Confucius Institute Scholarship 2018

[Katoo]

@CriquetKhan true but this is something that should be clear and not encrypted like it seems. We waste money, time and sanity and then don’t get to know the reasons behind this situations. Not nice ?

[CriquetKhan]

1 minute ago, Katoo said:

sanity

Mental sanity for sure hehehe

[地球人]

I re-applied in June and am still on step 4. Waiting for the unpleasant "surprise". Being Friday today I feel like I got a bomb on my face waiting to explode BUT I have to wait all the weekend until Monday ...

[pan.kasper]

I applied at the beginning of May, as soon as i got my HSK certificates, by mid-May it reached stage 4

[devinaandreas]

I applied quite early, i get into stage 4 at early may. Some of my friends who get into stage 4 late (early june) still on stage 4. So i think the one who applied late has not received any progress.

[afcarper]

Got the same message here, and back to step 3. I applied for one year and I have HSK 4 and HSKK intermediat. I was rejected today at 10.30 :(

[Aya G.]

This is so strange and very stressful, especially that they're only rejecting or sending people back at this point.. 

I guess the only thing that can be done for people who got sent back is to email their CI and their university to see what they should do. 

Really hope everything goes well for everyone

[pan.kasper]

Keep positive people, as I said, it might be that limited quota for the particular universities you chose but perhaps they will move you to another one - after all, most of you got back to stage 3. Keep emailing and asking your CI. 

[Malong]

Please I was taken back to stage 3 from 4 today what does that mean?

[地球人]

Today? Saturday? What the...anyway, no one knows yet. But it seems almost everyone's been getting the same problem.

[soylomass]

In Argentina only a few people applied for Confucius scholarship, we all applied at the end of May / beginning of June as the applications started late here. There are a few who applied for one year and a few for a semester (like me). We are all on step 4 as of now (I have HSK 4, most of the others have HSK 3).

We all applied to different universities (Tianjin, Jilin, Xiamen, Hangzhou, etc.)

[charlesxstorm]

Seems almost everyone is getting thesame complain... I'm from Nigeria with HSK 5 and HSKK intermediate. I applied for MTCOL ..and yesterday, i was taken from stage 4 to 3... My C.I said they will contact with Hanban to know what the problem's all about... I just have to wait till monday..

[Katoo]

Don’t panic! We are all trying to understand why is everyone being pushed back to stage 3 and in some cases it may be because of a later application and in others it may be for another reason. Anyway if this happens, contact your CI and depending on their answer go and email hanban! Nothing to lose ? I doubt stage 3 means rejection! real rejection happens when you reach stage 5 and cannot go back ? stay positive!

[YeeLing]

@devinaandreas Sorry to hear about your application. Mine one MCTSOL application still pending at Stage 4 since 30 May. The Uni that I applied for MCTSOL required HSK 6 and HSKK advance. Higher than Confucius Institute expected. 

[Alessia97]

It also happened to me. Back to stage 3 on saturday. I sent emails to hanban and my CI (Venice)... but I don't think they will answer soon. Also my friend who applied with me for the full year scholarship is in the same situation.

Too much stress for this. 

[Wuka]

Anyone was rejected/moved back for 1-semester scholarship? Or is this just 1 year scholarship that has problems? If Im still on stage 4 for 1-semester scholarship does it mean I have bigger chances? Is there any official statement from Hanban about those rejections? Why nobody knows what is going on? Honestly its really strange that there is no official explanation about all this.

[lewbomear]

@WukaApplicants for one semester, one year, and for master's courses have been moved back. As usual, there's no information - the change happened late on Friday, so no one has been able to contact hanban. There doesn't seem to be a pattern behind the rejections and no explanations have been given. Those who have been moved back hope that this is a technical issue. We'll have to wait till tomorrow and see what we've been served. 

 

As to whether you have a better chance, I'd say yes, since you're still at stage 4. 

 

'Chance' is a very suitable word for the present situation. 

 

 

[Elena兰玲]

@Alessia97 which university did you choose? 

[devinaandreas]

This is hanban reply regarding my question about dropping from stage 4 to stage 3. Did i understand wrong?  they really didnt bother to give clear explanation about the situation. Seriouslly ??

 

[crisgee]

Thought I'd drop by to share an old thread 

Confucius Institute Scholarship Application Status

 

Please just read it for reference. Don't reply to the old thread to avoid confusion. @roddy Would it be better to lock that thread?