CSC Scholarship Results - 2014

[haoyu]

2014 CSC Chinese Government Scholarship Results

 

Introduction

Special thanks to Brian US, who has headed up this topic for the past few years.  I am heavily borrowing from his excellent posts on this topic for this year’s results page.

This thread is to post results (and related information) for the 2014 round of the CSC Chinese Government Scholarships!   For information on the scholarship application process see the CSC Scholarship 2014 topic.  Last year's results can be found here.

 

What’s Different This Year:

The 2014 application process appears to be a little different from previous years.  For example, this year, the language student section was removed as a category from the CSC Government Scholarship Bilateral Program webpage (but retained as an option on the online laihua application).  Another difference (at least in my case) was that the dispatching authority’s instructions strongly requested applicants to apply separately to universities.  (Previously, this appeared to be quite optional and not specifically encouraged in the program.)

In previous years, there has been little information to explain how this process works.  With the changes to this year’s process, we probably know even less!  I hope that some of our questions will be resolved with time, but please keep in mind that we may not be able to answer all of your questions (simply because we don’t know the how’s and why’s of the process.)

 

Thread rules: 

If you know something useful, please share it!  (Keep it relevant to the topic, of course!)

Make sure to say where you got your information from.  

If you heard a rumor, don’t state it as a fact!  (Anything without an official source constitutes a rumor.)

Search before you post!  

Don’t ask “what are my chances of getting the scholarship?”  (We can’t really answer this, since we don’t know!)  

Try contacting your dispatching authority or school as appropriate to answer questions and make sure to share the responses you receive!  

 

The best posts on this forum come from people who do their research, find out information from official sources, and share this information with the whole community.

If you have questions about specific universities, make sure to check out the University Pages section.

For terms and conditions (i.e. how to avoid getting moderated!), check here.

 

 

Application Process Steps (copied from last year):

1. You send your application to a third party representative of CSC (maybe your school).

2. The third party (OR you can apply directly) sends application to your native country's Chinese Embassy.

3. Your native country's Chinese Embassy sends your application to the Beijing CSC office.

4. The Beijing CSC office sends your application to your selected schools.

5. If and when a school accepts you, your acceptance is sent to the Beijing CSC office.

6. The Beijing CSC office sends your acceptance to your native country's Chinese Embassy.

7. The Chinese Embassy sends your acceptance and all needed documentation to you.

 

At any step of this process your application may be rejected. Again we don't know why, how, or when the decision is made. In the end, the school gets a final say on whether you receive the scholarship or not.

 

When will you get your results: 

For most applicants, you will receive your results around June and July.  I know the scholarship results are released very late for those planning to move across the world, but please be patient.  For those who applied directly to a school (instead of going through their embassy), the results may be release sooner.  Contact your school to find out when you will receive results.

 

The CSC scholarship is a huge collaborative effort, and I'm glad we're in this together. Best wishes to each of you!

 

Scholarship Result Posts:

Let’s get started and get to know each other by posting some information about our applications: 

 

1) What is your native country? U.S.

2) Where did you apply? The Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C.

3) When did you apply? Early February 2014

4) When was the deadline? April 30th

5) Have you applied for the scholarship before? No, this was my first time.

6) What program did you apply for? Chinese language student for 2 years.

7) What schools did you put for your preferences? 1. Tianjin University 2. Liaoning University 3. Dalian University of Foreign Languages

8 ) Did you apply for your school of choice beforehand? No (but I applied to the schools separately after I submitted my CSC application)

9) What agency number did you use? Chinese Embassy in DC 

10) Where did you get your physical done? Doctor’s office at home

11) Did you get your documents notarized? I had my transcript notarized at my bank.  

 

Finally, for those getting results:

 

12) Were you accepted for the scholarship, if you were not then why? I’m still waiting to hear from the CSC!

13) Did you receive any university admission letters (prior to receiving a scholarship)? Yes, to Tianjin University

14) How were you notified? (e.g. by e-mail, mail, etc.)

15) When were you accepted/rejected? (e.g. accepted late July 2014)

16) What school and program were you accepted to? (e.g. Renmin University for one year language program and three year master's program.)

 

[Jimmyz]

1) What is your native country? Pakistan

2) Where did you apply? Chinese Embassy in Pakistan

3) When did you apply? Mid March

4) When was the deadline? April 15 or 20

5) Have you applied for the scholarship before? No, this was my first time.

6) What program did you apply for? 1 year Chinese Language Program + 2 Years Masters in International Trade.

7) What schools did you put for your preferences? 1. Renmin University 2. UIBE 3. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

8 ) Did you apply for your school of choice beforehand? Yes

9) What agency number did you use? 5861

10) Where did you get your physical done? Government Hospital (Services Medical Hospital) for Rs.820 (8-9 USD )

11) Did you get your documents notarized? Notary Public for under $5

Results

12) Were you accepted for the scholarship, if you were not then why? Yes!

13) Did you receive any university admission letters (prior to receiving a scholarship)? Yes, UIBE and SUFE

14) How were you notified? telephone

15) When were you accepted/rejected? Received call on 22th July, 2014 to collect my Admission letter and form

16) What school and program were you accepted to? Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Masters in International Business (2 Yrs)

 

yay!

Edited July 25, 2014 at 04:14 PM by Jimmyz

[Brian US]

Praise be to haoyu for taking this over!

 

I wish everyone best of luck in this dreadful wait for results. I personally only found out around the end of July after calling the DC embassy several times. I was told that I was only one of two US applicants that had not yet received their results. Of course, I finally received my acceptance by e-mail, so thankfully I was already in Beijing as I can't imagine dropping everything with a one month notice for Fall classes.

[wpskinner]

 

1) What is your native country? U.S.

2) Where did you apply? Directly to the LLM program at Zhejiang University

3) When did you apply?  April 2014

4) When was the deadline? April 30th

5) Have you applied for the scholarship before? No, this was my first time.

6) What program did you apply for? LLM in Chinese law.

7) What schools did you put for your preferences? 1. Zhejiang University

8 ) Did you apply for your school of choice beforehand? Yes, as a graduate student I only applied directly to the school

9) What agency number did you use? The one for Zhejiang University

10) Where did you get your physical done? Doctor’s office at home

11) Did you get your documents notarized? I had my transcript notarized by my town clerk.  

 

Finally, for those getting results:

 

12) Were you accepted for the scholarship, if you were not then why? I have heard from Zhejiang University and have been accepted into the LLM program. They have notified me that they have nominated me for the Chinese Govt. Scholarship and that I am likely to receive the award, however, I’m still waiting to hear directly from the CSC!

13) Did you receive any university admission letters (prior to receiving a scholarship)? Yes, to Zhejiang University LLM

14) How were you notified? by e-mail

15) When were you accepted/rejected?  accepted to Zhejiang in early May 2014

16) What school and program were you accepted to? 2 year LLM degree in Chinese Law

[haoyu]

Congratulations to wpskinner and thanks for contributing!  Hopefully you don't have to wait too long for your CSC letter and JW201!

[leonguyen52]

1) What is your native country? Vietnam.

2) Where did you apply? Directly to Beihang University & Northeastern University

3) When did you apply?  March 2014

4) When was the deadline? March 25th

5) Have you applied for the scholarship before? Nope.

6) What program did you apply for? Master in Management

7) What schools did you put for your preferences? 1. Beihang University, 2.Northeastern University

8 ) Did you apply for your school of choice beforehand? Yes

9) What agency number did you use? Numbers of above universities

10) Where did you get your physical done? National hospital in my hometown

11) Did you get your documents notarized? I had my transcript notarized by my town clerk.  

 

Result: (updated 14/06)

 

12) Were you accepted for the scholarship, if you were not then why? Yes

13) Did you receive any university admission letters (prior to receiving a scholarship)? Waiting for mailling

14) How were you notified? Mail & Website

15) When were you accepted/rejected?  Accept to be in formal list: 26 May, got news for confirmation of scholarship: 13/06

16) What school and program were you accepted to? Beihang University - Business Management

[Tianlongprc]

1) What is your native country? U.S.

2) Where did you apply? The Chinese Consulate in Chicago.

3) When did you apply? Late January 2014

4) When was the deadline? April 10th 2014

5) Have you applied for the scholarship before? No, this was my first time.

6) What program did you apply for? Masters with 1 year Chinese language preperation.

7) What schools did you put for your preferences? 1. Peking University 2. Tsinghua University 3. Renmen University

8 ) Did you apply for your school of choice beforehand? No (but I applied to the schools separately after I submitted my CSC application)

9) What agency number did you use? 8402 (Chinese Consulate in Chicago)

10) Where did you get your physical done? Urgent care center

11) Did you get your documents notarized? Yes at a local bank

 

12) Were you accepted for the scholarship, if you were not then why? Yes, I was notified by the Consulate that I was awarded a full scholarship.

13) Did you receive any university admission letters (prior to receiving a scholarship)?  Yes, I recieved a pre-admission letter from Peking University on April 16th.

14) How were you notified? E-mail,

15) When were you accepted/rejected? I was accepted for the Scholarship on March 13th. Full results were confirmed July 3rd 2014

16) What school and program were you accepted to? I was accepted into Peking University for one year of Chinese language and then 2-3 years for a masters in international political economy.

 

Updated 07/03/2014

[yali liz]

1) What is your native country? U.S.

2) Where did you apply? The Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C.

3) When did you apply? Mid-February 2014

4) When was the deadline? April 30th

5) Have you applied for the scholarship before? No, this was my first time.

6) What program did you apply for? Chinese language student for 1 year

7) What schools did you put for your preferences? 1. Yunnan Normal University 2. Qindao University 3. Fujian Normal University

8 ) Did you apply for your school of choice beforehand? Nope

9) What agency number did you use? Chinese Embassy in DC 

10) Where did you get your physical done? Doctor’s office at home

11) Did you get your documents notarized? Nope, but my university transcript was officially sealed   

 

And the results!

 

12) Were you accepted for the scholarship, if you were not then why? Yes!! Yayy!!

13) Did you receive any university admission letters (prior to receiving a scholarship)? No, but I didn't apply, so I wasn't surprised by that.

14) How were you notified? Email from the Washington DC Embassy Education Office

15) When were you accepted/rejected? April 30, 2014 (was not expecting to hear that early!)

16) What school and program were you accepted to? Hebei Normal University for a one year Chinese language program.

 

I'm trying to apply to a couple other universities, but there is little info on how to apply on their websites. (Right now I'm trying for Lundong University in Yantai, Shandong Province). I emailed them but all they sent me was the info on how to apply for the CSC scholarship... I feel like the solution is just to take the time to email them in Chinese, unless anyone has any better advice. 

[nptaidhdt]

I am waiting...Results CSC Chinese Government Scholarship at Zhejiang University. I have received sms from my professor in 13/5/2014, he said that: "今天我把你的申请材料签字了，同意接收你", after that he said: "这是一个审核的程序，国际教育学院在收到你的材料之后，经过初步审核，如果没有问题，就把材料交到相关院系，由接收教授和院系签字同意，再交回国际教育学院。这是程序中的一个步骤，并不意味着CSC的正式结果，当然，你大概可以看成是说这个申请应该更加有希望了".  If anyone has information related to CSC at Zhejiang Univesity, please share this news at here. Thank you so much!

[HSK 1]

1) What is your native country? Indonesia

2) Where did you apply? Directly to Zhejiang University

3) When did you apply?  April 2014

4) When was the deadline? April 22nd

5) Have you applied for the scholarship before? No, this was my first time.

6) What program did you apply for? MAE (Agricultural Economics and Management)

7) What schools did you put for your preferences? 1. Zhejiang University

8 ) Did you apply for your school of choice beforehand? No. This is my first time

9) What agency number did you use? Zhejiang University

10) Where did you get your physical done? Public Hospital

11) Did you get your documents notarized? I had my transcript notarized by my home university

 

Result (Updating):

 

12) Were you accepted for the scholarship, if you were not then why? I have been pre-nominated for CSC Scholarship Candidates into MAE Program. I am waiting for formal acceptance from CSC

13) Did you receive any university admission letters (prior to receiving a scholarship)? Yes, Pre-Admission Notice from MAE Program in Zhejiang University

14) How were you notified? by e-mail

15) When were you accepted/rejected?  accepted to Zhejiang in early May 2014

16) What school and program were you accepted to? 1 year Chinese Language and 3 year master's program

[Dyana]

1) What is your native country? Costa Rica

2) Where did you apply? The Chinese Embassy in Costa Rica

3) When did you apply? Late March

4) When was the deadline? April 1st

5) Have you applied for the scholarship before? No, this was my first time.

6) What program did you apply for? Chinese language student.

7) What schools did you put for your preferences? 1. Beijing Language and Culture University  2. Beijing Foreign Studies University  3. Beihang University

8 ) Did you apply for your school of choice beforehand? No

9) What agency number did you use? Chinese Embassy in Costa Rica

10) Where did you get your physical done? Private clinic

11) Did you get your documents notarized? No, public Universities authenticate the transcripts and degree. Also, I had those and their respective traductions to english authenticated at the Foreign Ministry, and then all documents legalized at the Chinese Embassy.

 

Update

 

12) Were you accepted for the scholarship, if you were not then why? Yes

13) Did you receive any university admission letters (prior to receiving a scholarship)? ???

14) How were you notified? By email

15) When were you accepted/rejected? July 15 (the day the embassy notified us by email)

16) What school and program were you accepted to? One year language in BLCU

[Harrover]

1) What is your native country? Russia.

2) Where did you apply? Directly.

3) When did you apply? Early March 2014.

4) When was the deadline? April 30th.

5) Have you applied for the scholarship before? Yes, one year in Beijing Language and Culture University.

6) What program did you apply for? Masters, international law with one year chinese language.

7) What schools did you put for your preferences? 1. Nanjing University 2. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics 3. Hebei University of Economics and Business 4. Qingdao University 5. Ocean University of China 6. University of International Business and Economics 7. Zhejiang University 8. Shandong University.

8 ) Did you apply for your school of choice beforehand? Yes.

9) What agency number did you use? Universities.

10) Where did you get your physical done? Private clinic.

11) Did you get your documents notarized? All documents notarized by private notary.  

 

Waiting a results from Nanjing University (according to my information the documents sended to CSC), another universities is fallback.

 

12) Were you accepted for the scholarship, if you were not then why? Yes

13) Did you receive any university admission letters (prior to receiving a scholarship)? Nope

14) How were you notified? Mail 

15) When were you accepted/rejected?  Acepted in June 

16) What school and program were you accepted to? Hebei University of Economics and Business - International Law

[nptaidhdt]

1) What is your native country? Viet Nam

2) Where did you apply? Zhejiang University

3) When did you apply?  Jan 2014

4) When was the deadline? April 20th

5) Have you applied for the scholarship before? No, this was my first time.

6) What program did you apply for? PhD (Chinese Philosophy)

7) What schools did you put for your preferences? 1. Zhejiang University; 2. Xiamen University

8 ) Did you apply for your school of choice beforehand? No. This is my first time

9) What agency number did you use? Zhejiang University

10) Where did you get your physical done? National hospital in my hometown

11) Did you get your documents notarized? 1 - Highest diploma (notarized photocopy); 2 - Academic transcripts; 3 - Study or research plan; 4 - Recommendation letters (02 Prof in Vietnam; 01 Prof at Zhejiang University)

 

Result (Updating): 

 

12) Were you accepted for the scholarship, if you were not then why?

- At Xiamen University: I have been pre-nominated for CSC Scholarship Candidates into PhD Program. I am waiting for formal acceptance from CSC

- At Zhejiang University:  I have received sms from my professor in 13/5/2014, he said that: "今天我把你的申请材料签字了，同意接收你", after that he said: "这是一个审核的程序，国际教育学院在收到你的材料之后，经过初步审核，如果没有问题，就把材料交到相关院系，由接收教授和院系签字同意，再交回国际教育学院。这是程序中的一个步骤，并不意味着CSC的正式结果，当然，你大概可以看成是说这个申请应该更加有希望了".

13) Did you receive any university admission letters (prior to receiving a scholarship)? Yes, Pre-Admission Notice from PhD Program in Xiamen University

14) How were you notified? by e-mail

15) When were you accepted/rejected?  If I have passed all, I will chosen Zhejiang University

16) What school and program were you accepted to? 1 year Chinese Language and 3-4 year Doctoral program

 

[shroq]

Waiting a results from  Shanghai Jiao Tong University

[HSK 1]

Alhamdulillah by Grace of Allah,, I have just received my scholarship packages (Admission Notice, Form JW201, CSC Scholarship). CSC provides me full scholarship with duration of study from Sept 2014 to July 2018. Success to other candidates,

[nptaidhdt]

@HSK 1: Hello!

 

Thank you for your information. Have you been accepted by one of professors from Zhejiang university before applying for CSC? And when did you receive that scholarship package? I am so surprised about that since Dr Tangli (international education office) has emailed me as follow:   "报名工作刚刚结束，材料还在汇总审核中，1个月后拟录取名单报CSC，预计6月下旬或7月上旬CSC才会将正式名单发给学校，在此之前，CSC要求不能透露任何信息。".  I am waiting...

[wpskinner]

Congratulations HSK 1 - that's great news!  Like nptaidhdt, I'm surprised, but delighted, that you have received a scholarship package already.  It gives me hope that perhaps I will hear from the CSC before late June. Perhaps we'll meet in Zhejiang!

[HSK 1]

@nptaidhdt: hai,,

Yes,, I'd attached form Provisional Acceptance by ZJU Professor to my scholarship documents. I got my scholarship documents by yesterday (21st May) which Ministry of Education of PRC officially granted me for full scholarship since 12nd May. I dont know why I got it so faster.

@Wpskinner: thanks bro. U will get yours as soon as possible. Anyway I should have tell you that I got my scholarship packages from my was second university, so probably we will not meet in Zhejiang,,

I am still hoping for Zhejiang University even I know that CSC has decided me to study in other university.

Success for both of you and surely for others,

~Atna/Indonesia~

[miketebyeks]

Guysam sorry for posting this in this thread, but i need your help. Zhenjiang Provincial government provides scholarship to international students worth 30000RMB but they list its worth as below

Class A Scholarship:
"The Class A Scholarship sponsors 40 students, at a rate of 30,000 RMB/person/year.
The Class A Scholarship sponsors excellent international students pursuing a master’s degree or above in Zhejiang Province. The scholarship should be used to cover registration fee, tuition fee, fee for basic learning materials, accommodation fee and serious disease and accident insurance."

 

Do u think they offer monthly living allowances?

[nptaidhdt]

@Congratulations HSK 1. Have you achieved HSK?