I. General Information
The ocean, covering about
71% of the Earth’s surface, plays a primary role in addressing the
climate change and supporting the global economy, trade and livelihood.
The sustainable ocean development has direct impact on the development
and prosperity of all coastal countries now and in the future. And it
has become an inexorable trend worldwide that through international
cooperation and exchange we should deepen our understanding of the ocean
and promote sustainable ocean development to enhance regional and
global economic prosperity. Under this consideration, the State Oceanic
Administration (SOA) and the Ministry of Education of China jointly
initiate the program of Marine Scholarship of China (hereinafter called
the Scholarship) for the purpose of providing financial support to
outstanding students from the coastal countries or regions around the
South China Sea, the Pacific and the Indian Oceans and African
developing countries to study in China for a master’s or doctoral degree
in oceanography or other related specialties, cultivating advanced
professionals of the related fields for developing countries, enhancing
international marine cooperation and exchange, and promoting the
harmonious ocean development in the region and around the world. China
Scholarship Council (CSC) is in charge of the admissions and routine
management of the Scholarship.
II. When and How to Apply
Application deadline: March 31st 2019.
Applicants should apply to
Zhejiang University directly and submit the application materials
to Admission Office of International College by post or in person. The
application materials submitted by email will NOT be accepted.
Note: The envelope of application package should be marked “Application for Marine Scholarship of China 2019”.
Please note the winter break is from January 26th 2019 to February 21st 2019, during which there will be no real-time processing of your application.
III. Enrollment Eligibility
1. The applicant should be a
citizen of non-Chinese nationality in good health, from a
coastal/island country of South China Sea, theIndian Ocean, the Pacific
and its surround island countries, or an African developing country.
2. The applicant must apply for the postgraduate program of ocean-related specialties（ Programs List of ZJU 2019）.
3. Any applicant who is currently engaged in oceanographic and relevant sectors will be given high priority.
4. The applicant for master’s degree studies is required to have a bachelor’s degree and be usually under the age of 40.
5. The applicant for doctoral degree studies is required to have a master’s degree and be usually under the age of 45.
IV. Duration of the Scholarship
1. Candidates for master’s degree: 2-3 years of study with the Scholarship
2. Candidates for doctoral degree: 3-4 years of study with the Scholarship
3. Scholarship awardees who
choose Chinese as the teaching language and request Chinese language
training prior to their formal academic studies will receive one-year
training and have their scholarship funding extended correspondingly for
one year.
4. The duration of the
Scholarship will be defined upon the student’s admission to the
university, and will not be extended in principle. If a student is
unable to finish the program for some special reasons, his or her
scholarship may be extended until graduation with prior consent of SOA,
the university and CSC.
V. Scholarship funding details
1. Tuition waiver
2. Free accommodation on campus
3. Living allowance: RMB 3,000 per month for master’s students, and RMB3,500 per month for doctoral students
4. Comprehensive Medical Insurance
Notes:
1. Living allowance
is to be granted by the university on a monthly basis, starting from
the date of entrance of the student. For the first month, the students
who register before or on the 15th day of the month will receive the
allowance in full, and those after the 15th day of the month, in half.
The allowance will extend half a month after the specified graduation
date designated by the university. As for those who suspend, quit or
complete their academic program and return to their own country, the
allowance will stop from the next month. The allowance covers the
holidays recognized by the university. Those who are away in the
holidays and unable to get their allowance in time may receive their
dues when return to the university. And as for those who are late for
the registration or stay away from the school without any formality of
asking for absence for a time longer than one month, the allowance for
that month shall be cancelled.
Those who have to
suspend their program because of pregnancy or severe disease must return
to their own country for delivery or recovery, and the travel must be
at their own expense. Those who have been approved by the school
authority to suspend their program, their qualification for the
Scholarship may extend for no longer than one year and the allowance
will stop during the suspension. But those who suspend their program on
other excuses will be disqualified from the scholarship.
2. For more detailed information, please check the website of China Scholarship Council.
VI．Materials for application
1. Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (to be filled out in Chinese or English)
Log on China Scholarship Council’s Online Application System, fill in and submit application form, then print out the application form and sign.
Note: After you
login to the online application system, please fill in “Program
Category” with Type B and “Agency Number” with 10335.
2. Application for Admission to Zhejiang University(to be filled out in Chinese or English) .
Log on Zhejiang University’s International Students Online Application System ,(fill in and submit application form, then print out the application form and sign.
iii. Photocopy of Passport
3. Form for Provisional Acceptance of International Student by ZJU Professor, download (if applicable)
Applicants are encouraged to contact their prospective supervisors in Ocean College of Zhejiang University prior to application to
find faculty members of Ocean College and are expected to enclose in
their application package with the Form for Provisional Acceptance of
International Student by ZJU Professor.
4. Highest degree
certificate, which must be original documents or notarized copies.
Certificates in languages other than Chinese or English must be
accompanied by notarized translation in Chinese or English.
5. Academic
transcripts, which must be original documents or notarized copies.
Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be
accompanied by notarized translations in Chinese or English.
6. The applicant’s study or research plan inChina(in Chinese or English)
7. Two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English by Professors or associate Professors
8. Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form filled
in Chinese or English. The original copy should be kept by the
applicant. The medical examinations must cover all the items listed in
the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those
without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of
the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid.
Application materials will NOT be returned regardless of the result of the application.
VII. Scholarship admissions
1. SOA and the university will jointly organize a panel of reviewers to
screen the candidates for the scholarship on the basis of the
candidates’ academic performance and achievements and their supervisors’
opinions. The final list of the scholarship awardees will be publicly
announced.
2. Entrusted by CSC, the
university will mail the Admission Notice and Visa Application Form
(JW201) to the scholarship awardees by July 31.
3. In principle the
Scholarship student is not allowed to change the school, subject and
duration of study pre-defined on the Admission
Notice.
VIII. Annual review of the Scholarship
1. According to the
Measures of Annual Review of Chinese Government Scholarship Status, CSC
will carry out a comprehensive annual review of the scholarship
students’ academic performance, attitude towards study, attendance
records, behavior, rewards and punishments etc.
2. Scholarship students
must pass the review to qualify themselves for next year’s scholarship
funding. Those who fail the review may have their scholarship suspended
or terminated next year.
3. Those whose scholarship
have been suspended may continue their study at the university at their
own expense, and if they wish to recover eligibility of receiving the
scholarship, they may attend the review next year and, upon passing the
review, apply for the continuity of the Scholarship.
4. Those whose scholarships have been officially terminated are not eligible to apply for recovery of the Scholarship.
For details please refer to Measures of Annual Review of Chinese Government Scholarship Status.
IX. Contact
1..ZhejiangUniversity
Add: Room 4500, International College Building, Yuquan Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou，China
Postcode: 310027
Tel: +86 571 87951456
Email: admission1@zju.edu.cn
Fax: +86 571 87951755
Website: http://iczu.zju.edu.cn
2. Department of International Cooperation, State Oceanic Administration
Add:1 Fuxingmenwai Avenue,Beijing,China
Postcode: 100860
Tel: +86-10-68048072 / 68048080
Fax: +86-10-68030799
Website: http://www.soa.gov.cn
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