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Southwest University Presidential Scholarship

The Southwest University Presidential Scholarship is a university-funded award for international students pursuing undergraduate, master's, or doctoral degrees. Category I covers registration fee, tuition (including lab and internship fees), comprehensive medical insurance, and monthly living allowances. Category II covers registration fee, tuition, and medical insurance but excludes living allowance.

Provider

University scholarship

Language

N/A

Deadline

Open

Overview

Established to attract outstanding international students and strengthen friendly exchanges between China and other countries, the scholarship supports undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and advanced study programmes.

Coverage/Benefits

Category I covers registration fee, tuition (including laboratory and internship fees), comprehensive medical insurance, and monthly living allowance (1,100 RMB for undergraduates, 1,400 RMB for master's, 1,700 RMB for doctoral students). Category II covers registration fee, tuition (including laboratory and internship fees), and comprehensive medical insurance, but no living allowance.

Eligibility

Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens, physically and mentally healthy, and not receiving any other Chinese scholarships. Age limits are under 30 for undergraduate, under 35 for master's, and under 40 for doctoral applicants. Language requirements: HSK Level 7 for Chinese-taught programmes; IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 80+ for English-taught programmes.

Application

Applicants may apply via traditional mail or online through the Southwest University admissions portal. The application deadline is subject to notice from the International College.

Documents

Required documents include the scholarship application form, highest education certificate with notarised English/Chinese translation, academic transcripts with translation, study/research plan (≥800 words), two recommendation letters (for master's/doctoral), language proficiency certificates, physical examination record, passport copy, and two passport photos.

Contact

Southwest University Admission Office for Foreign Students. Address: No. 2, Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing, China. Postal Code: 400715. Tel: +86-23-6836-7823, +86-23-6836-6002. Fax: +86-23-6825-3497. Website: http://gjxy.swu.edu.cn, http://issic.swu.edu.cn

Eligibility

age limit

≤30 years old

degree levels

bachelor
master
doctoral

language requirements

HSK 7
IELTS
TOEFL

Student Categories

bachelor
master
doctoral

Benefits

  • Registration fee exemption
  • Tuition fee exemption (including laboratory and internship fees)
  • Comprehensive medical insurance
  • Monthly living allowance (1,100 RMB for undergraduates, 1,400 RMB for master's, 1,700 RMB for doctoral students) — Category I only

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