CSC Scholarship ONLINE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
for students applying for Chinese Government Scholarships
Websites:
1. Chinese Government Scholarship program official website is
https://campuschina.org/
2. Click blue bottom “Scholarship Application for Students” on the top right side, the online
Application Form: https://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn/#/login.
Please create a student account to complete the online application form. Click on the
English option, and the page will be translated.
Please note, the selection process will solely rely on the online system and application
material submitted electronically. Hard copies are needed only as a reference to the
Chinese Embassy as a proof of your submission. Therefore, please make sure all the
documents submitted online are truthful, correct, and complete.
3. Deadline: February 15 every year
Completing your online application
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Please read through the following steps before starting your application. In the next section,
you will be provided with step-by-step instructions related to completing the online application.
Here is what you need to fill in:
1. Program Category is Type A;
Agency No. is 8401; Agency name is Embassy of P. R. China in U.S.A.
2. For Language Proficiency, please choose “Chinese language skill is preferred but not
required”.
3. Under Proposed Study in China section, please choose “General Scholars” in response to
the item “Apply for”.
4. For Preferences of Institution section, please choose an institution from the AASCU
Recommended University List on AASCU’s website. This is a shortened list from CSC’s list of
universities. AASCU has partnership programs with those universities. You may also select
from the complete CSC list of universities. Failure to choose from these lists will result in
denial of your application.
5. For Duration of the Major Study, please indicate one of the three: one full academic year
(September to July the next year), Fall start (September to January the next year), or Spring
start (March to July).
6. “Contact in China” is for applicants who are under the age of 18 and need guardianship. If it
does not apply to you, please leave it unfilled.
7. Dispatching Authority” and “Application Receiving Agency” refer to the Chinese Embassy in
Washington D.C.
8. For the two Letters of Recommendation in the Supporting Documentation section, please
include at least one from your academic professors who knows your program and your
study interests in China.
9. Study Plan in China should explain in detail what you are going to do with the scholarship
program in China. It must include such information as the major you want to study in or the
field of your research interest, your background, and your interest in China and in Chinese
culture.
10. Submitting the online application - Please follow the CSC website instructions to submit the
application online first; At the same time, please email the completed form to Sufei Li at
[email protected]Completing your application – Supporting Documents
Please follow the website instructions to submit the application online (Including Personal
Information, Education and Employment History, Other contacts). Also, please save and
download the completed form at the end and email it to Sufei Li at [email protected]
1. Mandatory - The printed CSC online application – should be signed (please note that the
name needs to match the one on the passport);
2. Mandatory - Copy of the passport photo page and passport/visa style photo;
3. Mandatory - Highest Diploma (no need to be notarized)
1). If you are going to receive your bachelor’s or master’s degree in the coming May, please
submit an official letter from your current school as proof of student status with the title of
your expected degree and expected date of graduation;
2). If you are a freshman, sophomore, or junior, please submit a copy of your high school
diploma;
4. Mandatory - The Official Academic Transcript (no need to be notarized);
5. Mandatory - A Study Plan (or Personal Statement) - should explain in detail what you are
going to do with the scholarship program in China. It must include such information as the
major you want to study in or the field of your research interest, your background, and your
interest in China and in Chinese culture. Please note that the Study Plan or Personal
Statement requires a minimum of 500 words;
6. Mandatory - Two Recommendation Letters required by AASCU (please include at least one from
your academic professors who knows your program and your study interests in China);
7. Mandatory- Non-Criminal Report Record from the local public authority
8. Mandatory - A photocopy of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form is required by the
Chinese government. The form can be downloaded from
https://www.cscscholarship.org/foreigner-physical-examination-form-
china.html?189db0&189db0.
• 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 photograph of the
applicant are invalid. Please keep the original for Chinese visa application later.
• Some items on the physical exam form may be difficult to understand for
foreigners. CSC’s main concern is to prevent infectious diseases being brought to
China. For example, chest X-ray is required for tuberculosis, blood test for AIDs,
Syphilis, and others epidemic diseases. Some diseases may be rare in the U.S. for
years. Unless there is a must, doctors wouldn’t order those tests. Under these
circumstances, we hereby confirm that you may not need these tests if your doctor
thinks you are in perfect health. However, your doctor is required and highly
appreciated to fill out the physical exam form properly with “OK” or “Good” etc.,
together with his/her signature or the stamp of the hospital. For items like “nose”,
“eye”, “ears”, “extremities”, your doctor can simply fill out “normal” or “abnormal”,
together with his/her signature or the stamp of the hospital. As long as the form
bears a doctor's signature or the stamp of a hospital, it will be accepted.
*Note:
• Pre-admission Letter
o The Pre-admission letter is not required when you submit the application. CSC still tries
their best to place you according to your preference. It is only that your 1st preference
may not be guaranteed.
o You can upload the Pre-admission Letter(s) to the online system when you receive it.
• The application form can only be downloaded after the submission of all applications. If the
account contains unsubmitted applications, the applicant will not be able to download the
application form.
• After finishing all the required applications, please remember to send one copy to Sufei Li
at [email protected] for backing up.
• For any questions during the application process, or for more information, please contact
Sufei Li at [email protected]
