Notification of 2024 Jiangsu Provincial Government Distinguished Scholarship for International Students
According to the notice from Jiangsu Provincial Government, in 2024 Jiangsu Provincial Government has set up the Distinguished Scholarship for International Students to award on-campus international students who are friendly to China and excellent in overall performance. This scholarship is now open for application.
I. Applicant Eligibility & Scholarship Quota
Undergraduates and postgraduates in degree programs who are studying in the 2nd year or above. In 2024, NJAU can recommend 1 undergraduate candidates, 4 master candidates and 2 PhD candidates.
II. Scholarship Standard
The scholarship offers one-time reward: 18,000 CNY per person (undergraduate winners), 30,000 CNY per person (postgraduate winners).
III. Application Requirement
1. Have friendly attitude towards China, observe Chinese laws and university regulations, have paid the tuition fee and other required fees, and have no records on against university regulations or Chinese laws during the study period;
2. Have honesty and trustworthiness, with good moral quality;
3. Have excellent grades. strong study and scientific research abilities during the study period;
4. Have outstanding overall performance during the study period, and have actively participated in all kinds of university events and public services;
5. Under the same conditions, applicants who are self-financed/supported by partial scholarships, or have poor family finance conditions are prior to be considered;
6. Are not within the duration of a disciplinary punishment;
7. During the study period, the undergraduate students have obtained a GPA of 2.5 or above, and postgraduate students have obtained a score of 70 or above in every course attended.
8. Students who are on study suspension or who are on study extension time are not eligible to apply.
IV. Application Documents/Materials Requirement
The candidates are expected to provide the following (No.1-9) documents in softcopy and send to study@njau.edu.cn. Please also hand in the hardcopy documents of No.2-9 to Office of International Relations, College of International Education.
Materials List：
No.1. Jiangsu Provincial Government Distinguished Scholarship for International Students Application Form (please submit in Excel format, see attachment 1 
Attachment1通知附件1.留学江苏政府优秀学生奖学金申请表24-11-7.xls );
No.2. Passport-size electronic photo;
No.3. Scanned copy of the passport;
No.4. Scanned copy of the Study Certificate;
No.5. The complete academic transcript during the whole study period;
No.6. Scholarship Recommendation Form for Jiangsu Provincial Government Distinguished Scholarship (See attachment 2 
Attachment 2通知附件2.留学江苏政府优秀学生奖学金推荐意见表24-11-7.doc ) filled by supervisor (for postgraduate applicants) or college counselor/class teacher (for undergraduate applicants), with the approval signature from the dean of the academic college and college seal;
No.7. Scanned copy of HSK certificate (if any);
No.8. My story of study in China with no less than 800 words;
No.9. Other supporting materials (please provide photocopy):
1) Certificate for paper publication and retrieval, paper acceptance notification (other documents are not accepted as supporting materials) or proof of participation in the publication of book chapters;
2) Certificate for national and provincial award or patent;
3) Certificate for other kind of awards;
4) Participation for university events / social practices in China (photos, certificates etc.).
V. Selection Procedure
The university will adopt the process of "individual application, college approval, university review and public review" to determine the recommended candidates. The detailed procedure is as follows：
1. The student needs to fill in the Jiangsu Provincial Government Distinguished Scholarship for International Students Application Form and get the recommendation from the academic college;
2. The student needs to submits the required documents to College of International Education before deadline;
2. After the initial review from Office of International Relations, College of International Education, the selected applicants will be organized to attend the public defense;
3. Based on the result of the public defense and the comments from the expert committee, the initially selected candidates will be determined firstly and will be posted for public review (for no less than 5 workdays);
4. If receives no objections, the selected candidates will be reported to the university leadership for approval and then be submitted to the Department of Education, Jiangsu Provincial Government.
Application Deadline: 17:00 Nov. 15 (Fri.), 2024
Contacts：Ms Cheng Weihua， Ms Wang Yingshuang
Tel: 025-84395197 (Binjiang), 025-84399813 (Weigang)
E-mail: study@njau.edu.cn
Office of International Relations, College of International Education
November 7, 2024