The Yenching Academy is currently accepting applications for up to 125
postgraduate scholarships to study in China. Chinese, as well as international
students and students from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, are eligible to apply
for this scholarship programme.
The Academy offers a
residential program aimed at creating a community of enthusiastic, globally
oriented young innovators in the heart of China’s top university.
Since its founding
in 1898, Peking University has played a central role in China’s modern history.
With its innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum and rigorously selected
cohort of young scholars from around the world, the Yenching Academy is serving
to enhance the educational excellence at Peking University.
Course
Level: Scholarship
is available to pursue postgraduate programme.
Study
Subject: Scholarship
is awarded to learn any of the courses offered by the university.
Scholarship
Award:
The Yenching Academy provides a generous postgraduate scholarship that covers
tuition fees, a travel stipend for one round-trip journey between each
Scholar’s base city and Beijing, accommodations, and living costs on
Peking University’s campus.
Number of
Scholarships:
The Yenching Academy annually enrolls approximately 125 new students
from both China and abroad, to study, live, and learn together.
Scholarship
can be taken in China
Eligibility: Applicants should have:
- Minimum
of a Bachelor’s degree in any field, awarded no later than August 31 of
the year in which they wish to enroll; - An
outstanding academic record; - Strong
interest in interdisciplinary study of China; - A
record of extracurricular achievement, community engagement and social
responsibility; - Leadership
potential; - English
proficiency.
Successful
applicants will demonstrate how the Yenching Academy program is relevant and
valuable for their career plans.
Preference is given
to candidates age 25 or younger as of August 31 of the year they wish to
enroll. For students from countries with mandatory military service, the age
preference is 27 years old or younger.
Nationality:
Chinese,
as well as international students and students from Hong Kong, Macao, and
Taiwan, are eligible to apply for this scholarship programme.
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Applicants must have Graduate from a Mainland Chinese university
in 2018 (any major).
English Language
Requirements: English proficiency test score (IELTS Type A/TOEFL/CET Band 4 and
Band 6/TEM-4 and TEM-8).
How to
Apply: Candidates
may apply through Yenching Academy’s online application portal.
Please note that those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan will also need to apply
through the Peking University Graduate Admissions website.
Each applicant will
create an account on the Yenching Academy admissions portal and submit the
following materials in English:
form;
or less);
of Enrollment;*
recommendation;
proficiency test score (at least IELTS 7/TOEFL 100/Cambridge 180/CEFR C1).**
*If official
university documents are in languages other than English or Chinese, both
copies of the original documents and certified English translations must be
uploaded. This requirement includes diplomas issued in Latin.
** Native English
speakers and students/alumni of primarily English-taught degree programs are
not required to provide English proficiency test scores.
More details about
required documents are available through the admissions portal after creating
an account.
Application
Deadline: International
candidates and those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan may begin applying August
15, 2017. There are two deadlines, associated with candidates’ universities:
- December
11, 2017: Universities in the United States and Canada; - January
15, 2018: Universities in all other countries.
Applicants must
submit all materials before 12:00 noon (Beijing time) on the relevant
deadlines.
Note: All candidates
should apply by the deadlines corresponding to their universities or alma
maters. There may be rare exceptions; for example, an alumna of a U.S.
university learns about our program after returning to her home country, and
wishes to apply by the later deadline.
