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DUT International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship

The Dalian University of Technology International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship is funded by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation. It supports non-Chinese citizens in MTCSOL, one-academic-year, one-semester, and four-week Chinese language study or teacher training. Coverage includes tuition, accommodation, monthly living allowance, and medical insurance.

Provider

Center for Language Education and Cooperation

Language

English

Deadline

Open

Overview

This scholarship, administered by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation, supports non-Chinese citizens training to become Chinese language teachers, hosted by Dalian University of Technology.

Coverage

Full tuition, on-campus accommodation (usually double room) or off-campus allowance (CNY 1,000/month for doctoral students; CNY 700/month for others), monthly living allowance, and comprehensive medical insurance.

Eligibility

Non-Chinese citizens aged 16–35 (in-service Chinese teachers up to 45; undergraduate applicants up to 25), in good physical and mental health, with strong academic performance and conduct, and committed to Chinese language education.

Application

Register online at cis.chinese.cn from 1 March. Application deadlines (Beijing time): mid-April (for July start), mid-May (for September start), mid-September (for December start), mid-November (for March 2022 start). Results are published about three months before classes begin.

Documents

Passport photo page; valid HSK/HSKK reports (within two years); reference letter from recommending institution; highest diploma and transcript; MTCSOL applicants require two professor references; in-service teachers must provide employment proof; applicants under 18 must submit documentation of a China-based guardian.

Contact

Scholarship administration: http://cis.chinese.cn. Tel: +86-10-58595727. Host institution contact: School of International Education, Dalian University of Technology.

Eligibility

notes

  • Applicants must be in good physical and mental condition with good academic performance and conduct.
  • Applicants must be committed to Chinese language education and related work.
  • Students currently studying in China are not eligible for the one-academic-year award; X1/X2 visa holders are ineligible for one-semester or four-week awards.

age limits

  • 16–35; in-service Chinese teachers ≤45; undergraduate applicants ≤25

nationality

Non-Chinese citizens

degree levels

  • MTCSOL; one-academic-year; one-semester; four-week study

language requirements

  • Track-specific HSK/HSKK minima (e.g. MTCSOL: HSK 5 ≥210 with writing ≥65 and HSKK Intermediate ≥60)

Student Categories

bachelor
master
phd
language

Benefits

  • Tuition coverage
  • On-campus accommodation (usually double room) or off-campus allowance (CNY 1,000/month doctoral; CNY 700/month other)
  • Monthly living allowance: CNY 2,500 (undergraduates, one-academic-year, one-semester)
  • Monthly living allowance: CNY 3,000 (MTCSOL)
  • Comprehensive medical insurance: CNY 160 (four-week), CNY 400 (one-semester), CNY 800/year (longer programmes)

Required Documents

  • Passport photo page; valid HSK/HSKK reports (within two years); reference letter from recommending institution; highest diploma and transcript; MTCSOL applicants require two professor references; in-service teachers must provide employment proof; applicants under 18 must submit documentation of a China-based guardian.

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