CHINA: Shanghai Foreign Student Government Scholarship Example

The Shanghai Government is offering scholarships to undergraduate and master's students who are interested to study at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law.

Further details on the Scholarship is available here  

Degree level

Undergraduate 

Master's

Deadline

Application time is generally from February to April each year. As a prospective, more specific information will be published in the website by institutions.

Who can apply?

Undergraduate Scholarship Applicants:

• Must have successfully completed National Senior Certificate or above;
• Applicants should not be above 25 years of age

Master's Scholarship Applicants:

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree or above;
• Applicants should not be above 35 years of age

For PhD programme:

• Must have a Master's degree or above;
• Have certain academic level;
• Should not be older than 40 years of age.

Fields of Study

Scholarship is divided into category A and category B.

Category I includes:

• Philosophy;
• Economics;
• Law;
• Education;
• Literature;
• History;
• Management

Category II includes:  

• Science;
• Engineering;
• Agriculture

Category III includes:

• Medicine;
• Art.

What the scholarship offers

The Scholarship is divided into category A and category B.

Covered content

•         Category A: including tuition, accommodation fee, living expenses and comprehensive medical insurance.
•         Category B: including tuition and comprehensive medical insurance.

Student type	Subject Classification	Criterion of Category A					Criterion of Category B
		Total	Tuition	Accommodation fee	Living expenses	Comprehensive medical insurance	Total	Tuition	Comprehensive medical insurance
Undergraduate	Category Ⅰ	59200	20000	8400	30000	800	20800	20000	800
	Category Ⅱ	62200	23000	8400	30000	800	23800	23000	800
	Category Ⅲ	66200	27000	8400	30000	800	27800	27000	800
Postgraduate	Category Ⅰ	70200	25000	8400	36000	800	25800	25000	800
	Category Ⅱ	74200	29000	8400	36000	800	29800	29000	800
	Category Ⅲ	79200	34000	8400	36000	800	34800	34000	800
Doctoral student	Category Ⅰ	87800	33000	12000	42000	800	33800	33000	800
	Category Ⅱ	92800	38000	12000	42000	800	38800	38000	800
	Category Ⅲ	99800	45000	12000	42000	800	45800	45000	800

Foreign students who  need to receive preparatory education enjoy living allowance of corresponding standard in accordance with their identities. A teaching subsidy criterion will be applied to the Preparatory College of Shanghai based on the undergraduate category.

Application process

To apply, please login on the “SHUPL International Student Service System, complete the online form and pay registration fee according to the requirements.

Applicants should confirm which school and major they are eligible for, as well as the application deadline and procedure, before registering online.

Applicants will be responsible for all other expenses not covered under the scholarship.

Contact

If you would like more information and have inquiries about this scholarship, you can contact the International Students Office for Shandong Provincial Government Scholarship for Foreign Students at Email: admission@shupl.edu.cn.

Documents and links

Shanghai University of Political Science and Law (SHUPL) website

The Application System for International Students Recruitment

Registration Instructions

Note

Please note that this opportunity is not offered by the Department of Higher Education and Training. Applicants are required to undertake their own research into programmes and institutions and are responsible for ensuring that the qualifications will be recognised in South Africa by contacting the South African Qualifications Authority and the relevant professional bodies. If there are any discrepancies in the details provided, the information given by the sponsor supersedes the details provided above. No additional financial support will be provided by the Department of Higher Education and Training.