UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SCHOLARSHIP TENABLE IN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2019/2020

1.0 Call for Application

The General Public is hereby informed that, the Chinese Government has opened new scholarships for Undergraduate, scholars and Post-graduates to Tanzanians for the academic year 2019/2020. The online application and the corresponding application documents should be submitted to application receiving agency. For more information, please visit the following link:  http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina or http://www.compuschina.org

Eligibility:

To be eligible, applicants must:

·        Be a citizen of the United Republic of Tanzania;

·        Be in good health;

·        Be a high school graduate under the age of 25 when applying for Bachelor degrees programs;

·        Be a Bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for Master’s programs;

·        Be a Master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for Doctoral programs;

2.0 Application Documents

a)     Completely filled application form for Chinese Government Scholarship (in Chinese or English);

b)     Certified copies of Certificate for Secondary Education Examination (CSEE), Advanced Certificate for Secondary Education Examination, Diploma, Bachelor`s Degree and Master`s Degree. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with certified Chinese or English translations;

c)      Academic transcripts: Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with certified Chinese or English translations;

d)    A Study Plan or Research Proposal in Chinese or English. (A minimum of 200 words for undergraduates, and 800 words for postgraduates);

e)     Recommendation letters: Applicants for graduate programs or senior scholar programs must submit two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English from professors or associate professors;

f)      Certified copies of birth certificates

g)     Applicants for music studies are requested to submit their own works and those applying for fine arts programs must submit their own works which include two sketches, two colour paintings and two other works;

h)    Applicants with good Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and/or Electronics Engineering can apply for Masters’ programme which are offered at Tianjin University of Technology and Education;

i)       Applicants under the age of 18 should submit the valid documents of their legal guardians in China; and

j)       Applicants planning to stay in China for more than 6 months must submit a photocopy of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form completed in English (the original copy should be kept by the applicant). The form designed by the Chinese quarantine authority can be downloaded from http://my.china-embassy.org/eng/whjy/P020190109380893894433.pdf The physical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital or a scaled photograph of the applicants are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take physical examination as the result is valid for only 6 months.

3.0 Please submit the following documents where applicable

k)     Pre-admission Letter from Chinese Government Scholarship universities; and

l)        Language qualification certificate. E.g., HSK certificates, IELTS or TOFEL report.

Instruction for online application of the Chinese government scholarship information system

Step 1: Visit http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua or www.capuschina.org and click “Scholarship Application Online for International Students”;

Step 2: Read “Tips for online application” carefully before clicking “NEXT” to the registration page;

Step 3: Log in with your user name and password. For new user, please click “Create an account” for registration;

Step 4: Fill in the correct Program Category and Agency Number. An Agency Number represents a specific application receiving agency and a correct choice of Program Category is necessary before filling in the Agency Number. Please make sure you fill it in correctly, otherwise you will not be able to continue your online application or your application will not be accepted. Your ‘Program Category’ is: Type A and Agency Number is: 8341. Once the correct ‘Agency Number’ is entered, the name of the agency will automatically emerge;

Step 5: Fill in the Online Application Form and Upload Supporting Documents truly, correctly and completely following the steps listed on the left of the page. Applicants are required to select a discipline before choosing their majors. Please refer to the Disciplines Index, which could be downloaded from help, if you have any doubt about the disciplines and majors;

Step 6: Check each part of your Application carefully before submitting it. Click Submit to submit your Application. The submitted documents will be the only reference for the applied universities to confirm the admission;

Step 7: You can make changes to your application by clicking Withdraw and Edit the Application on the top of the page. But make sure to submit it again by 4 clicking Submit after finishing all the changes. Otherwise, the retrieved application will become invalid and your new application will not be received either;

Step 8: You can download and print the completed Application Form by clicking Print the Application Form; and

Step 9: Send the printed paper application form and other supporting documents to the address below.

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Kindly submit your application to the undersigned not later than 11^th March, 2019.

Issued by:

Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology,

College of Business and Law,

University of Dodoma,

P. O. Box. 10,

40479 DODOMA.