Postgraduate Study Project The “Chinese Government Scholarships — Postgraduate Study Project”, set up by the Ministry of Education of China (MOE), is intended to provide support for building universities to an international high level, and to promote Chinese higher education. Enrolment is managed directly by China's key universities. The MOE has entrusted the China Scholarship Council (CSC) with maintaining the enrolment records and handling the routine management.

Categories of applicants and duration of scholarship

Categories of Applicant: Master's Degree Students
Duration of Study and Scholarship: 2-3 academic years

Categories of Applicant: Doctoral Degree Students
Duration of Study and Scholarship: 3-4 academic years

Note: Courses start in September 2010. In principle, the duration of the scholarship as specified at the time of admission can NOT be extended. However, if scholarship students take a one-year Chinese language course first, their scholarship will be extended for one year.

Eligibility
1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and in good health.
2. Applicants must not be not studying currently at a Chinese university — students already studying in China can apply for a Distinguished International Student Scholarship provided by the CSC.
3. Educational background and age limits:

Applicants for master's degree courses must hold a bachelor's degree and be under the age of 35.

Applicants for doctoral courses must hold a master's degree and be under the age of 40. 

For this scholarship's full details and application instructions, follow this link:
http://admissions.xmu.edu.cn/website.aspx?language=en&website_id=24

Application deadline: from Nov. 1 2009 to Jan.15 2010