Scholarship options for EU citizens older than 25

[Ludens]

I'm wondering if there are any options for citizens of the EU older than 25 to get a scholarship to study Chinese. This page states that "Applicants for Chinese language students must be high school graduates under the age of 25": http://en.csc.edu.cn...08b2bdc63.shtml

Are there any other programs or ways to get a scholarship as a Chinese language student?

My situation, if it makes any difference: I graduated in fine arts years ago, but I'm not too active in that field at the moment. I'm younger than 35, but older than 25 :-)

[Olle Linge]

I've studied Chinese in Taiwan on a scholarship provided by Taiwan's Ministry of Education. It's called Huayu Enrichment Scholarship, but there are other kinds as well. As far as I know, there are no age limits. If you're interested, find the Taiwanese representative office in your country and see what they have to offer!

[Ludens]

Thanks, Snigel, I'll definitely look into it!

Although I would have a strong preference for the mainland. Any other suggestions? Does anybody have any information on or experience with scholarships for masters or "general scholars" + "Remedial Chinese Language Courses"? It's all so confusing...

[Liebkuchen]

Hi,

I was in a similar position to you- over 25, EU and lacking in money. I did some research on the subject and made a thread-

Non-CUSC i.e. institutional scholarships

Have a search in my profile under content- sorry, I don't know how to link directly.

I believe that Wuhan University also offer a work study option called a 'co-op'- just google it.

Remember that even with a full scholarship you still need to pay for your visa, flights and decent travel insurance. If you want to travel, you'll also need extra funds for that.

I eventually decided to teach English as it covers my flights, accomodation and I save a little bit of money that would cover generous travel or a bit of money for when I return home. You can't study Chinese to anywhere like the same level as a full time course doing this but I feel I'm found a happy medium for me.

Sorry if I'm presuming that you speak English as a foreign language. There are sometimes opportunties to teach other European languages. My two friends here at my university teach French.

[Brian US]

Individual schools may have different requirements to give out scholarships, so you may have better luck contacting them personally. The Confucius Institute also has different guidelines and partners with universities to give scholarships.

[Ludens]

Thanks for the great replies so far, and sorry for replying so late.

Liebkuchen, that's a great thread, thanks! If anyone is looking for the same information, here's a direct link: http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/29327-non-cusc-ie-institutional-scholarships/ too bad those scholarships seem to average around only 2000-5000 RMB.

My native language is Dutch, so I'm afraid there won't be any teaching opportunities for me. Although I've read that there might be English teaching opportunities for non-native speakers, I think it's too much of a gamble to just go to China without funds and hope for the best.

[Brian US]

Thread about CUCAS:

http://www.chinese-f...cas-experience/

In regards to some "scholarships" that are given in exchange for English teaching. Remember you aren't suppose to be working on a student visa and English teaching generally pays 100+RMB/hour depending on location, so you can add the numbers up.