MOFCOM Scholarship is set up by Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China to further strengthen the communication and cooperation between China and other countries as well as to develop talents for developing countries. Starting from 2019, MOFCOM Scholarship mainly sponsors the young and middle aged talents from recipient countries to pursue their postgraduate degree education in China and entrusts China Scholarship Council to administer the scholarship.

MOFCOM Scholarship supports Master’s program for 2-3 years or PhD program for 3-4 years. Scholarship winners must register for English-taught program if such program is available. When only Chinese-taught program is available, students should take Chinese language training courses for one to two years before moving on to their degree study.

Benefits

The scholarship will cover the following:

• Tuition waiver
• On-campus accommodation
• Stipend
• Medical insurance
• One-time round-trip international air tickets

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must be:

1. A citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China, and be in good health.
2. A bachelor’s degree holder when applying for master’s program
3. A Master’s degree holder when applying for doctoral program
4. Under the age of 45 when applying
5. Have sufficient English or Chinese proficiency which meets the academic requirements of the program

Application Documents

Applicants need to include the following documents:

• Application Form for MOFCOM Scholarship
• Also, Photocopy of highest diploma
• Photocopy of academic transcripts
• Also, A study plan or Research Proposal with a minimum of 400 words
• Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form
• Also, Photocopy of Chinese or English Proficiency
• Photocopy of valid passport