Application for Chinese Government Scholarship—Belt & Road Program of Wuhan University (2021)
Chinese Government Scholarship-Belt and Road Program is a full scholarship established by the Ministry of Education to support Chinese universities to attract outstanding international students from Belt and Road Countries for graduate studies in China. Wuhan University is one of the prestigious universities designated to undertake this program to recruit graduate students for Master and Doctoral study of Geospatial Information Technology (including Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Geodesy and Surveying Engineering, Cartography and Geographic, etc.), Information Engineering, Electronic Information(formal Software Engineering), Civil and Water Resources (formal Hydraulic Engineering),Civil Engineering, Cyberspace Security and Urban and Rural Planning programs.
Supporting Categories, Duration and Instruction Language
1.The scholarship supports master’s and doctoral students.
2.Duration of Study: 2-3 years for master study, 3-4 years for doctoral study. Duration of the scholarship, which covers both major study and Chinese language/preparatory study, is as specified in the Admission Notice.
3.Teaching language: Chinese/English,
The following attachment can help you find information on supporting majors and medium of instruction.
Eligibility of Applicants
1. Applicants of non-Chinese nationality from Belt and Road countries and in good health.
2. Applicants who apply for a master degree should be under 35 years old and have a bachelor degree.
3. Applicants who apply for a doctoral degree should be under 40 years old and have a Master degree.
4. Applicants of Chinese-medium programs should have at least HSK level four certificate (Chinese Proficiency Test) when applying. Applicants who meet HSK level five or above can apply for the major study directly, those who have not reached HSK level five can apply to take Chinese language training courses for one year, and then move on to their degree study after meeting the requirement.
Applicants for English-medium programs should provide score report of English Language test. TOEFL requires 80, IELTS requires 5.5. For those who cannot offer the above-mentioned standard English test results, can provide proof of studying at a previous institution where the teaching language is English, and additional oral or written English test organized by Wuhan University will be required to participate in.
Native English-speaking applicants could be exempted from providing the above English proficiency certificate.
5. Applicants did not receive any other types of scholarship.
Scholarship Coverage and Criteria
1. Tuition and application fee waiver;
2. Free accommodation;
3. Living allowance;
4. Comprehensive medical insurance.
5. International travel expenses: self-afforded.
If you want to know more details about the scholarship, please visit the website at http://www.campuschina.org/
Where and When to Apply
Where to Apply
Apply online to the Wuhan University directly.
When to Apply
You need to apply between January 1st and April 15th, 2021.
Application documents submitted online after the deadline of April 15th will not be considered.
Procedure of Application
1. Firstly, register and submit your online application at the CSC Online Application System for International Students at http://www.campuschina.org/. The code of Wuhan University is 10486. Please Choose Program category– type B which refers to scholarship programs responsible by Chinese universities under Chinese Government Scholarship. After completing the online application, please download and print a hard copy of the “Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship”.
2. Next, register and submit your online application at Wuhan University Online Application System for International Students at http://admission.whu.edu.cn. Please choose sources of funds — Chinese Government Scholarship Program.After completing the online application, please download and print a hard copy of the “Application Form for International Scholars and Students of Wuhan University”.
Application Documents
1. Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (written in Chinese or English).
2. Application Form for International Scholars and Students of Wuhan University (written in Chinese or English).
3. Notarized highest diploma(degree certificate) and transcripts (the original notarized copies issued directly by your school/university or public notary office with an official stamp). Prospective diploma recipients should submit an official pre-graduation certificate, transcript and on-school performance certificate issued by your current school. The pre-graduation certificate should prove not only your current student status, but also the expected degree certificate and graduation date. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.
4. Study plan, within 800 words, written in Chinese or in English.
5. Two recommendation letters from either professors or associate professors, in Chinese or English.
6. Copy of Passport Home Page: Application shall submit a clear scanned copy of his/her ordinary passport with validity later than March 1,2022.
7. Non-criminal record report in English or Chinese. The applicant shall submit a valid certificate of Non-Criminal Record issued by the local public security authority, usually issued within 6 months prior to the submission date of the application.
8. Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form, filled in English or Chinese, can be downloaded from: http://admission.whu.edu.cn/en/?c=content&a=list&catid=81. The Physical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete forms or forms without the signature of the attending physician, or the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicant are considered as invalid.
Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule as the result is valid for only six months. Please keep the original copy of the form for the school registration.
9. The copy of valid HSK certificate is required if applying for Chinese-medium program. The copy of valid English level certificate for English-medium program (e. g TOEFL or IELTS).
10. The copy of acceptance letter from the professor of Wuhan University (if available).
Please note:
1. There is no application fee for Chinese Government Scholarship-Belt and Road Program in Wuhan University. Applicants should apply directly to Wuhan University and cannot submit application document through any intermediary agencies.
2. Ineligible or incomplete applications will not be considered. Please ensure that an accurate phone number, email address and mailing address (including postcode, city name) are provided.
3. Applicants do not need to send us hard copies of application documents. Some of the applicants will receive the interview notice informed by our schools around early April. Only those applicants who have passed the preliminary evaluation of the university and are informed by our email notice around April 15th should submit us all application documents in one set of hard copies by DHL or EMS. As for the highest diploma (degree certificate) and transcript, the original document is not required, but one set of the original notarized highest diploma (degree certificate) and transcript should be submitted. Whether accepted or not, the document will not be returned.
4. Those applicants who do not receive our email notice around April 15th have failed the preliminary evaluation of the university.
5. In addition to the above application document, the university has the right to require the applicant to provide other materials if it is necessary.
6. Please visit the website
http://admission.whu.edu.cn/cn/?c=content&a=list&catid=165 for the frequently asked questions if you have any doubts about the application.
7. About application status, please visit our website for the latest information.
Admission and Registration:
1. The pre-admitted students will be informed by e-mail around the end of May, 2021. The final result of scholarship winners will be informed at the end of July 2021, and the official admission document will be delivered at that time.
2. Admitted students will enroll in early September 2021, and go through the admission and registration procedures at Wuhan University in strict accordance with the time specified in the admission notice. Scholarship will not be reserved if the scholarship recipient cannot register before the registration deadline.
3. The Scholarship recipients shall not be allowed to change their host university, field of study, or duration of study stipulated on the Admission Notice after their coming to China.
4. The Scholarship qualification will be evaluated annually.
Contact information:
Person: Ms. She (Geospatial Information Technology program, Electronic Information, and Cyberspace Security programs);Ms. Xiong (Civil and Water Resources, Civil Engineering and Urban and Rural Planning programs)
Mail Address: Admissions Office 101, School of International Education, Wuhan University, No.299, Bayi Road, Wuchang Dist., Wuhan, Hubei Province, China 430072;
Post code: 430072
Tel: 0086-27-68753912
Fax: 0086-27-87863154
Email: Ms.She: Norah@whu.edu.cn
Ms.Xiong: admissions@whu.edu.cn