Jiangsu Government Scholarship For International Students(Agreement Scholarship) refers to the scholarship clearly stipulated in thesigning of friendly provinces /states andother neighborly cooperative agreements between the provincial authority and the foreign side, according to the requirements ofChina’s overall situationand the local economic development.

I. Criteria and Duration

II. Eligibility and Qualification

International students applying for Agreement Scholarship shall meetthe eligibility and qualification below:

(I) Qualification

1. Bachelor and associate degree program applicants need to be holders of diplomas or certificates equivalent to the graduation of China’s ordinary senior high school aged under 30.

2. Master degree program applicants need to beholdersofbachelor's degrees(or equivalent) under 35 with two reference letters from professors or associate professors.

3. Ph.D. program applicants need to be holdersofmaster's degrees(or equivalent) under 40 with two reference letters from professors or associate professors.

   (II) Eligibility

4. Applicants need to be holders of valid foreign passportsor nationality documentsof no less than 4 years, with residence recordsin their home country for 2 years or longer by April 30 of the year of school registration (as evidenced by the entry and exit stamp dates on their passport with an accumulated nine-month stay within a year in their home country being regarded as one year of residence)

5. Applicants in good health with goodwill towards China

6. Applicants need to be in good conduct without absence from class or any other violation ofschoolregulations or Chinese laws and rules.

7. Applicants with outstanding and top-of-class academic performance.

8. A minimum ofHSK Level 4 is needed for Chinese-taught programs as evidenced by relevant certificates, such as HSK Level 4 Certificate or above. Advanced English language proficiency as evidenced by a satisfactory and valid TOEFL orIELTS grade report is needed for English-taught programs.

9. Non-holders of other full scholarships like Chinese Government Scholarship and International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship (previous Confucius Institute Scholarship).

   III. Application Procedure

   Step 1:The number and criteria of the Agreement Scholarship shall be determined in line with the friendly agreement signed between the provincial authority and the foreign side within the validity period in the previous year. Agreement cooperators shall select the recommended applicants inaccordancewith the agreement.

   Step 2:Jiangsu Education Department shall review the eligibility and qualification of the recommended applicants and issue the scholarship certificate to the qualified applicants.

   Step 3: Applicants shall inquire about information of courses and universities for international students, and directly apply to universities on“Jiangsu Education Services for International Exchange”website (http://www.jesie.org/). Applicants shall upload the scholar certificate issued by Jiangsu Education Department.

   Step 4: Schools shall evaluate the applicants of Agreement Scholarshipbased onthe criteria, givepriorityadmissionto the applicants who meet the criteria, and deliver the admission list to Jiang Education Department for filing.

   Step 5: International students with Agreement Scholarship shall be subject to universities’annual review in line with the relevant regulations. For those students who fail to pass the annualreview, their scholarships will be terminated or canceled. But they can still get scholarships if they pass the following yearly review. The number of students whose scholarships have been canceled can be provided for outstanding international students from the same grade, who can be independently selected by the universities.

   IV.Contact

   College of Overseas Education, Nanjing Tech University

   Address: No.30 South Puzhu Road, Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China

   Postal code: 211816

   Telephone: +86 25 58139813 / 58139522

   E-mail: admission@njtech.edu.cn