Self-Enrolment Chinese Government Scholarship Project

Peking University Academic Excellence Scholarships

Student Candidates:

Third year undergraduates, masters, and doctoral exchange students

Basis Requirements:

1. Candidates must be regular students; they must not be on leave of absence or suspended from the school.
2. Obey all Chinese laws and university rules, register on-time, study hard, and have superior grades.
3. Undergraduates: Starting in their second school year, undergraduates must have passed all required classes with an average GPA of at least 3.0. Undergraduates must have passed all controlled elective classes.
4. Graduate students: Superior grades, great research ability, creative thought are all requisite. Doctoral students who apply for scholarships must have published their thesis and this must have taken place at Peking University and also published in an official publication for your department at Peking University.

Schedule Specifics

Mid-September
Individual departments make recommendations of candidates. A list of candidates should be posted in each department for soliciting of opinions. Mid-October individual departments should report their candidate lists and supplementary information to the Division for International Students office.
Supplementary information includes:
1. International student academic excellence proposal form
2. Transcript (including GPA of required classes for undergraduates)
3. Two letters of recommendation from a teacher of the students' department (not necessary for undergraduates)
4. Published thesis
Mid-October
Panel reviews candidate proposals and makes selections, then presents this list to the office of the president for approval.
Mid-November
Scholarships are officially extended to students.

Values of Scholarships:

● Doctorate Academic Excellence Scholarship: 1st Prize: 10,000 RMB 5 students 2nd Prize: 5,000 RMB 10 students
● Masters Academic Excellence Scholarship: 4,000 RMB 15 students
● Undergraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship: 3,000 RMB 30 students
(Note: International students who receive scholarships from the Chinese government do not directly receive the scholarship. They will only physically receive a certificate of honor and a souvenir) Selection of Award Winners
With the recommendation of the student? department, a panel from the Division for International Students office, the Dean? Office, and the Office of Graduate Studies will choose among the candidates and report to the president of the university for final approval.