Confucius Institute Scholarship 2025

[AlaskanSky98]

Hi everyone!

 

I'm 26F currently working in Guangzhou, China and I want to take a break from working and learn Chinese language instead. I was learning the language part-time by myself, but I realise that the progress is too slow, and actually I need to take time off and properly study the language in a university.

 

I saw that there are Confucius Institute Scholarships available to study Chinese, but the information available about it is quite limited.

 

Can someone please help answer these questions - 

 

1. Can I apply for CIS whilst being in Mainland China? I'm scheduled to take HSK3 and HSKK1 exam in October 2024 and ideally want to study Chinese language program Feb '25 onwards. 

 

2. I already hold a Master's degree from Peking University, but haven't applied for CIS before, am I still eligible?

 

3. I understand that CIS requires a CI to recommend you, but I'm already based in Guangzhou, so how can I go about this? 

 

4. What would be the overall procedure to apply for scholarship? I know this might be a repetitive question, but given my case, I'm not sure what guidelines to follow.

 

Thank you so much.