UNESCO/People’s Republic of China Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme for International Students

The
Government of the People’s Republic of China has placed at the disposal of
UNESCO for the academic year 2017-2018 seventy-five (75) fellowships for
advanced studies at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
These
fellowships are for the benefit of developing Member States in Africa,
Asia–Pacific, Latin America, Europe and North America and Arab region.

The
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a
specialized agency of the United Nations. UNESCO encourages international peace
and universal respect for human rights by promoting collaboration among
nations.
Applicants
applying for general scholar programs must be under the age of forty-five (45)
and have completed at least two years of undergraduate study; and those who
applying for senior scholar programmes must be a master’s degree holder or an
associate professor (or above) and under the age of fifty (50).
Course
Level: 
Fellowships are available for advanced
studies at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Study
Subject:
Fellowships are offered in the fields
of proposed studies at the selected Chinese universities.
Number
of Awards: 
75 fellowships are offered.
Scholarship
Award: 
The Great Wall Program provides a full
scholarship which covers tuition waiver, accommodation, stipend, and
comprehensive medical insurance. Please refer to Introduction to CGS—Coverage
and Standard for details of each item. UNESCO covers international travel fare,
a monthly pocket allowance and a termination allowance.
Scholarship
can be taken in 
China
Eligibility: 
  • Applicants
    applying for general scholar programs must be under the age of forty-five
    (45) and have completed at least two years of undergraduate study and
    those who applying for senior scholar programmes must be a master’s degree
    holder or an associate professor (or above) and under the age of fifty
    (50).
  • English
    proficiency is required.
  • Be
    in good health, both mentally and physically.
Nationality:
Applicants
from Africa, ASIA and the Pacific, Arab States, Latin America and the
Caribean, Europe and North America can apply for these fellowships.
List
of Countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea,
Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria,
Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia,
South Africa, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Democratic People’s Republic of
Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Kazakhstan,
Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives,
Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Palau,
Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka,
Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania,
Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia,
Yemen, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Venezuela, Albania,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Republic of
Moldova, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia,
Ukraine
College
Admission Requirement
Entrance
Requirement:
Applicants applying for general scholar
programs must be under the age of forty-five (45) and have completed at least
two years of undergraduate study; and those who applying for senior scholar
programmes must be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor (or
above) and under the age of fifty (50).
Test
Requirement:
No
English
Language Requirements:
These fellowships, are in most cases to
be conducted in English. In exceptional cases, candidates may be required to
study Chinese language before taking up research/study in their fields of
interest. Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet
specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to
study there.
How
to Apply:  
  • Step
    1: Read carefully the Announcement letter, especially the attached ANNEX
    II, for UNESCO/China Co-Sponsored Fellowships Programme 2017-2018 to
    understand the requirements for eligible candidatures and the procedures
    for the submission of application.
  • Step
    2: Visit the official website of China Scholarship Council (CSC):
    http://www.campuschina.org/,  to check more details on the
    fellowships programme and available fields of study and universities of
    your interest.
  • Step
    3: Prepare your application documents (in English or Chinese)
    properly according to the requirements prescribed in ANNEX II.
     Applicants are encouraged to contact in advance with their target
    Chinese universities. For the applicants who have received the
    pre-admission letters from designated Chinese universities by the time of
    submission, please attach your pre-admission letters in the supporting
    documents.
  • Step
    4: Register in CSC Chinese Scholarship Information System for
    International Students at www.campuschina.org/noticeen.html (Programme
    Category Type A, Agency number 00001) and submit your online application
    by following the guidance in Instructions of the Chinese Government
    Scholarship Information System for International Students.
  • Step
    5: Print out your online application form and send it to the National
    Commission to UNESCO of your country, attached with the hard copies of all
    the required documents (in duplicate).
  • NOTE:
    As National Commission for UNESCO of the invited countries will select and
    transmit the documents of nominated candidates to UNESCO Paris Headquarter
    by 20 April 2017 at the latest, applicants are advised to submit their
    application, both online and to their National Commissions as early as
    possible.
Application
Deadline:
The application deadline is April
20, 2017.
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