2017 Fujian Provincial Government Scholarships, Xiamen University

   Application Guidelines for the 2017 Fujian Provincial Government Scholarships, Xiamen University

 1. Introduction

In order to attract more international students to study in Fujian Province and to promote the international exchange and cooperation between Fujian Province and the rest of the world, Fujian government set up scholarships for exceptional international students in undergraduate, mater's or doctoral programmes from 2012. The scholarships cover tuition, accommodation fee and cost of course materials for one academic year. 

2. Eligibility

① Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health.

② Educational background and age limits:

﹡Applicants for bachelor’s degree studies must have a high school diploma and be under the age of 30.

﹡Applicants for master's degree studies must have a bachelor's degree and be under the age of 35.

﹡Applicants for doctoral degree studies must have a master's degree and be under the age of 40.

3. Academic programmes

■ Chinese-medium undergraduate, master's and doctoral programmes

Most undergraduate, master's and doctoral programmes are taught in Chinese. More information about the academic programmes is available at http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/en/index

■ English-medium undergraduate, master's and doctoral programmes

In order to enhance its internationalisation, XMU has launched a lot of English-medium programmes for international students. These programmes are taught in English and aim to produce high-level international specialists with a solid professional foundation plus a good understanding of the Chinese society and culture. For more information, please see http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/en/clist/74.html.

4. Application time: Feb 1st to May 15th, 2017

5. Application procedures

Applicants are eligible for scholarship assessment only after they are admitted to the undergraduate, master's or doctoral programme of Xiamen University. (Application guidelines for undergraduate programmes / master’s programmes / doctoral programmes 2017 are available at http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn )

1) Applicants are required to make online application at http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/application 

and then download and print out the Application Form for International Students generated upon successful online application.

2) Applicants can fill in and print out the Application Form for Fujian Provincial Government Scholarship(click to download). 

3) Submission of application documents:

Send by post to XMU's Admissions Office the two forms and other required documents. Application documents should reach the Office before the deadline. When mailing application documents from mainland China, EMS mailing service is highly recommended as to ensure timely and efficient delivery of your package. (Postal address: Admissions Office of Xiamen University, Fujian Province, China 361005; Tel: +86 (0)592 2184792)

★ Applicants are expected to keep their phones open and check their email regularly as XMU's Admissions Office will contact them when necessary.

6. Selection and notification

Applicants for undergraduate programmes will be given priority if they apply with a high score in SAT, IB diploma, GCE A level test, or UEC test. Applicants for postgraduate programmes will be given priority consideration if they graduate from world-renowned universities, sister universities or are recommended by senior professors or experts. The University will submit a list of nominees to the Department of Education of Fujian Province for approval. Scholarship decisions will be made on the basis of the applicants’ application documents, academic performance, overall merits, research achievements and supervisors’ comments. The result will be published in August 2017 on the website of the Admissions Office (http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn). Scholarship awardees will be notified via email.

7. Contact information

Address: Admissions Office of Xiamen University, Fujian Province 361005, P.R. China

Tel: +86 (0)592 2184792 / 2188375    Fax: +86 (0)592 218 0256

Email: admissions@xmu.edu.cn         Web: http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn

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