2016-2017 Homestay and Study Abroad 4-week CI Scholarship

The Confucius Institute has partnered with sixty (60) universities across China to offer a scholarship for four weeks study abroad and homestay in China. Participants will receive four-weeks of Chinese language and culture courses at accredited universities and accommodation with local Chinese families for all or part of the time. If you ever thought about learning Chinese, would like to quickly improve your Chinese, or simply want to learn more about China, this is an experience you can’t afford to miss. The scholarship will cover expenses associated with tuition, accommodations with a Chinese family, and medical insurance. Students only need to cover airfare, food, and visa fees.

You just need to meet these minimum requirements:

• Non-Chinese citizen
• Between 18-35 years old
• No major medical problems
• Are currently enrolled or have been enrolled in Confucius Institute Classes
• Have taken the HSK (Chinese Proficiency Exam) examination or BCT (Business Chinese Test) hosted by the Confucius Institute
• No prior experience studying abroad in China
• Willing to do homestay or visit with a local Chinese family
Note: Registration Student Group (limited to 10-15 people)

You can choose from over 60 universities across China and rank up to two preferred institutions.
The information of host institutions including university name, program schedule, program subject and planned enrolment can be found online on https://www.confucius.aueb.gr/images/stories/pdf/HostInstitutes2017.pdf.

From the issue date of the application procedures, Confucius Institutes (Classrooms) are entrusted by Hanban as recommending institutions to engage in applicant selection, recommendation and organization.

Step 1: Applicants should fill in the Pre-application Form of Confucius Institute Scholarship for Home Stay/Home Visit Four-Week Study Program.docx and send it to the secretariat of BCI (E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). BCI will examine all applications and will provide feedback to the applicants.

Step 2: Applicants should log on to the Confucius Institute Scholarships website (http://cis.chinese.cn) to register, complete the Confucius Institute Scholarships Application Form online, and upload the scanned copies of relevant supporting documents. If the following documents are not in Chinese or English version, notarization documents should be provided.
1. A scanned copy of the passport photo page.
2. Score reports of the HSK, HSKK or BCT, BCT (Speaking).
3. Certification of the highest education diploma (or proof of expected graduation) and an official transcript.
4. Recommendation letter signed by the head of the recommending institution (Business Confucius Institute at the Athens University of Economics & Business). (Please provide objective comments on the applicant, including whether the applicant is a student of Confucius Institute or other identity.)

Hanban will conduct an overall assessment of all applications, admit applicants on the basis of competitive selection and announce the admission results. All the host institutions, recommending institutions and applicants can find the scholarship recruitment results from the Confucius Institute Scholarships website.

After confirming with the successful applicants, host institutions are required to post “Letter of Admission” and other relevant documents to the recommending institutions within 10 working days.

1. Incomplete or unqualified applications will not be processed.
2. Applicants will be disqualified from application in case of fraudulent application materials or application materials are completed and submitted by someone else.
3. Scholarship winners who cannot register with the host institutions on time should inform the host institution about the reasons in written form within 15 days before the admission date. For those who do not register as requested without reason, the scholarship will be cancelled.
4. Scholarship will be cancelled for those who drop out, or take schooling suspension during the study.