Confucius Institute Scholarship 2018

[芒果乾]

12 hours ago, m.lee said:

Also it says “those withholding x1 visa or x2 are not eligible”, by that do they mean those who are going to have the x1 or x2 visa cannot apply? Or those who do not have it cannot apply? I’m really confused 

 

It means that people who already have X1 or X2 visas in their current passport cannot apply for the one semester scholarship.

 

http://www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/education/scholarships-to-china/

http://www.tju.edu.cn/sie/en/jxj/kzxyjxj/

 

I have an X2 visa from last year which means I cannot apply for the one semester scholarship.. 

 

11 hours ago, 安妮 said:

And for visa if u have been in China for more than one month then u can't apply coz u already had X1 so for  those withholding x1 visa or x2 are not eligible mean that applicants who have already been in China for whatever the reason art not eligible just for this scholarship {one semester} for the rest of the scholarships are eligible so no problems with people who applied for example for one year and they have been before in China

 

X1 visas are issued to students studying for more than six months in China. X2 for less than six months.

 

@m.lee

[AaronUK]

13 hours ago, m.lee said:

Because it’s a requirement of my degree to do one year in China so I’d rather not apply for a one semester scholarship if it means I’m not allowed to stay for two.

 

Perhaps you can contact someone at your university. Given the unexpected situation perhaps they will be able to help with funding, or if your program is linked to a CI then I wonder if they can pull some strings to save face.

 

Re semester length.. If you apply through this scheme as a scholarship student, I don’t think they would stop you enrolling as a private student for an additional term, if language courses are listed in your chosen universities website.

 

also I would be interested to know what credits you would miss out on just from studying for one semester only.. even if it’s a requirement for a full year. While not ideal you will need to speak to your degree program administrator about this.

[A_G]

So I've been admitted for a MTCSOL at nju, and I'm on stage 4 on cis. Does anyone know how hard it is to get to stage 5 from there ?

 

[pan.kasper]

@AaronUK I don't think it's the official advice. The CIS website has the email addresses of universities listed, also many unis have a special page on their website that is about CIS scholarship with email address to use in case of any questions. I remember that someone on this forum has argued that emailing universities may be a bad decision if there is no emergency, but I don't think it applies to all of them. I think some of unis would rather appreciate your commitment and interest when you email them

[Aya G.]

@A_G It's usually in the end of June, beginning of July. 

[A_G]

Do you know if there is a strong screening process at level 5 ? 

[devinaandreas]

hi all, just want to share some progress.

I am from indonesia, applying for mtcsol at fujian normal university. 

I am not a CI student, get my recommendation from local CI (partner uni with fujian normal)

14th may 2018 (morning) : interview with FJNU 

14th may 2018 (night) : progress into step 4 (院校审核 - 预录取)

still waiting for stage 5. 

[A_G]

@devinaandreas kind of like me, do you have proof of employment for after the program ?

[h.p]

Hi guys, is the applications for the 1 year scholarship really over?

I had some problems and I couldn't send my application yet. If it's true it's so unfair, they should've waited for the deadline, check everybody's applications and only then make decisions.

Have any of you guys tried to reach Hanban? I'm panicked because I have waited for it for more than one year and I can't lose the opportunity. 

[Aya G.]

@h.p Hey, unfortunately it's true, .. It's very unfair indeed, but you can still apply for one semester, you should do it quickly before something else comes up with that as well. 

[Aya G.]

@A_G  It's quite hard to predict what will happen this year since so much has been going on that hadn't happen in the previous years, let's just hope everything goes well. 

[devinaandreas]

@A_G i don't have any proof of employment, nor do I graduate Chinese major

[A_G]

@Aya G. yeah, I guess the only thing left to do now is wait until mid or late June.

[pan.kasper]

@h.p it seems like it is, but there's no harm in trying. None of us really knows how the system works

@A_G apparently once it used to be only a formality, now it definitely is more than that. Both last year and now many people had their applications moved back after already reaching stage 4. 

[这波不亏，６６６。]

Hi everyone, 

 

Does anyone know from last year the earliest time people managed to get their feet on the ground in China after getting to stage 5?

 

[A_G]

@devinaandreas same here

[A_G]

@这波不亏，６６６。do you mean how long after getting to stage 5 before you can actually be in China ?

 

[这波不亏，６６６。]

@A_G Indeed

[地球人]

Hello, so after giving up on this year's scholarship because of the quota problems, mi CI told me they are working on it. So at least now I have 1% of hope. The thing is, every year my CI sends around 10 students to China. This year it would be zero, because of this new strange way of "filtering". So, my CI is angry at hanban, and they are asking for more quota I guess.

 

@这波不亏，６６６。 Only case I know is people arriving at the university 10 days before official semester starts, but it depends on the uni, as some might not accommodate you in advance, while others have no problem. Last year, I got my scholarship on june 30th, after that had to buy the plane tickets, wait for the papers to arrive from China, with those papers do the visas, etc...If you plan on staying outside the uni, then I guess there's no problem in going as soon as you are accepted and finished with all the paperwork. However, keep in mind that your Visa could expire before you finish your studies if you go too early!

[pan.kasper]

2 hours ago, 地球人 said:

Last year, I got my scholarship on june 30th, after that had to buy the plane tickets, wait for the papers to arrive from China, with those papers do the visas, e

How long did it take for you to receive all the documents for the visa after your reached stage 5?