1. purpose 1) support outstanding youths who have been awarded at least a bachelor’s degree and hold a certain position in the field of politics, economics, finance, law, education, culture, arts, and media to visit china; 2) there are two ways in applying for the grant: (1) a plan will be made by the headquarters and published at due time through and , applicants can apply accordingly; (2) applicants can make their own visit plan and submit it to the headquarters; 3) support senior undergraduates or graduates holding a position in students’ associations at foreign universities to visit china. 2. duration from two weeks to six months. 3. eligibility ♦ non-chinese citizen; ♦ normally under the age of 40; ♦ being interested in public affairs, and aspired to make positive contributions to the exchange and collaboration between china and other countries. 4. application materials ♦ application form; ♦ a letter of recommendation from the current employer and two from other referees; ♦ a statement of purpose for the visit; ♦ priority is given to applicants who obtain a letter of recommendation from local confucius institutes, or the chinese embassy (consulate) in your country. 5. how to apply applicants shall fill in the , sign it before scanning it and sending it to , and then post the application forms and other supporting documents required (both chinese and english versions) in one packet to the confucius institute headquarters. 6. assessment process applicants will have a correspondence review from the expert panel of the confucius china studies program. 7. funding ♦ accommodation and travel expenses in china; ♦ round-trip international airfare (economy class, to be reimbursed against actual cost); ♦ expenses for life and medical insurances in china. |