The Great Wall Program is a full scholarship established by the Chinese Ministry of Education for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization（UNESCO）to sponsor students and scholars in developing countries to study and conduct research in China.

ⅠSupporting Categories, Duration and Instruction Language

1. Supporting Category

This program only supports general scholars and senior scholars.

2. Duration

This scholarship covers, in general, one academic year of study.

3. Language Instruction

Scholarship recipients who are admitted into Chinese-taught programs and who are without adequate Chinese proficiency are required to get the approval from both CSC and UNESCO for one academic year Chinese language study.

II Scholarship Coverage

The Great Wall Program provides a full scholarship which covers tuition waiver, accommodation, stipend, and comprehensive medical insurance. Please refer to Introduction to CGS—Coverage and Standard for details of each item.

UNESCO covers international travel fare, a monthly pocket allowance and a termination allowance. For details please refer to the Announcement Letter at

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/fellowships/programmes/unescopeoples-republic-of-china-the-great-wall-co-sponsored-fellowships-programme/

IIIWhere and When to Apply

Where to Apply:You should apply to the National Commission for UNESCO in your home country.

When to Apply:Youneed to apply between early January and early April. Please consult the National Commission for UNESCO in your home country for the specific deadline of each year

IV Eligibility

1. Applicant must be a citizen of aed country as listed in

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/fellowships/programmes/unescopeoples-republic-of-china-the-great-wall-co-sponsored-fellowships-programme/

2. Applicant must not be a citizen of the People’s Republic of China.

3. Applicant must be in good health, both physically and mentally.

4. Applicant must be a holder of bachelor’s or master’s degree or their equivalent.

5. be under the age of 45 and have a high school diploma（or higher）when applying for the general scholar programs.

6. be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor（or above）under the age of 50 when applying for the senior scholar programs.

V Application Procedure

Step 1 - Apply to the National Commission for UNESCO in your home country;

Step 2–（Optional）Complete the online application procedure at CSC Online Application System for International Students（Visit http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchinaand click “Application Online” to log in）, Please chose theProgram Category Type A, submit online the completed Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship and print a hard copy.

Please consult the UNESCO Announcement Letter or the Great Wall Fellowship Program website for Instructions of CSC Online Application System for International Students and Agency Number (Northeast Forestry University code is 10225);

Step 3 – Please email a scanned copy of the complete application documents to Ms. Lydie Ndobo-Mackongo atl.ndobo@unesco.org

Step 4 –after you have sent out the scanned copy of application documents, submit all the original of the application documents to the National Commission for UNESCO in your home country before the deadline.

NOTE

Only applications of recommended candidates from UNESCO will be considered. Successful candidates who have been pre-admitted byNortheast Forestry Universitywill receive an official admission notice to confirm their placement in the pre-admitting university.

VI Application Documents（in duplicate）

1. Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship（in Chinese or English）; with 3 photos.

2. Notarized highest diploma;

Prospective diploma recipients must submit official document issued by the university of your current enrollment to prove your student status or expected graduation date. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations;

3.Academic transcripts（in Chinese or English）;

Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

4. Two Recommendation Letters（in Chinese or English）;

Applicants for the senior fellow ship programs must submit two recommendation letters by professors or associate professors.

5. A Study Plan or Research Proposal（in Chinese or English）;

This should be a minimum of 500 words;

6. Foreigner Physical Examination Form（photocopy）,（in English. Please download from http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua）. The physical examination must cover all of the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete forms or forms without the signature of the attending physician, or the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicant will be considered as invalid. Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule as the result is valid for only 6 months.

7. The copy of Pre-admission Letter from Northeast Forestry University;

8. The copy of valid HSK Certificate（optional）;

All documents should be bound together on top left corner in the order of 6.1 to 6.9.

You should submit TWO sets of bound documents.

No application documents will be returned.

VII Placement & Scholarship Confirmation

1.Application documents of recommended candidates from UNESCO will be considered by CSC for eligibility and qualification. Ineligible or incomplete applications will not be considered

2. Qualified applications will be sent to universities for placement. Based on various factors, such as the different scholarship funding requirements of every country, the host university's teaching capacity, study length and applicants’ criteria, CSC reserves the right to make necessary adjustments/changes to the candidate’s host university, field of study, supporting categories and duration of scholarship. Applications enclosed with the Pre-admission Letter will be sent to the universities who issued that Letter for placement confirmation.

3. After placement confirmation by Chinese universities, scholarship recipients will get Chinese government scholarships to study in China with approval by CSC. Each scholarship recipient will be granted with no more than one scholarship.

4. After reviewing the placement results and approving the List of Scholarship Recipients, CSC will send the admission documents to the Permanent Delegation of the P. R. China to UNESCO before July 31st. The Permanent Delegation of the P. R. China to UNESCO will notify UNESCO of the result. UNESCO will send an award letter to all successful applicants with the admission documents（List of Scholarship Recipients and Visa Application Form for Study in China（JW201））.

5. Scholarship recipients shall not change their host university, field of study, or duration of study unless they give up the grant.

6. Scholarship will not be reserved if scholarship recipient cannot register before the registration deadline.

VIII Contact information of UNESCO

Ms. Lydie Ndobo-Mackongo

Focal Point for the Great Wall Fellowship Program Participation Program and Fellowships Section UNESCO

Tel: +33145681581 Email:l.ndobo@unesco.org

IX Contact information of CSC

Tel: 0086-10-66093953 Fax: 0086-10-66093915 Email:ouzhou@csc.edu.cn

Website:http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua

Address: Division of International Students Affairs, China Scholarship Council Level 13, Building A3, No.9 Chegongzhuang Avenue, Beijing, P.R. China Postcode: 100044

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20/12/2016