To attract and encourage more international students to study in Qingdao and engage in scientific research, the Qingdao Municipal Government has established the “Qingdao Municipal Government Scholarship for International Students in China” (hereinafter referred to as “the scholarship”) to provide incentives for excellent overseas students studying in universities and colleges.
I. Funding Standard
The scholarship is aimed mainly for newly enrolled foreign students in universities in Qingdao, including degree students and long-term advanced students (completing more than one semester). The funding standard for the scholarship for graduate students is 30,000 RMB per person, undergraduate students 20,000 RMB per person and long-term advanced students per person 10, 000 RMB.
II. Application Requirements
The applicants shall be foreign citizens, who are in good health, friendly to China and comply with Chinese laws and regulations. Besides, the applicants shall meet the following requirements:
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A. Students who apply for a bachelor’s degree shall have a diploma or certificate equivalent to a Chinese high school graduate; students who apply for a master’s degree shall have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent; students who apply for a doctoral degree shall have a master’s degree or equivalent.
B. The applicants shall have the required level of Chinese language for admission to the university and provide relevant proofs, such as HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test Certificate), other Chinese language learning and examination certificates, etc. Applicants who are taught in English the conditions may be relaxed appropriately.
C. For students who apply as long-term advanced students, their time of study shall be more than one semester.
Universities shall formulate specific conditions for applying for admission according to the actual situation. The applicants shall meet those specific conditions. Under the same circumstances, the scholarship gives priority to students from countries along the “ Belt and Road” and Qingdao’s sister cities. Applicants who have been awarded Chinese government scholarship at all levels of government are no longer eligible for the Qingdao Municipal Government Scholarship for International Students in China
III. Majors for Applying Scholarship
International students of Shandong University can apply for scholarship limited to all majors in Qingdao campus as under the following majors:
| Degree | Language | College | Major | Campus |
| Bachelor’s Degree | Chinese | School of Political Science and Public Administration | International Politics | Qingdao Campus |
| Chinese | Public Administration | Qingdao Campus | ||
| Master’s Degree | English | School of Environmental Science and Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Qingdao Campus |
| English | Environmental Science | Qingdao Campus | ||
| English | School of Information Science and Engineering | Optical Engineering | Qingdao Campus | |
| English | Electronic Science and Technology | Qingdao Campus | ||
| English | Information and Communication Engineering | Qingdao Campus | ||
| English | Environment Research Institute | Environmental Science and Engineering | Qingdao Campus | |
| English | School of Political Science and Public Administration | International Relations | Qingdao Campus | |
| Chinese | International Politics | Qingdao Campus | ||
| Chinese | Political Theory | Qingdao Campus | ||
| English | China Studies | Qingdao Campus | ||
| English | Public Administration | Qingdao Campus | ||
| Chinese | Public Administration | Qingdao Campus | ||
| English | Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science | Experimental Particle Physics | Qingdao Campus | |
| English | Law School | International Law | Qingdao Campus | |
| Doctoral Degree | English | School of Environmental Science and Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Qingdao Campus |
| English | Environmental Science | Qingdao Campus | ||
| English | Microbial Technology Institute | Microbiology | Qingdao Campus | |
| English | School of Life Science | Botany | Qingdao Campus | |
| English | School of Information Science and Engineering | Optical Engineering | Qingdao Campus | |
| English | Electronic Science and Technology | Qingdao Campus | ||
| English | Information and Communication Engineering | Qingdao Campus | ||
| English | Environment Research Institute | Environmental Science | Qingdao Campus | |
| Chinese | School of Political Science and Public Administration | International Politics | Qingdao Campus | |
| English | International Politics | Qingdao Campus | ||
| Chinese | Political Theory | Qingdao Campus | ||
| Chinese | Public Administration | Qingdao Campus | ||
| English | Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Science | Analytical Chemistry | Qingdao Campus | |
| English | Law School | International Law | Qingdao Campus |
IV. Application time: 1st March to 15th June every year.
V. Application Methods:
1) Complete an online application
2) Send all required materials (see Application Instruction for 2019) along with the “Qingdao Municipal Government Scholarship Application Form (For Freshman)”(
Qingdao Municipal Government Scholarship Application Form (For Freshman).docx) by post to the Admission Office of SDU International Students & Scholars Center. The address is: 27 Shanda Nanlu, Shandong University (Central Campus), Mingde Building, C301, Jinan, P.R. China; Postal code: 250100.
VI. Assessment Procedures
A. The Municipal Bureau of Education and the Municipal Bureau of Finance shall release a scholarship index plan to Shandong University before the end of February each year, and the proportion of students awarded the scholarship, which shall not exceed 15% of the total number of international students.
B. The university accepts scholarship applications for this academic year according to the index plan, and this procedure shall generally be conducted simultaneously with the application for admission.
C. The university will set up an assessment group to determine candidates for the scholarships according to the relevant standards and regulations and conduct public announcements on campus.
D. The university annually assesses the qualified students. Any candidate who violates Chinese laws and regulations and rules and regulations of the university, and fails to meet the relevant provisions of the scholarship, his or her qualification of the scholarship shall be disqualified and no further application may be made.
VII. Funds Management
The scholarship is managed by the university and is used exclusively for the registration fees, tuition fees, laboratory fees, internship fees, teaching materials fees, accommodation fees, basic living expenses, and medical insurance for scholarship students.
VIII. Contact information：
International Admissions Office, International Students and Scholars Center, Shandong University
Address: Room C301, Mingde Building, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan, P.R. China
E-mail：apply@sdu.edu.cn
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