The
Chinese Government Scholarship programs for the academic year 2020-2021 are
open for application now! The following is information for applicants:
Why
study in China?
China
is the second largest economy in the world. Since the implementation of Open
and Reform policy in 1978, China has made great achievements in social and
economic development and has built an advanced higher education system. Today,
China has more than 2,900 universities and colleges, providing high-standard
tertiary education to more than 38 million domestic students and nearly 500
thousand international students.
To
help the Gambian Government in its efforts of capacity building, China has been
providing various scholarship programs for Gambian students since the
resumption of diplomatic relations in 2016. Until today, more than 120 Gambian
students have successfully applied to study in China through the Chinese
Government Scholarship programs. These students are not only benefiting their
own careers from the programs, but are also bringing back China’s cutting-edge
technologies and development experience so as to contribute to The Gambia’s
future.
What
are included in the scholarship packages?
All
applicants who are successfully admitted to Chinese universities through the
Chinese Government Scholarship programs will be offered:
Full
tuition waiver.
Free
accommodation for students living in the university dormitories, or
monthly/quarterly accommodation subsidies for students living off campus.
Monthly
stipend for students’ daily life.
Comprehensive
medical insurance.
In
addition, part of this year’s programs include flight tickets from The Gambia
to China and back.
What
are the requirements for applicants?
Applicants
of undergraduate degree programs should meet the following requirements:
Between
the age of 18 to 25.
Graduated
or will be graduating from senior secondary school by June 2020.
Having
won “excellent” in at least three (3) subjects and having none failed subject
in a WASSCE held in 2018 or 2019, or having performed very well in other
academic tests such as the GCE Advanced Level.
Applicants
of postgraduate degree (master/PhD) programs should meet the following
requirements:
Under
the age of 35 for master degree applicants, and under the age of 40 for PhD
applicants.
Having
a notarized bachelor’s degree for master degree applicants, and having a
notarized master’s degree for PhD applicants.
Good
academic performance in previous university studies.
Once
admitted, undergraduate degree students will study Chinese language for their
first year in China, and their subsequent courses will be mainly taught in
Chinese. Language learning will not be requested for postgraduate degree
students, and their courses will be taught in English.
How
to apply?
Applicants
should follow the following steps:
Registration
and nomination: applicants are requested to register at the Ministry of Higher
Education and submit a copy of their notarized highest degree certificates,
WASSCE/other academic test result-checking sheets, academic transcripts and
other relevant materials to the Ministry prior to Friday 20 December 2019, and
participate in tests/interviews arranged by the Ministry.
Interview:
candidates nominated by the Ministry will be invited to an interview held by
the Chinese Embassy in January 2020.
Online
application: candidates who are considered suitable for the programs will be
guided to apply online in February 2020.
Admission:
results will be available for checking by the end of June 2020.
Applicants
are kindly reminded that the only official websites for the Chinese Government
Scholarship programs are https://www.csc.edu.cn/ and
http://www.campuschina.org/. No third-party agent has been authorized to
publish information or provide service about the programs, and no fee will be
requested by the Chinese Embassy, the China Scholarship Council (CSC) or any
school in China in the application process.
