Jinan Government Scholarship is set up by the Jinan Municipal Government in order to encourage international students from sister cities of Jinan (including cities that have built up international friendly relations with Jinan, referred to as “sister cities” hereafter) to come to Jinan for study and scientific research.
Location of Study: China
Scholarship Type: Full scholarship
Faculty of study: unspecified
Level of Study: Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Scholarship Value: The scholarship, mainly used as fund for tuition fees, includes Full Scholarship and Distinguished International Students Scholarship. Full Scholarship is awarded to full-time international students (including international students studying for a doctor’s degree, a master’s degree or a bachelor’s degree) and students of long-term non-degree programs whose programs (including language programs and professional programs) are not shorter than one academic year. Distinguished International Students Scholarship is awarded to international students participating in language programs or professional programs shorter than an academic year and short-term exchange students. One student could only be awarded with one scholarship.
| Name | Admission Category | Standard |
| Full Scholarship | Degree students | Not more than 25,000 yuan per person per academic year for not longer than the duration of program stipulated by the university. If the program lasts less than an academic year, the sum should be calculated according to the actual duration of it. |
| Long-term non-degree students | Not more than 20,000 yuan per person per academic year for not longer than two academic years. If the program lasts less than an academic year, the sum should be calculated according to the actual duration of it. | |
| Distinguished International Students Scholarship | Non-degree students whose programs are not shorter than three months | Not more than 1,000 yuan per person per month and not more than 5,000 yuan per person in total. It is an one-time scholarship—once awarded, the students could not apply for it again within three years . |
| Non-degree students in language programs that last for less than three months; exchange students | The standard will be made by Foreign Affairs Office of Jinan People’s Government according to the situation. It is an one-time scholarship—once awarded, the students could not apply for it again within three years. |
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Eligibility
1) Applicants must be Non-Chinese citizens from sister cities of Jinan. Applicants must be in good health and be friendly toChina.
2) Applicants must abide by the laws and regulations of the Chinese government, behave well and meet the entrance requirements of Shandong University.
3) Applicants must have a good attitude towards study. Applicants must not have any record for disobeying regulations of the university.
4) Only applicants that have not received other sorts of fund or scholarship could apply for the scholarship.
How to Apply
Application Time:
The scholarship is available for application twice a year. The first period is from February to May (The scholarship will be allocated in October), and the second period is from September to November (The scholarship will be allocated in March).
- Application method
Please look up to the attachments for requirement of the application documents and send the scanned copy via email to apply@sdu.edu.cn. All applicants shall mail the original copy of all application documents to SDU International Student Admissions Office (Address：C301 Mingde Building, Central Campus of Shandong University, No.27 South Shanda Road, Jinan, China).
None of the application documents will be sent back to applicants. Students that have already received the scholarship once could only submit the materials through a simplified procedure when applying for a second time. None of the application documents will be sent back to applicants.
Evaluation
In January and June each year, the list of scholarship winners will be publicized. Then, the qualification of students who are awarded will be re-verified.
Allocation of Scholarship
The scholarship will be allocated to students all at once before March 30 and October 30 by the university.
APPLICATION
Please look up to the attachments for requirement of the application documents and send the scanned copy via email to apply@sdu.edu.cn.
Deadline
The scholarship is available for application twice a year. The first period is from February to May (The scholarship will be allocated in October), and the second period is from September to November (The scholarship will be allocated in March).