Chinese local government scholarships

Except for Chinese government and Confucius Institute Scholarship, many Chinese local governments have set up their own scholarship to encourage more outstanding international students to pursue a higher education in their local HEIs. Here are some details.

1. Anhui Government Scholarship
Type                                                   Age(under)                          Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  28                                       20,000
Master's degree                                     40                                       30,000
Doctoral degree                                     45                                       50,000

Deadline: Before Mid-June

2. Beijing Government Scholarship

Type                                                   Age(under)                          Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                　30                                      20,000
Master's degree                                  　 35                                      30,000

Doctoral degree                                  　40                                      40,000
Long term  language studies                 60                                      10,000
Exchange  student                                  —                                       5,000
Deadline: the end of February  (consult the relevant HEIs for the specific)

3. Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship     

Type                                                  Age(under)                           Value(RMB)
Bachelor's  degree                                25                                10,000 or 25,000
Master's  degree                                   35                               15,000  or 30,000
Doctoral  degree                                   40                                20,000  or 35,000
General  scholar                                    45                                8,000  or 10,000

Deadline:  March 30

4.  Fujian Government Scholarship
Type                                                    Age(under)                        Value(RMB)
Associate  degree                                　30                                     30,000
Bachelor's degree                                   30                                     30,000
Master's degree                                 　 35                                     40,000
Doctoral degree                                　  40                                     50,000
Long term language studies　　 　　　30                                     30,000
General scholar                               　　 50                                     40,000
Senior scholar                                　　   50                                    50,000
Governor special scholarship                  50                                    60,000

Partnership  cities scholarship                 50                                    30,000

Date of  Application: from January to April each year.

5. Guangdong Government Outstanding Foreign Student Scholarship      

Type                                                   Age(under)                         Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  40                                      10,000
Master's degree                                     40                                      20,000

Doctoral degree                                     40                                      30,000

Date of Application: every October     

6. Guangxi Government Scholarship for ASEAN Students

Type                                                    Age(under)                       Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  25                                        Full
Master's degree                                     35                                        Full
Doctoral degree                                     40                                        Full
Outstanding student award                   —                                   Depends
Nanning City A Scholarship                   —                                     15,000
Nanning City B Scholarship                   —                                      7,300

Deadline: June 30(full scholarship), March 10 (Outstanding student  award), March 31(Nanning City A&B scholarship)

 [The ten member  countries of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei,  Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), and Vietnam.]

7. Guizhou Government Scholarship
Type                                                    Age(under)                       Value(RMB)
Associate  degree                                   30                                     6,000
Bachelor's degree                                  30                                    10,000
Master's degree                                     35                                    15,000

Doctoral degree                                     40                                    20,000
ASEAN students Scholarship                 —                                      8,000
Trainees, special scholarship                —                                       6,000

Date of Application: from January through June each year.

8. Hainan  Provincial Government Scholarship

Type                                                   Age(under)                        Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  30                                     20,000
Master's degree                                     35                                     23,000
Doctoral degree                                     40                                     25,000

Date of Application: from January to April each year.

9. Hebei Government Scholarship

Type                                                    Age(under)                       Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  25                                       5,000
Master's degree                                     35                                      15,000
Doctoral degree                                     40                                      20,000
Long term language studies                   —                                      25,00
Date of Application: from January to April each year.

10. Heilongjiang  Government Scholarship
Type                                                   Age(under)                       Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  25                                      13,000
Master's degree                                     35                                      19,000
Doctoral degree                                     40                                      24,000

Date of Application: from January to April each year.

11. Henan Government Scholarship

Type                                                    Age(under)                      Value(RMB)
Associate  degree                                   30                                      8,000
Bachelor's degree                                  30                                      15,000
Master's degree                                     40                               20,000 or 30,000
Doctoral degree                                     45                               20,000 or 40,000
Long term language studies                  55                                       5,000
General scholar                                      45                                       8,000

Date of Application: from January to April each year

12. Hubei Provincial Scholarship
Type                                                    Age(under)                     Value(RMB)

Bachelor's degree                                  25                                    10,000
Master's degree                                     30                                    15,000
Doctoral degree                                     35                                    20,000
General scholar                                      40                                    10,000
Senior scholar                                        50                                    20,000

Date of Application: from February to June.

13. Hunan Provincial Scholarship

Type                                                    Age(under)                    Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  25                                    15,000
Master's degree                                     35                                    20,000

Doctoral degree                                     40                                    25,000
Long term language studies(Degree)    —                          6,000 per 6 months      

Date of Application: from May every year

14-1. Jiangsu Government Scholarship(Jasmine scholarship, provincial level)
Type                                                    Age(under)                      Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  25                                     20,000
Master's degree                                     35                                     30,000
Doctoral degree                                     40                                    40,000

Date of Application: from May every year                        

14-2. Jiangsu Government Scholarship (Nanjing) city
Type                                                    Age(under)                      Value(RMB)

Bachelor's degree                                  28                                     10,000
Master's degree                                     35                                     20,000
Doctoral degree                                     40                                     20,000
Visiting student                                      —                                      5,000

Date of  Application: June 15 to August 15

15. Jiangxi Provincial Government  Scholarship
Type                                                    Age(under)                     Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  25                                    20,000
Master's degree                                     35                                    25,000
Doctoral degree                                     40                                    25,000

Exchange or Short-term student           —                                     6,000

Deadline:  the end of May

16. Jilin Provincial Government  Scholarship     

Type                                                    Age(under)                     Value(RMB)
Master's degree                                     35                                   30,000

Deadline: May 1

17. Liaoning Government Scholarship

Type                                                   Age(under)                      Value(RMB)
Doctoral degree                                    40                                      Full

Date of  Application: January to May

18. Shandong Government Scholarship

Type                                                    Age(under)                      Value(RMB)

Bachelor's degree                                  24                                    20,000
Master's degree                                     35                                    30,000
Doctoral degree                                     40                                    30,000
Date of  Application: January to June

19. Shanghai Government Scholarship

Type                                                    Age(under)                     Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  25                                   10,000
Master's degree                                     35                               Partial or Full

Doctoral degree                                     40                               Partial or Full

Long-term study scholar                        —                                4,000-8,000
Date of  Application: from January 

20. Shaanxi Sanqin Provincial  Scholarship

Type                                                    Age(under)                     Value(RMB)

Bachelor's degree                                  25                                   13,000
Master's degree                                     30                                   20,000
Doctoral degree                                     35                                   25,000
For Kazakhstan Foundation                   —                                   10,000

Deadline:  September 30

21. Shanxi Government Scholarship

Type                                                    Age(under)                     Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                   35                                  15,000
Master's degree                                      40                                  20,000
Doctoral degree                                      45                                  25,000
Advanced Scholar,exchange student      45                         6,000 per 6 months

Deadline: September 30

22. Sichuan Provincial Government  Scholarship

Type                                                    Age(under)                     Value(RMB)
Associate  degree                                　—                                   15,000
Bachelor's degree                                   —                                   20,000

Master's degree                                      —                                   25,000
Doctoral degree                                      —                                   30,000
Long term student                                  —                                   10,000

Date of  Application: January to June

23. Tianjin Government Scholarship

Type                                                    Age(under)                     Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  30                                   20,000
Master's degree                                     35                                   30,000
Doctoral degree                                     40                                   40,000

Deadline: June 15

24. Xinjiang  Uygur Autonomous Region Government  Scholarships for Neighboring Countries

Type                                                    Age(under)                     Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  25                               1,000/month
Master's degree                                     35                               1,200/month
Doctoral degree                                     40                               1,500/month
Chinese language studies                      35                                      —
General scholar                                      45                                      —
Senior scholar                                        50                                      —

Date of  Application: March to August

[The eight neighboring countries of Xinjiang: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kirgizstan; Russia and Mongolia.]

25. Yunnan Government Scholarship  for Neighboring Countries

Type                                                    Age(under)                    Value(RMB)
Associate  degree                                 　25                                25,000
Bachelor's degree                                    25                                30,000
Master's degree                                       35                                35,000
Doctoral degree                             　　   40                                40,000
Chinese language studies                        35                                25,000
Professional Scholar                                 45                                30,000
Research Scholar                                      50                                35,000
Date of  Application: February to May

[The three neighboring countries of Yunnan: Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam.]

26-1. Zhejiang Province Government  Scholarship (Provincial level)
Type                                                    Age(under)                   Value(RMB)
Bachelor's degree                                  30                                  20,000
Master's degree                                     35                                  30,000
Doctoral degree                                     40                                  30,000
long-term general scholars                    —                                  6,000

Date of  Application: January to May

26-2. Zhejiang Province Government Scholarship (Hangzhou City)
Type                                                    Age(under)                    Value(RMB)

Associate  degree                                   30                                 12,000
Bachelor's degree                                   30                                  20,000
Master's degree                                      35                                  30,000

Doctoral degree                                      40                                 30,000
Long-term general scholars                    —                                  6,000

Date of  Application: January to May

26-3. Zhejiang Province Government Scholarship (Ningbo City)
Type                                                    Age(under)                 Value(RMB)
Associate  degree                                   30                              10,000
Bachelor's degree                                   30                              20,000
Master's degree                                     35                               30,000
Doctoral degree                             　     40                              30,000
Long-term general scholars                   —                               6,000
Date of  Application: January to May

26-4. Zhejiang Province Government Scholarship (Yiwu City)
Type                                                    Age(under)                  Value(RMB)

Associate  degree                                  —                                10,000
Bachelor's degree                                  —                                10,000
Master's degree                                     —                                10,000
Doctoral degree                                     —                                10,000
Yiwu city award                                      —                                 6,000

Date of Application: May to June