Application Procedures for the Asia Foreign Study Scholarship

 Shandong University Program

The Asia Foreign Study Scholarship - Shandong University Program is a partial scholarship program donated to Education Forum for Asia by Shandong University. The Organizing Committee of Education Forum for Asia and Shandong University co-administer the recruitment and the routine management of the program.

There are 2 partial scholarships provided for students from Asia-Pacific countries for the 2011-2012 academic year.

1.         Categories of Applicants, Duration of Scholarship, and Languages of Instruction

1)                  This program sponsors only Scholars for Chinese Language study for the duration of 1 year；

2)                  Courses will be taught in Chinese without any language requirement for applicants；

2.         Application

1)                  Applicants can apply directly to Education Forum for Asia, through the Chinese Embassy in the host country, or through their own embassy in China to Education Forum for Asia;

2)                  An application can be filled out according to the official website of Shandong University http://www.cie.sdu.edu.cn

3)                  The deadline for all applications is May 20, 2011.

3.         Eligibility

1)                  Applicants must be non-Chinese nationals in good health.

2)                  Applicants must have completed at least senior high school studies and be under the age of 45.

3)                  Education Forum for Asia will enroll on the basis of competitive selection.

4.         Details of the Scholarship

1)                  This partial scholarship program covers registration fees and tuition fees.

2)                  The students will be responsible for all other expenses (These expenses include single-room accommodation for overseas students, 40-70 RMB/day, food expenses 9,000 RMB/year in general, intercity travel and other incidental expenses of 6,000 RMB/year, and insurance expenses of 600 RMB/year).

5.         Application Materials

All Applicants must provide the following materials filled in correctly and truthfully.

1)                  Shandong University Overseas Student Application Form (available on the website http://www.cie.sdu.edu.cn ), one original and one photocopy, in Chinese or English.

2)                  A notarized copy of the students’ highest diploma and academic records. If applicants are university students or already employed, they should also provide verification documents.  Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must have translations in Chinese or English.

3)                  A study plan written in English which shall be no less than 200 words.

4)                  The Foreigner Physical Examination Form filled out in English. 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, official stamp of a hospital or a stamped photograph of the applicant will be considered invalid. The medical examination results will be valid for 6 months. All applicants are kindly requested to take this factor into consideration when determining the time to take the medical examination.

5)                  A photocopy of a valid passport, the front page.

The abovementioned materials should be received by the Education Forum for Asia, at the latest, by May 20, 2011. Application materials will NOT be returned regardless of whether the applicant is accepted or not.

6.         Approval and Notification

1)                  Education Forum for Asia will review all application materials from the appointed authorities and is authorized to make necessary adjustments on the applied institutions, disciplines and duration of study. Education Forum for Asia will directly contact the applicant or the applicant guarantor whenever necessary. Qualified applications will be forwarded to Shandong University and the final decision whether to admit the applicants or not will be made. The application will be seen as invalid and will not be processed if the application materials are inconsistent with recruitment regulations, or materials are incomplete.

2)                  Finalized placements, disciplines and duration of study are, in principle, not to be changed.

3)                  Education Forum for Asia will have the Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW202) sent to the applicant within a week after the documents are received.

7.         Contact Information

Education Forum for Asia Secretariat

Address: 1st floor, 3 Fuze Building, Yihai Garden, 129 West Road. to the South 4th Ring Road, Fengtai District, Beijing, P. R. China, 100070

Contact：Peter

Telephone：86-10-6372 0899

Facsimile：86-10-8497 3710

Website：http:// www.asia-edu.org

E-mail：peter@asia-edu.org

Shandong University

Address: International Education Institute, ,Shangdong University, 27 South Road of Shandong University, Jinan, China,     250100

Telephone：0086-531-8836 4535

Fax：0086-531-8856 5623

Website：http://www.cie.sdu.edu.cn

E-Mail:  cie@sdu.edu.cn