• If applicants continue their study in the present institutions, they are required to submit their applications to CSC via the institutions recommendation.
• If applicants graduated from the current institutions and apply for further study in another institution, they are required to submit their applications to CSC via both the two institutions commendation.
• CSC does not accept the applications from the non-designated Chinese institutions for the time being.
• Application must be submitted before the deadline for the application dated every year.

• Applicants must be international students currently studying in the designated Chinese institutions and in good health.
• Applicants must have a good academic record and merits in the duration of their academic year, also they must be those who have been enrolled by the designated Chinese institutions as Masters or Doctoral candidates in the year of their graduation or are now carrying out their Masters or Doctoral studies in those Chinese institutions.
• Applicants for master degree studies must be under the age of 35, and applicants for doctoral degree studies must be under the age of 40.

• Living allowance is monthly paid to the students by the institution at the following rates (CNY yuan per month):

• Fee for outpatient medical service refers to the out-patient expense generated in the institutions hospital or the hospitals appointed by the institutions. The students should afford a certain percentage of expense in accordance with the institutions regulations.
• Comprehensive medical insurance plan of international students in China is insured by the Ministry of Education of China for the scholarship students in China against diseases and accidents. The institution is entitled to ask for compensation on the payment receipts from the insurance company for the expenses generated from hospitalizing for serious diseases or from accidental injury according to the stipulated insurance articles.
• The scholarship students are required to afford their inter-city ticket when they have to transfer to another admitting institutions. For those who are originally the Chinese Government Scholarship Students and eligible to the international travel cost, the international air ticket will be postponed to provide once only till the day they complete their study.
  

The applicants must fill in and provide the following materials truly and correctly (in duplicate). Application Form for Distinguished International Students Scholarship (printed by CSC). The application form can obtain from the institutions and also could be downloaded from the website of CSC:

http://www.csc.edu.cn

• Copies of last diploma and degree certificate. Candidates should provide proof letter issued by the institutions if the candidates have not obtain the diploma and degree certificate during the application.
• Copy of Admission Notice as masters or doctoral degree student. Candidates should provide proof letter issued by the institutions if the candidates have not obtain the Admission Notice during the application.
• Transcripts during the study in Chinese institutions.
• Study plan (Should include the understanding of the major and plan for further study. No less than 1000 words for master candidates and no less than 2000 words for doctor candidates).
• Recommendation letter by the Chinese institution in which the student currently studies. Recommendation letters by two professors.
• Official note issued by the Embassy of candidate's country, in which approve the candidate's application of the scholarship, and should indicate that the candidate is not in the exchange program between the two governments
• Other materials (released articles or academic achievements).