Application Procedures for DUT 2024 Chinese Government Scholarship-Bilateral Program (Type A)

Bilateral Program includes a full or partial scholarship established by MOE in accordance with educational exchange agreements or consensus between Chinese government and governments of other countries, institutions, universities, or international organizations.

I Supporting Categories, Instruction Language and Duration

Supporting Category: The Bilateral Program supports undergraduate students, graduate students, general scholars, and senior scholars. Please consult the Chinese embassy or consulate in your country or the foreign student dispatching department of your country for specific enrollment categories; Dalian University of Technology has no right to accept directly.

Instruction Language: The language of instruction for undergraduates studying in China under Chinese Government Scholarship is Chinese. The teaching language of Chinese government scholarship graduates and non-degree scholarship students studying in China is generally Chinese. Some majors of Dalian University of Technology can be taught in English (for details, please visit https://www.campuschina.org/ website and refers to the introduction and majors of Dalian University of Technology).

Duration: The scholarship covers both major study and Chinese language (preparatory study), and shall not be extended in principle.

II Scholarship Coverage

The Bilateral Program provides both full scholarships and partial scholarships. Please refer to Introduction to CGS—Coverage and Standard for details of each item.

III Where and When to Apply

Where to Apply

Apply to the dispatching authorities for overseas study of your home country.

When to Apply

You need to apply between early November and early April of next year. Please consult the dispatching authorities for the specific deadline of each year.

IV Eligibility

1. Applicants must be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China, and be in good health.

2. The requirements for applicants’ degree and age are that applicants must:

    be a high school graduate under the age of 25 when applying for the undergraduate programs;

    be a bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for the master’s programs;

    be a master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for the doctoral programs;

    be under the age of 45 and have a high school diploma (or higher) when applying for the general scholar programs;

    be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor (or above) under the age of 50 when applying for the senior scholar programs.

V Application Procedure

Step 1 - Apply to the dispatching authorities for overseas study of your home country for CGS opportunity;

Step 2 - Apply to Dalian University of Technology for the Pre-admission Letter once recommended by the dispatching authorities as an eligible candidate (you will receive an Award Letter for CGS Candidate);

Step 3 - Complete the online application procedure at CGS Information Management System for International Students (click “Application Online” to log in), submit online the completed Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship, and print a hard copy. You should consult the dispatching authorities for overseas study of your home country for Instructions of CGS Information Management System for International Students and Agency Number;

Step 4 - Submit all your application documents to the dispatching authorities of your home country before the deadline.

NOTE

Only applications of recommended candidates from dispatching authorities will be considered. Candidates holding a Pre-admission Letter will be placed in the host university; those without the Pre-admission Letter should accept CSC’s placement of university.

VI Application Documents

a) Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (in Chinese or English).

b) Copy of Passport Home Page: Applicant shall submit a clear scanned copy of his/her ordinary passport with validity later than March 1, 2024. If the validity of the current passport does not meet the requirement, please apply for a new passport before submitting the application. For applicants who cannot apply for passports before submitting their applications due to objective reasons, with the permission of dispatching authorities, they may submit scanned copy of identity certificates or official documents containing the applicants’ “English name, Gender, Nationality, Date of Birth” and other information.

c) Notarized highest diploma: Prospective diploma winners must submit official proof of student status by their current school. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

d) Academic transcripts: Academic records from first to the last semester during the high school, undergraduate, graduate (if any), and the doctoral programs (if any) shall be provided. The transcript shall be issued and sealed by the graduate university’s academic affairs office or student management department. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English.

e) A Study Plan or Research Proposal in Chinese or English. (A minimum of 200 words for undergraduates, 500 words for non-degree students, and 1000 words for postgraduates.)

f) Recommendation letters: Applicants for graduate programs or senior scholar programs must submit two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English from professors or associate professors.

g) Applicants for music studies are requested to submit their own works. Applicants for fine arts programs must submit their own works which include two sketches, two color paintings and two other works.

h) Applicants under the age of 18 should submit the valid documents of their legal guardians in China.

i) Applicants planning to stay in China for more than 6 months must submit a photocopy of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form completed in English (the original copy should be kept by the applicant. The form is designed by the Chinese quarantine authority and can be obtained from the dispatching authority. The physical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take physical examination as the result is valid for only 6 months.

j) Non-criminal record report: The applicant shall submit a valid certificate of Non-Criminal Record issued by the local public security authority, usually issued within 6 months prior to the submission date of the application.

k) The applicant could get in touch with the Admission Office of Dalian University of Technology to submit the application（Please submit in http://iso.dlut.edu.cn and send the application number to dutsice@dlut.edu.cn, with email subject “Pre-admission letter for Type A”）. The admission office will do the material evaluation and arrange academic review for the applicant. If the applicant could pass the mentioned review, DUT will issue the pre-admission letter for the student. Students who have obtained the pre-admission letter could include this document in the application materials and submit to the dispatching authorities for overseas study of your home country.

l) Language qualification certificate: e.g., HSK certificates, IELTS or TOFEL report.

Reminder: All uploaded supporting documents must be clear, authentic, and valid. Applicants are recommended to use professional device to scan the relevant documents. Applicants shall bear the consequences caused by unclear or unidentifiable uploaded materials.

VII Placement & Scholarship Confirmation

1. Application documents of recommended candidates from dispatching authorities will be considered by CSC for eligibility and qualification. Ineligible or incomplete applications will not be considered.

2. Qualified applications will be sent to universities for placement. Based on various factors, such as the different scholarship funding requirements of every country, the host university's teaching capacity, study length and applicants’ criteria, CSC reserves the right to make necessary adjustments/changes to the candidate’s host university, field of study, supporting categories and duration of scholarship. Applications enclosed with the Pre-admission Letter will be sent to the universities who issued that Letter for placement confirmation.

3. After placement confirmation by Chinese universities, scholarship Recipients will get Chinese government scholarships to study in China with approval by CSC. Each scholarship recipient will be granted with no more than one scholarship.

4.  CSC reviews the placement results, approves the List of Scholarship Recipients, and sends the admission documents to the Chinese embassy or consulate-general in July and August. The Chinese embassy or consulate-general will send the admission documents (List of Scholarship Recipients, Admission Letter and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201)) to the dispatching authorities or scholarship recipients.

5.  Scholarship recipients shall not be allowed to change their host university, field of study, or duration of study stipulated on the Admission Letter after their coming to China.

6.  Scholarship will not be reserved if the scholarship recipient cannot register before the registration deadline.

Ⅷ Contact information

Tel: +86-10-66093900

Website: https://www.campuschina.org/content/details3_74776.html

Department: Division of International Students Affairs, China Scholarship Council

Address:Level 13, Building A3, No.9 Chegongzhuang Avenue, Beijing, P.R China

Postcode：100044

School of International Education, Dalian University of Technology

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