China UNESCO Fellowships for International Students in China 2012

China/UNESCO — the Great Wall Fellowship program is a full scholarship program set up by the Ministry of Education of P. R. China (hereinafter referred to as MOE) for candidates recommended by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). MOE entrusts China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC) to manage the recruitment and carry out the routine management of this scholarship program. 25 fellowships for advanced studies at undergraduate and postgraduate level are available. These fellowships are for the benefit of developing Member States in Africa, Asia and the Pacific and certain countries in the Arab States. In exceptional cases, candidates may be required to study the Chinese language before taking up research/study in their fields of interest.

 

Requirements

1. Hold at least the equivalent of the Master’s Degree/above or the Bachelor’s Degree;
2. English proficiency is required;
3. Be not more than 45 years of age;
4. Be in good health, both physically and mentally

How to Apply

All applications should be endorsed by the relevant Government body (the National Commission or Permanent Delegation) and must be made in English with the following attachments:

• Application form for UNESCO/China (The Great Wall) Fellowship in triplicate;
• 3 photographs;  
• Notarized photocopies of diplomas and certificates, and school-certified transcripts of complete academic records (translated in English when applicable), in triplicate;
• Copy of the university's invitation letter, for those students who have been admitted in advance by a Chinese university, in triplicate;
• Two letters of recommendation (in English) by professors or associate professors familiar with the work of the candidate, in triplicate;
• A study or research proposal containing no less than 400 words (in English) of the post-graduate study to be undertaken during the candidate’s stay in China, in triplicate;
• Foreigner Physical Examination form to be completed and communicated to UNESCO by 15 March 2012 (copy attached), in triplicate; and
• English language proficiency certificate, in triplicate.
  

Deadlines

30 March 2012

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