Competition Open for Canadians: Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program, 2017-2018
Sponsor
Global Affairs Canada and the Chinese Ministry of Education
Program
Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program
For More Information
For more information, please view the program's guidelines, value and duration, eligibility, key dates, and application instructions [1].
Description
Global Affairs Canada and the Chinese Ministry of Education are offering short-term scholarships to Canadians wishing to study abroad in China. Scholarships are awarded for studies, research, language studies or a combination of studies and language studies at participating Chinese institutions [2].
Scholarships are available for studies and research, for a combination of studies and language studies, or for language studies only. Scholarships are not to be used towards a degree in China.
Scholarships are tenable at Chinese institutions that admit scholarship recipients of the Government of China. These institutions are marked by an asterisk (*) in the list of participating Chinese institutions [2].
For students, each award is tenable for a period of no more than 12 months and no less than four months.
For mid-career professionals and faculty members, awards are tenable for a period of no more than 12 months and no less than eight weeks.
The scholarship is tenable between September 2017 and August 2018.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- be Canadian citizens residing in Canada;
- be either:
- a full-time permanent professor or research staff at a recognized post-secondary education or research institution in Canada;
- a student enrolled in either a college, undergraduate or graduate program at a recognized post-secondary education institution in Canada; or
- a mid-career professional from a Canadian government, media or cultural organization, or national education association, who has a graduate studies (Master's or PhD) degree and has managerial, policy development or decision making responsibilities for at least three years with the organization;
- have achieved the required level of written and spoken Chinese by the host institution in China, if applicable;
- undertake studies in an approved subject area in a Chinese institution;
- not be seeking a degree in China; and
- be under 50 years of age.
Additional qualifications and requirements apply.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
External Deadline | Step One: DFATD Online Application Applicants are encouraged to carefully read the instructions before beginning the online form [3]. Applicants must first complete and submit the online application form and provide the supporting documents as requested. | |
External Deadline | Step Two: China Scholarship Council (CSC) Application Applicants must complete and submit the online application from the China Scholarship Council website [4]. (Please note: it is recommended that Internet Explorer, version 6.0 or 7.0, is used to access the online application; other browsers might not work.) The CSC requires that all applicants submit their online application form in English. Applicants also complete an application package submitted by mail. |