According to the news on chinadaily.com.cn which was released on Jan. 7, 2012, application of Chinese Government Scholarship Program for the upcoming 2012-2013 academic year has started.

Sponsored by China's Ministry of Education (MOE), the Chinese Government Scholarship Program provides full and partial scholarships to international students and scholars to study in China. Recipients will be studying or doing research in Chinese universities or research institutes in a variety of subjects, including medicine, agriculture, law, management, history, economics, etc. Undergraduates, Master's and Doctoral candidates as well as scholars are all eligible. US applicants can send application forms to the Education Office of Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, or Chinese Consulates General in other US cities.

The China Scholarship Council (CSC) under the MOE is responsible for recruiting candidates for the program. Those who are interested in applying can refer to www.csc.edu.cn/laihua to check application procedures. The deadline is Apr. 30, 2012.

How to gain the priority of scholarship admission?
CSC encourages applicants to contact the universities and the tutors before scholarship application. If the applicant has obtained an acceptance letter or an invitation letter from a university, he/she should attach the letter in the application materials. CSC will send the application materials to the university for priority admission.

Students who want to win the scholarship are suggested to apply for academic programs on CUCAS as soon as possible, so as to submit the scholarship application as an early bird! Apply for academic programs now>>

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