Scholarship Categories & Applicants

► The first category of scholarship for outstanding international applicants of bachelor's, master's, doctoral degree study and one year or more visiting study

► The second category of scholarship for outstanding international students of bachelor's, master's, doctoral degree study and one year or more visiting study, all of whom have been studying in Chongqing for at least half a year and plan to further their studies for one year or more

Scholarship Criteria

► The first prize of scholarship: CNY 35,000/year for doctoral degree program students, CNY 30,000/year for master's degree program students, CNY 25,000/year for bachelor's degree program students, CNY 10,000/year for visiting students

► The second prize of scholarship: CNY 20,000/year for doctoral degree program students, CNY 15,000/year for master's degree program students and CNY 10,000/year for bachelor's degree program students, CNY 8,000/year for visiting students

Scholarship Eligibility

Scholarship Eligibility for Chinese-taught Programs

► Non-Chinese citizen in good health

► Meeting SWU enrollment requirements between the age of 18 and 40

► HSK4 certificate with the score of or above 180.

Note: Applicants who fail to meet the requirement about Chinese proficiency should take one year Chinese course before degree studies.

Scholarship Eligibility for English-taught Programs

►Non-Chinese citizen in good health

► Meeting SWU enrollment requirements between the age of 18 and 40

► English proficiency requirements (for non-native applicants of English): IELTS 6.0 or TOFEL (Internet-based) 80.

Application & Recruitment Procedures

Online Application and Admission Procedures:

Ø  Log onto the website of SWU online application for international students (http://222.198.126.224/). Complete steps including online name registration, password setting, and verification code input, etc.;

Ø  Click “Download” on the website of SWU online application for international students (http://222.198.126.224/), and download “Application Form for Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship” and “Physical Examination Form for Foreigner”;

Ø  Fill in “Application Form for Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship”. Take physical exam at local public hospital as requested.

Ø  Log into the online application system for international students, then fill in/select certain information, and upload required application documents;

Ø  Confirm all information filled in/selected and documents uploaded, and then click “Submit”;

Ø  Southwest University Scholarship Council evaluates the application materials and reports the proposed enrollment name list of the qualified applicants to Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship Council for approval;

Ø  Getting the final approval from Chongqing Municipal Government Scholarship Council, Southwest University announces the name list of the successful applicants on the website of http://gjxy.swu.edu.cn, and notifies them by emails

Ø  Applicants admitted remit application fee CNY 400 to Southwest University bank account;

Ø  “Admission Notice” and “Visa Application for Study in China” (JW202 form) are to be mailed to applicants admitted by the end of June every year;

Traditional Application and Admission Procedures:

Ø  Download Application Form for Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship and Physical Examination Record for Foreigners at downloading center of the website http://gjxy.swu.edu.cn, or contact the International Students Admission Office, Southwest University for such documents

Ø  Fill in the Application Form for Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship and do physical examination at the local public hospital as requested.

Ø  Prepare the other application documents requested and send the full package of application documents to the International Students Admission Office, Southwest University.

Ø  Southwest University Scholarship Council reviews application documents and reports the proposed enrollment name list of qualified applicants to Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship Council for approval.

Ø  Getting the final approval from Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship Council, Southwest University announces the name list of the successful applicants on the website of http://gjxy.swu.edu.cn and notifies them by emails as well.

Ø  Applicants admitted remit application fee CNY 400 to Southwest University bank account;

Ø   “Admission Notice” and “Visa Application for Study in China” (JW202 form) are to be mailed to applicants admitted by the end of June every year

P.S. Southwest University bank account information

Name of the account: Southwest University

Name of the bank: Bank of China, Chongqing Beibei branch

Bank account number: 0000 1102 0510 3057

Bank code: BKCHCNBJ59A

Address of the bank: Beibei District, Chongqing, P. R. China

Zip Code: 400700

Application Documents

Application Documents for Chinese-taught Programs

Ø  Application Form for Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship

Ø  Attached materials required by the Application Form for Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship

Ø  Physical Examination Record for Foreigners (The applicant keeps the original for study visa application.)

Ø  Photocopies of the previous graduation certificate, degree diploma and academic record. Applicants for degree-programs need to provide the photocopies of their previous graduation certificate, degree diploma and academic record. Such documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized copies in Chinese or English (in duplicate, including one photocopy).

Ø  Two letters of recommendation. Applicants for master’s and doctoral degree programs need to provide two letters of recommendation in Chinese from professors or associate professors with their signatures.

Ø  No less than 800 word study plan in Chinese by applicants for master’s and doctoral degree programs.

Ø  Photocopy of passport or scanned file of the passport

Ø  Photocopy of HSK certificate or other certificates of Chinese proficiency (if any)

Application Documents for English-taught Programs

Ø  Application Form for Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship

Ø  Attached materials required by the Application Form for Chongqing Municipal Government Mayor Scholarship

Ø  Physical Examination Record for Foreigners (The applicant keeps the original for study visa application.)

Ø  Photocopies of the previous graduation certificate, degree diploma and academic record. Applicants for degree-programs need to provide the photocopies of their previous graduation certificate, degree diploma and academic record. Such documents in languages other than English must be attached with notarized copies in English (in duplicate, including one photocopy).

Ø  Two letters of recommendation. Applicants for master’s and doctoral degree programs need to provide two letters of recommendation in English from professors or associate professors with their signatures.

Ø  No less than 800 word study plan in English by applicants for master’s and doctoral degree programs.

Ø  Photocopy of passport or scanned file of the passport

Ø  Photocopy of IELTS or net-based TOFEL certificate

Application Deadline

On April 10st each year, which may vary a little year to year, application documents should be submitted to the International Students Admission Office, Southwest University (date is subject to the local mail stamp chop in terms of airmail).