Chris Two Times Posted October 7, 2014 at 08:09 AM Report Posted October 7, 2014 at 08:09 AM 洋人丹， Thank you for that information. I have come across such an age stipulation on the various local government scholarship pages so I see that it can apply to the CGS as well. I can put those concerns aside now; I am under 45 so I would try to slip in as a "general scholar". I can be general and I can be a scholar. I also would like to apply for the Chongqing Municipal Government Scholarship and the Beijing Government Scholarship as a back-up plan in case the CGS application doesn't pan out for me. The Chongqing Municipal Government Scholarship states a similar stipulation: Applicants for general scholar program must have completed at least two years of undergraduate study and be under the age of 45. All subjects including Chinese language are available. The Beijing Government Scholarship is even more generous on the age issue: e. Applicants for general scholar program must have bachelor’s degree or completed at least two years of undergraduate studies and be under the age of 50. f. Applicants for long term language studies must have senior high school diploma and be under the age of 60. I hear you. I have been whipped into a frenzy gathering as much information about this as possible and doing a mental note of where all my documents are for when it comes time to prepare them. It's exciting and exhausting! I should simmer down but continue to gather information. December/January seems so far away for this, but it'll be here before we know it! Continued good luck on the notary issue. I can see where they are coming from in protecting themselves against fake documents, but it can still be a headache for us humble scholarship applicants! Warm regards, Chris Two Times Quote
洋人丹 Posted October 8, 2014 at 05:28 AM Report Posted October 8, 2014 at 05:28 AM Yeah, I'd say go for it. Having back-ups is always good. I plan on applying to my school's scholarship, the city government scholarship, and then through the embassy. I'm bound to get one of them. Yeah it looks like the notary stuff got figured out. The people at my uni don't know what they are talking about, and it took talking to a number of people before speaking to someone who actually knew how to do their job. Joy. Quote
Chris Two Times Posted October 8, 2014 at 06:42 AM Report Posted October 8, 2014 at 06:42 AM 洋人丹， You've got a lot of scholarship options there--nice! Indeed, go for it! Glad to hear you got the notary stuff figured out. One hurdle jumped...and many more ahead! I just downloaded a previous application from the CSC to give it a look and prepare filling it out. I think the hardest question for me to answer will be: "c).申请院校/Preferences of Institutions of Higher Education in China: I.________________________ II. ________________________ III._______________________" Which three? Which three? I am happy studying anywhere really; however, since I am already in Beijing, I may just try to stay here for another year and go get my learn on. I previously lived in Sichuan and while I got used to Sichuanhua, it really took some bending of the ear to do so; I have to be honest, Sichuanhua doesn't always sound so nice to my ears. On the other hand, just last night in the cafe I was listening to others speaking the clearest Putonghua which sounded really nice and I thought: "This is great! I only want more and more of this!", hence, another reason I wish to remain in Beijing. Haha! The sands of the hourglass continue to run down until the CSC 2015 application window opens! Warm regards, Chris Two Times application-form-for-chinese-government-scholarship.pdf Quote
pipet Posted October 17, 2014 at 06:56 AM Report Posted October 17, 2014 at 06:56 AM Hello! I am from Turkey. When does CSC Undergraduate applications start? and How can i learn Agency no of my Embassy? What if my Embassy doesn't know about this scholarship,can i apply in a different way? Thank you very much! Quote
Chris Two Times Posted October 18, 2014 at 03:28 AM Report Posted October 18, 2014 at 03:28 AM pipet, I believe some time after January 1, 2015, the scholarship application process will begin. Keep an eye on the chinese-forums for details of the application start date and agency numbers. Like last year, I'm sure many, many people will chime in with questions and answers about the scholarship when it is time to prepare and turn in applications. You are not alone and other people will provide lots of valuable tips and advice. In the meantime I advise you to look at what people wrote about the 2014 application process to get a better idea about it and to begin planning your application--lots of people wrote lots of great, helpful things. In this particular thread alone on page one, shuoshuo and mazi posted some great advice. Both of them applied for and got the Chinese Government Scholarship in 2014 and are now studying in China. Also, use this time immediately before the application opens to explore the various universities and their academic programs to get a better idea of what you would like to study and to choose some universities that most appeal to you. That's what I have been doing in the month of October. Stay tuned! Warm regards, Chris Two Times Quote
grawrt Posted October 18, 2014 at 06:24 AM Report Posted October 18, 2014 at 06:24 AM @pipet, Your Embassy will definitely know about it. There are so many Turkish students in my dorm (scholarship students). I was also surprised by the huge amounts of Costa Ricans, I heard they were given 80 scholarships this year. Quote
Chris Two Times Posted October 20, 2014 at 08:04 AM Report Posted October 20, 2014 at 08:04 AM grawrt, I am in the process of visiting several university campuses in Beijing just to get a feel for the various university environments here in the capital. I visited the BLCU campus yesterday and headed to the bookstore tucked away in the SE corner of the campus. I gotta say, that is a fantastic bookstore with basically everything that a learner of Chinese could want. I plunked down 200 kuai on a book about Chinese grammar, a vocabulary list booklet for HSK Level 5, and a couple of books in English about linguistics. Great stuff! I don't know if I could go to BLCU because I would always be going to that bookstore and spending a lot of money on study materials! Warm regards, Chris Two Times Quote
grawrt Posted October 20, 2014 at 09:19 AM Report Posted October 20, 2014 at 09:19 AM @ Chris Two Times, Haha yess the bookstore is sweet, I didn't dare walk in though, just hovered from outside. But my roommate went inside and she said it was hard for her to just buy one book. lol. You're from the US right? This year I've only bumped into two other scholarship students from the US, and they were both friends from the same school. Honestly, I think there aren't many Americans applying for the scholarship, so you'd probably have a good chance getting in, but I might be wrong (maybe they're else where?? who knows). Are you set on studying in Beijing? Quote
Chris Two Times Posted October 20, 2014 at 12:38 PM Report Posted October 20, 2014 at 12:38 PM grawrt, Yeah, there was NO WAY I was just going to walk out of that bookstore with one book or no books. Good thing I put some extra "Mao" (as in 100 yuan bills ) in my pocket before I set out. Oof. Ah well, I am very happy with my purchase and those books should come in handy. I am pretty set on staying in Beijing to study. I love it that there are so many decent universities here and that, for the most part, I can understand the putonghua that people speak here. I am really warming up to this city. I am thinking about putting BLCU as one of my three chosen universities on my application. I am from the U.S. We shall see how this application process ends up for me. Many thanks for your encouraging words! Warm regards, Chris Two Times Quote
ithelps Posted October 22, 2014 at 02:58 PM Report Posted October 22, 2014 at 02:58 PM Guys is there any chance of me getting the CSC scholarship? I was on the confucious institute scholarship last year, and I failed one of my class, didn't do so well on my first semester class, it was because it was hard for me. But now I am getting better, and I can do and will try harder. I also failed the HSK by 30 pts. I don't have a degree and still have 3 years left until I graduate. I live in NYC. I want to know if I can still apply for the 1 or 2 year language program, I want to really improve my Chinese and this is the best time to do so. There is no information on how to apply for the language program on the CSC website, can someone help? Quote
洋人丹 Posted November 1, 2014 at 08:43 AM Report Posted November 1, 2014 at 08:43 AM I have a dumb question for those who have gone through application process: Do I need two sets of all the material or just one? Different places seem to give different information. For example, applying directly to the school, to I need to copies of everything? What about the embassy? If anyone can tell me how they did it in the past let me know. Thanks! Quote
pipet Posted November 30, 2014 at 09:17 PM Report Posted November 30, 2014 at 09:17 PM hello did applications for undergraduate start? thanks Quote
英泰inte Posted December 7, 2014 at 01:10 PM Report Posted December 7, 2014 at 01:10 PM @pipet are you talking about chinese government scholarship for 2015? i think it starts in january. 1 Quote
pipet Posted December 7, 2014 at 10:16 PM Report Posted December 7, 2014 at 10:16 PM @英泰inte yes. Do you know where can i find info when it is available(perhaps some other website dedicated for people who wish to recieve this scholarship)? I have notarized photocopy of my diploma and a highschool transcipt. What can i do to prepare? I can get them translated to English if need be. and I do not know my agency no should i call my embassy for that?(can't find it online) I do not speak any chinese apart from basic sentences but i think they offer language course for a year or two and i want to study in China for my undergraduate degree ( i think it is 5-6 years in total if you include the language course ). thank you very much! Quote
英泰inte Posted December 8, 2014 at 03:04 AM Report Posted December 8, 2014 at 03:04 AM @pipet hehe compared to these forums, i don't know anywhere else where people are so dedicated about the CSC scholarship. the most i saw is a few blog posts and university pages introducing the scholarship. there could be a secret society out there somewhere haha, but these forums are the best one i know. when the new year comes, there'll probably be lots of info on this site. then there's also http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua/indexen.aspx wow! hey....good job for planning early ! have you seen the application form? i can send you a link, i think it'll help you prepare for what to send later on, we still have many months before its due though haha. http://www.tjut.edu.cn/gjjy/government.jsp try to think of some schools that sound interesting to you. do you know where to find the list of schools? and about the embassy numbers....here's a list someone posted in another discussion. see if you can find your country's embassy number 10006 - Beihang Univ. (BUAA)10007 - Beijing Institute of Technology10008 - Univ. of Science and Technology Beijing10010 - Beijing Univ. of Chemical Tech.10013 - Beijing Univ. of Posts and Telecommunications10019 - China Agricultural Univ (CAU)10022 - Beijing Forestry Univ.10026 - Beijing University of Chinese Medicine10027 - Beijing Normal Univ.10028 - Capital Normal Univ.10029 - Capital Institute of Physical Educations10030 - Beijing Foreign Studies University10031 - Beijing International Studies Univ.10032 - Beijing Language and Culture Univ.10034 - Central Univ. of Finance and Economics10036 - Univ. of International Business and Economics10038 - Capital Univ. of Business and Economics10040 - China Foreign Affairs Univ.10043 - Beijing Sport University10045 - Central Conservatory of Music10047 - Central Academy of Fine Arts10048 - The Central Academy of Drama10050 - Beijing Film Academy10052 - Central University For Nationalities10053 - China University of Political Science and Law10054 - North China Electric Power University10055 - Nankai University10056 - Tianjin Univ.10057 - Tianjin Univ. of Science and Technology10062 - Tianjin Medical University10063 - Tianjin Univ. of Traditional Chinese Medicine10065 - Tianjin Normal Univ10066 - Tianjin Univ. of Technology and Education10068 - Tianjin Foreign Studies Univ. (TFSU)10140 - Liaoning University10141 - Dalian Univ. of Technology10145 - Northeastern University10151 - Dalian Maritime Univ.10159 - China Medical University10161 - Dalian Medical University10165 - Liaoning Normal University10166 - Shenyang Normal University10172 - Dalian Univ. of Foreign Languages10173 - Dongbei Univ of Finance and Economics10183 - Jilin University10184 - Yanbian Univeristy10186 - Changchun Univ. of Science and Technology10200 - Northeast Normal Univ.10201 - Beihua Univ.10203 - Jilin Normal Univ.10210 - Heilongjiang Univ.10213 - Harbin Institute of Technology10217 - Harbin Engineering Univ.10222 - Jiamusi University10224 - Northeast Agriculture Univ.10231 - Harbin Normal University10246 - Fudan Univ.10247 - Tongji Univ.10248 - Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.10251 - East China Univ. of Science and Technology10252 - Univ. of Shanghai for Science and Tech.10255 - Donghua Univ.10268 - Shanghai Univ. of Traditional Chinese Medicine.10269 - East China Normal University10270 - Shanghai Normal Univ.10271 - Shanghai International Studies Univ.10272 - Shanghai Univ. of Finance and Economics (SUFE)10277 - Shanghai Univ. of Sport10278 - Shanghai Conservatory of Music10280 - Shanghai University10284 - Nanjing Univ.10285 - Soochow Univ.10286 - Southeast University10287 - Nanjing Univ. of Aeronautics and Astronautics10288 - Nanjing Univ. of Science and Technology10290 - China Univ. of Mining and Technology10294 - Hohai University10295 - Jiangnan University10300 - Nanjing Univ. of Information Science and Tech.10307 - Nanjing Agricultural University10315 - Nanjing Univ of Chinese Medicine10335 - Zhejiang University10337 - Zhejiang Univ of Technology10338 - Zhejiang Sci-Tech Univ.10345 - Zhejiang Normal Univ.10355 - China Academy of Art10357 - Anhui University10358 - Univ. of Science and Technology of China (USTC)10359 - Hefei Univ. of Technology10370 - Anhui Normal Univ.10384 - Xiamen Univ.10403 - Nanchang Univ.10408 - Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute10422 - Shandong University10423 - Ocean University of China10445 - Shandong Normal University10459 - Zhengzhou University10486 - Wuhan University10487 - Huazhong Univ of Science and Tech10491 - China Univ. of Geosciences (Wuhan)10497 - Wuhan Univ. of Technology10504 - Huazhong Agricultural Univ.10511 - Huazhong Normal University10520 - Zhongnan Univ. of Economics and Law10560 - Shantou University0081 - Embassy of P.R. China in Albania0121 - Embassy of P.R. China in Algeria0241 - Embassy of P.R. China in Angola0281 - Embassy of P.R. China in Antigua and Barbuda0311 - Embassy of P.R. China in Azerbaijan0321 - Embassy of Argentina in P.R. China0361 - Consulate - General of P.R. China in Sydney0401 - Embassy of P.R. China in Austria0441 - Embassy of P.R. China in Bahamas0481 - Embassy of Bahrain in P.R. China1041 - Embassy of P.R. China in Myanmar1081 - Embassy of P.R. China in Burundi1121 - Embassy of P.R. China in Byelorussia1321 - Embassy of P.R. China in Cape Verde1401 - Embassy of P.R. China in Central Africa1441 - Embassy of P.R. China in Sri Lanka1481 - Embassy of P.R. China in Chad1521 - Embassy of P.R. China in Chile1701 - Embassy of P.R. China in Colombia1741 - Embassy of P.R. China in Comores1781 - Embassy of P.R. China in the Republic of Congo1801 - Embassy of P.R. China in the Democratic Republic of Congo1881 - Embassy of P.R. China in Costa Rica1911 - Embassy of P.R. China in Croatia1921 - Embassy of Cuba in P.R. China1961 - Embassy of P.R. China in Cyprus2031 - Embassy of P.R. China in Czech2041 - Embassy of P.R. China in Benin2081 - Embassy of P.R China in Denmark2121 - Embassy of P.R. China in Dominica2141 - Office of Development Commercial of P.R. China in Dominicana2181 - Embassy of P.R. China in Ecuador2261 - Embassy of P.R. China in Equatorial Guinea2301 - Embassy of P.R. China in Ethiopia2321 - Embassy of P.R. China in Eritrea2331 - Embassy of P.R. China in Esthonia2421 - Embassy of P.R. China in Fiji Islands2461 - Embassy of P.R. China in Finland8041 - Embassy of P.R. China in Ukraine8071 - Embassy of P.R. China in Macedonia8081 - Embassy of P.R. China in Egypt8261 - Embassy of P.R. China in United Kingdom8341 - Embassy of P.R. China in Tanzania8401 - Embassy of P.R. China in U.S.A.8581 - Embassy of P.R. China in Uruguay8601 - Embassy of P.R. China in Uzbekistan8621 - Embassy of P.R. China in Venezuela do you know what school you want to apply for? i think the scholarship lets us choose three, then they pick one (usually it's the first one you chose). see if you can research a little about the school and city you'd want to go to. remember, you will probably be there for 5 - 6 years!! maybe the school you want to go even has members here that are there now. i hope it helps you a little bit...keep asking questions if you need help ok? Quote
Chris Two Times Posted December 16, 2014 at 07:26 AM Report Posted December 16, 2014 at 07:26 AM ...and all of a sudden it's mid-December and the 2015-2016 CSC application process is just around the corner and will soon open. I am eager to get started on this...I'm finalizing my three choices for universities. Good luck to all who submit applications for the 2015-2016 academic year! Warm regards, Chris Two Times Quote
英泰inte Posted December 29, 2014 at 10:30 PM Report Posted December 29, 2014 at 10:30 PM I can't wait to get official chinese red stamps!! 1 Quote
Chris Two Times Posted December 30, 2014 at 03:09 AM Report Posted December 30, 2014 at 03:09 AM I can't wait to get official chinese red stamps!! Oh yes! Warm regards, Chris Two Times Quote
Chris Two Times Posted January 8, 2015 at 02:59 AM Report Posted January 8, 2015 at 02:59 AM I have a dumb question for those who have gone through application process: Do I need two sets of all the material or just one? Different places seem to give different information. For example, applying directly to the school, to I need to copies of everything? What about the embassy? Two copies? I saw here "Application Documents (in duplicate)": http://en.csc.edu.cn/laihua/scholarshipdetailen.aspx?cid=97&id=3157 I am going to go ahead and prepare two copies of everything and submit both to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC. Anyone else preparing their applications? Warm regards, Chris Two Times Quote
英泰inte Posted January 10, 2015 at 08:08 PM Report Posted January 10, 2015 at 08:08 PM @Chris two times I am! I'm writing the 学习计划(study plan) right now. Did you start your 学习计划? Does it have to be 800+ characters/words, depending if you write 中文 or english? Quote
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