Deadline: April 10, 2025
Location(s)
China
Overview
In 2012, in an effort to further strengthen the educational exchange and cooperation between Fujian Province and the rest of the world, and to promote healthy development of the education for international students, Fujian provincial government set up scholarships for international students studying in degree programs.
Details
XMU, founded in 1921 by Mr. Tan Kah Kee, the renowned patriotic leader of overseas Chinese, was the first Chinese higher-education institution established by an overseas Chinese. Ranked top 15 among the over 2,000 universities in Mainland China, XMU is on track to become a world-renowned research university and is committed to creating an internationalized academic environment and collegiate culture. XMU is recognized as a first-class national institution of higher learning with an international reputation as a center of scholarly excellence. In 2017, XMU was categorized as type A university by China’s Double First-Class Initiative.
Academic programmes
- Chinese-medium undergraduate, master's and doctoral programmes
Most undergraduate, master's and doctoral programmes are taught in Chinese.
- English-medium undergraduate, master's and doctoral programmes
In order to enhance its internationalization, XMU has launched a lot of English-medium programmes for international students. These programmes are taught in English and aim to produce high-level international specialists with a solid professional foundation plus a good understanding of the Chinese society and culture.
The University will select the best candidates from the pool of students who have passed the review to apply for the scholarship again in the following year. The shortlisted candidates will be submitted to the Fujian Provincial Department of Education for final approval.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
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Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health.
- Educational background and age limits (as of September 1 of the academic year):
- Bachelor's programs: hold a high school diploma or above and be under the age of 30;
- Master's programs: hold a bachelor's degree or above and be under the age of 35;
- Doctoral programs: hold a master's degree or above and be under the age of 40.
- Chinese level equivalent to HSK band 3 or above.
Dates
Deadline: April 10, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Scholarships Coverage and Duration
- Standard of scholarships: RMB 30,000/year for bachelor's programs; RMB 40,000/year for master's programs; RMB 50,000/year for doctoral programs.
- Distribution of scholarships: Scholarships nominees need to first complete registration as a self-supporting new student, and pay all the fees required for study within the stipulated time. The University will return the relevant fees that were originally paid by the recipients in accordance with the scholarships' content in the next Spring.
- Duration of scholarships: 1 year.
The University will select the best candidates from the pool of students who have passed the review to apply for the scholarship again in the following year. The shortlisted candidates will be submitted to the Fujian Provincial Department of Education for final approval.
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