the Chinese university. (Tuition fees payable to Essex are not
covered.)
Travel to/from China and visa fees are not included and students must bear these
expenses themselves.

If the above is of interest to you, in order to be considered please submit the following
documents to Essex Abroad by the deadline of 12 noon on Monday 23 March 2015.

Application form; CLICK HERE

Two academic references, submitted confidentially in sealed envelopes using the
designated forms;
A personal statement;
We will need to take a copy of your passport page at Essex Abroad when you
submit your application.

NOTES:
Successful candidates will also have to provide the health form requested by the Chinese
Government, but since most doctors charge for completing them we would advise that
students do not obtain this for the application stage.
It is also not necessary to submit a transcript at this point as we have access to your
marks.
Applications are encouraged from students currently in their second year of study,
however we would advise that given the high level of competition for these prestigious
scholarships, students without an average mark of around 65 or higher are unlikely to be
successful.
The personal statement will be very important in selecting the successful applicants,
though marks will also play a role.
Applicants must commit to spending two years in China. It is not possible to leave the
programme early.
The successful applicants will complete additional forms for the Chinese embassy. On
those forms, students are able to express preferences for particular universities in China,
but the embassy will allocate students to universities. It is not possible to appeal against
the allocation, nor is it possible to withdraw from the scheme if allocated to a university
that was not one of an applicants choices.