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SCUT International Scholarship for Excellence

The South China University of Technology International Scholarship for Excellence offers tuition and registration fee exemptions for outstanding full-time international degree students. Funded by SCUT, it covers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programmes (excluding School of Medicine). Doctoral awardees also receive a monthly living allowance.

Provider

Chinese university

Language

English

Deadline

Open

Overview

The International Scholarship for Excellence supports high-achieving international students entering full-time degree programmes at SCUT. Award levels depend on academic merit. Programmes in the School of Medicine are excluded.

Coverage

Full or partial exemption from tuition and registration fees for the standard duration of the degree programme. Doctoral full scholarship includes RMB 1,400 per month living allowance for three years. Applicants without required HSK scores may take a one-year Chinese language programme with tuition waived.

Eligibility

Applicants must be citizens of a country other than the People’s Republic of China and in good health. Bachelor’s applicants require a high school diploma; master’s applicants require a bachelor’s degree; doctoral applicants require a master’s degree.

Application

Applications are submitted online via SCUT’s admissions portal at http://www.scut.edu.cn/apply. All required documents must be uploaded during submission.

Documents

Passport copy; highest academic diploma; notarised transcripts; study or research plan (minimum 500 words); two academic reference letters and supervisor pre-acceptance letter (for postgraduate applicants); thesis or paper abstracts (for PhD applicants); portfolio (for arts or music applicants); Foreigner Physical Examination Form; language certificate (HSK, TOEFL, or IELTS, as required by the programme).

Contact

Admission Office, School of International Education, South China University of Technology, B1-207, University Town, Guangzhou 510006, P.R. China.

Eligibility

notes

  • Citizen of a country other than the PRC and in good health.
  • Bachelor’s applicants: high school diploma; master’s: bachelor’s degree; doctorate: master’s degree.

nationality

Foreign nationals only

degree levels

bachelor
master
phd

language requirements

HSK, TOEFL, or IELTS as specified by programme

Student Categories

bachelor
master
phd

Benefits

  • Bachelor first class: full tuition exemption for four years
  • Bachelor second class: half tuition exemption for four years
  • Bachelor third class: half tuition exemption for two years
  • Master first class: full tuition exemption for three years
  • Master second class: half tuition exemption for three years
  • Master third class: half tuition exemption for two years
  • Doctorate full scholarship: full tuition exemption for three years plus RMB 1,400 per month living allowance

Required Documents

  • (1) A copy of passport
  • (2) Highest diploma (original copy and notarized photocopy).
  • (3) Relevant notarized transcripts
  • (4) A study or research plan(Chinese or English, no less than 500
  • (5) Two reference letters in Chinese or English from professors or
  • associate professors (for postgraduate students).
  • (6) An pre-acceptance letter of supervisor issued by SCUT
  • professors or associate professors (for postgraduate students)
  • (7) The applicants of PhD have to submit Abstract(s) of Graduation
  • Thesis(es) or Published Paper(s)
  • (8) One cassette records for those applying for music programs. 2
  • color photographs of each: sketches, color painting, other works for those
  • applying to fine arts programs.
  • (9) Foreigner Physical Examination Form.
  • (10) Language Certificate
  • Language requirements for Chinese-Medium Programs:
  • New HSK Band 4 with scores above 180 for Science or Engineering
  • New HSK Band 5 with scores above 180 for Liberal Arts, Economics,
  • or Management Studies.
  • Language requirements for English-Medium Programs (only for
  • non-English speaking countries):
  • TOEFL IBT 68 or above
  • IELTS 5.5 or above. (For undergraduate
  • students)

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