China Scholarship Council Program

The China Scholarship Council

The China Scholarship Council, run by the government of the People's Republic of China, provides a way for Chinese nationals to study at universities throughout the world. Applications may be submitted twice a year. For information on how to apply, contact Chonghua Zhang, the University of Florida's coordinator for joint agricultural programs between UF/IFAS and Chinese agricltural universities. Chonghua Zhang is located in Beijing. E-mail him at: zhangchonghua@gmail.com
Details about the China Scolarship Council's current programs and requirements can be found below.

Also be sure to check the University of Florida International Center (UFIC) website for information on the University of Florida's Beijing Center. The Beijing Center can meet faculty and students at the airport, arrange housing, set up meetings, and assist with other logistics for faculty visiting China and for students enrolled in study-abroad programs and language immersion studies in China.

• Introduction
• Assignment
• Qualifications
• Application Time and Notice Time
• Cost

1. Introduction

The China Scholarship Council (CSC) funds many different study-abroad programs. One of them is the Young Faculty Study Abroad Program.  The program was established by the Chinese government with the objectives of encouraging and furthering the cause of cooperation between Chinese universities and famous foreign universities, bothat university-wide and program levels. Every year, CSC selects many promising young faculty members with development potential and sends them to some of the best foreign universities or research institutes.

2. Assignment

(1) Selected Fields
Fields given priority are those for the study of energy, natural resources, environment, agriculture, manufacturing, information technology, key fields in life science, space science, ocean science, nano-technology, new materials development and other specialized fields of strategic importance, and humanities and applied social sciences.

(2) Beneficiaries and Duration

a. Senior Scholars (Associate Professor and Above): 3-6 months.
b. Visiting Scholars (Assistant Professor, including post-doctoral students) :3 -12 months.

3. Qualifications

(1). The applicant must have already received from the accepting school/UF a letter of tentative admission.
(2). The applicant must be a well thought of teacher in a Chinese university. Age of applicant must under 45.

 4. Application time and Notice time

The acceptance of application is from February 20th to March 20th, and Jul. 10th to July 25th, 2008. Notification of results is announced in May and September respectively.   Actually it is an around the year activity for most Chinese universities.  China Agriculture University is soliciting applications for internal screening right now for the July application.

5. Cost   

The Chinese government will cover the round trip international airfare and 1100 dollars per month for the cost of living abroad which can meet the cost of living as required by most of the foreign universities.