In order to deepen the education cooperation with the Belt and Road partner countries and to cultivate professionals for these countries, the Ministry of Education P.R.C has set up the "Chinese Government Scholarship-Silk Road Program" since 2017. This scholarship program is provided to China's high-level universities for recruiting the outstanding young students from the Belt and Road partner countries to pursue degrees in China.

I. When and Where to Apply

Applicants should complete an Online Application on the website（tju.at0086.cn/student）according to the application schedule. Applicants should fill in the application information online, upload the application documents listed below to the Online Application System. Students who are admitted and nominated for the Chinese Government Scholarship-Silk Road Program need to log into the system of China Scholarship Council at http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua/ within the specified time to submit the scholarship application (The Agency Number for Tianjin University is 10056; Choose Program Category Type B).

Deadline for Application

April 25, 2025

 II. Supporting Categories and Scholarship Duration

III. Eligibility 

1. Applicants must be a citizen of countries from the Belt and Road partner countries, and be in good health; For name list of B&R countries, please refer to: https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/info/iList.jsp?cat_id=10076

2. Requirements for applicants’ degree and age: 

Applicant applying for a Bachelor degree should hold a High School diploma and be under the age of 25 ;

Applicant applying for a Master degree should hold a Bachelor diploma and be under the age of 35 ;

Applicant applying for a PhD degree should hold a Master diploma and be under the age of 40.

Applicants shall be of good moral character, physically and mentally healthy, and willing to comply with Chinese laws and the regulations of Tianjin University.

3. Language Proficiency requirements:

① Chinese-taught programs applicants need to submit HSK5 certificates (Score 180 or above).

(Native Chinese speakers or applicants taught in Chinese during master study may be exempted from the HSK test after certified by Tianjin University)

②English-taught programs applicants need to submit English proficiency certificate (Native English speakers are exempted). TOEFL: no less than 80, IELTS: no less than 6.0. （Native English speakers are exempted. Applicants who obtained their highest diploma taught in English may provide a certificate of English instruction instead of IELTS or TOEFL certificate）

IV. Scholarship Coverage

1. Tuition waiver and accommodation on campus; 

2. Monthly Living Allowance: 

2,500 RMB/month for Bachelor students;

3,000 RMB/month for Master students;

3,500 RMB/month for PhD students;

3. Comprehensive Medical Insurance.

V. Program Catalogue

 （Note:The listed majors for admission are for reference only. The specific majors to be officially approved are pending final confirmation.）

VI. Application Materials 

Please upload all listed documents below to the application system:

1.  Scan Copy of High School，Bachelor and Master Diploma. Scan of pre-graduation certificate is required if the applicants have not gained degree certificate before the application deadline, please resubmit the notarized copy of highest diploma before registration.

2. Scan of notarized copy of the High School，Bachelor and Master academic transcripts (Applicants who will not graduate before the application deadline must provide their current academic transcript. In this case, the completed academic transcripts must be submitted before registration).

3. Photocopy of passport within the validity period after March. 1st, 2026. 

4. Chinese or English Proficiency Certificate (for more requirements, please refer to Qualifications )

5. Study Experience Resume (The start and end time of each education experience must be uninterrupted, and education level should start from senior middle school). 

6. Form of Provisional Acceptance of International Student by TJU Professor (Required for Master and Ph.D applicants only, not compulsory, remember to upload it to the application system, if you get the Acceptance letter). Please click here to get contacts of professors（Master Program; PhD Program）.

7. Study or research plan:  for the Bachelor program，no less than 600 words in English or Chinese；for the Master program，no less than 800 words in English or Chinese；for the Phd program，no less than 1000 words in English or Chinese;

8. Two recommendation letters in English or Chinese from two professors or associate professors (Compulsory for Master&PhD applicants).

9. Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (The medical examinations must cover all the items listed and should be conducted after October 1st, 2024).

10. Applicants who are now in China must submit scan of Photocopy of Visa.

11. Applicants must submit scan of Certificate of Non-Criminal Records. It should be valid within six months prior to the application date.

12. Applicants who are still under the age of 18 as of September 1st, 2025 must submit the original guardian certificate（submit the original guardian certificate issued by the Tianjin District Notary Office, and the Guardian must be a permanent resident of Tianjin）.

13. Applicants who have immigrated to other countries or whose parent is a Chinese national should provide proof of time for naturalization, proof of renunciation of Chinese nationality and a visa record of recent four years for entry and exit to China . 

14. Applicants for Bachelor degree can submit award certificates; Applicants for Master and PhD degree can submit published papers or formal acceptance notification and relevant certificates for participating in the research project（Compulsory for PhD applicants）.

15.Other attachments: (Scholarship applicants should submit CSC application form with signature, applicants of School of Architecture are requested to submit  E-work Collection and Video Presentation etc.） 

Template download link (please download the corresponding template according to your application program): http://sie.tju.edu.cn/xzzx/sqxg/ 

 Application Remarks

1. All uploaded documents should be in Chinese or in English; otherwise notarial translations in Chinese or English are required. Once translated, the original documents and certified translations are to be submitted together to the application system.

2. Please scan the original or notarized application documents in color using a scanner. Images captured by mobile phone or camera are not acceptable. Copies are also not acceptable.

3. Applications with incomplete documents will not be processed.

4. TJU has the right to request the applicants to provide the original or notarized hard copies of application documents for further qualification checks if the uploaded documents are not sufficient. Applicants shall guarantee all the information and application documents submitted in this application are authentic and accurate, otherwise they will be disqualified from admission.

VII. Admission Procedures(All schedules and procedures are subject to change based on actual implementation requirements)

1. Application:

From now until April 25, 2025

2.  TJU Review, interview and written examination:  April 1 to June 10, 2025;

(Date and form of interview will be notified through the email of TJU online system. Please check your application system day by day. Applicants who fail to attend the interview are deemed to be giving up the application.)

3. China Scholarship Council Review: Tianjin University will deliver materials of applicants who pass the TJU review to CSC and wait for the final admission results, normally from June 11 to 30, 2025 (the exact date is decided by CSC each year);

4. Result Release: Tianjin University will announce the admission result officially on website, and send Admission Notice and Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW201) to scholarship winners from July 1 to 31, 2025;

5. Registration: from the end of August to the early September, 2025.

VIII. Contact

International Admissions Office, School of International Education, Tianjin University

Address: 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, PR.China

Zip code: 300072

Tel: +86-22-27406691   

Fax: +86-22-27406147

E-mail: graduate@tju.edu.cn

Website: http://sie.tju.edu.cn/en/, www.tju.edu.cn

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