Beijing Government Scholarship: The Beijing Government Scholarship (BGS) was established by Beijing Municipal Government, aiming to provide tuition fees fully or partially to the international students studying or applying for studying in Beijing. Its administrative office is the International Cooperation and Exchange Office of Beijing Municipal Commission of Educations, which is in charge of project establishment, review, acceptance and daily management of the Beijing Government Scholarship Program. The international students applying for the Beijing Government Scholarships shall normally submit relevant materials to the universities in Beijing that he/she hope to apply by the end of February every year.
For specific application means, you can consult the government departments and relevant institutions responsible for dispatching students abroad in your country, Chinese embassies or consulates; you can also visit the Web of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (http://www.bjedu.gov. cn) to inquiry; or directly apply to the universities qualified to issue such scholarship in Beijing.
Eligibility Criteria
a.Applicants should be non-Chinese citizens and be in good health.
b.Applicants for doctoral degree programs must have a master’s degree and be under the age of 40.
c.Applicants for master’s degree programs must have a bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 35.
d.Applicants for undergraduate program must have senior high school diploma with good academic performance and be under the age of 30.
e.Applicants for general scholar program must have bachelor’s degree or completed at least two years of undergraduate studies and be under the age of 50.
f.Applicants for long term language studies must have senior high school diploma and be under the age of 60.
g.Applicants for senior scholar program must have master’s degree or above or hold academic title of associate professor or above and be under the age of 50.
h.Applicants should meet the language requirements of the higher education institutions.
i.Applicants should not be awardees of Chinese government scholarships at the same time.
Offered Benefits
The Beijing Municipal Government Scholarship for International Students only covers tuition fees. According to the applicants' status, the allowance for scholarship students can be classified into 5 types: 1) 40,000 RMB/year for a Doctoral degree. 2) 30,000 RMB/year for a Masters degree. 3) 20,000 RMB/year/ for a Bachelor degree. 4) 10,000 RMB/year for a Senior training or long term language program. 5)5,000 RMB/year for Exchange students or students with outstanding contributions to international education in Beijing.
