The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) calls applications for the Fully Funded Chinese Government Scholarships Program 2020. Interested candidates can apply until 28th February 2020.

• The scholarship is for the Bachelors’s and Masters’s degrees in the fields of Meteorology, Hydrology, Water resources supervision & management.
• WMO Program is the scholarship established by the Ministry of Education of China for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) to sponsor international students to study and conduct research in meteorology in China.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the Fully Funded Chinese Government Scholarships Program

• They must be a high school graduate under the age of 25 when applying for undergraduate programs.
• Also, they should be a bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for master’s programs.
• Likewise, thy should be a master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for doctoral programs.
• Additionally, this program supports undergraduate students for no more than 5 years, master students for no more than 3 years, or doctoral students for no more than 4 years.
• The duration of the scholarship, which covers both major study and Chinese language/preparatory study, can not be extended.
• Also, undergraduate scholarship winners must register for Chinese-taught credit courses.
• Similarly, graduate students can register for either a Chinese-taught program or English-taught program if applicable.
• In addition to that, students of Chinese-taught programs without adequate Chinese proficiency must take a one-year Chinese language and pass the test before moving on to major studies.
• Furthermore, the 2 designated universities for this program are Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology and Hohai University.

Value of the Scholarship

• Tuition fee waiver as well as accommodations.
• Living expenses.
• Also, comprehensive Medical Insurance.

About the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 191 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization (IMO). Established in 1950, WMO became the specialized agency of the United Nations for meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. It has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The current Secretary-General is Michel Jarraud. The current president is David Grimes.

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