Schwarzman Scholars Program at Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University
Masters Degree 

Study in:  China
Course starts: Summer 2017

 Deadline: 15 June/15 Sept 2016 (yearly)

 Last updated: 24 Mar 2016

Brief description: Planned to arrange the next generation of worldwide leaders, Schwarzman Scholars is the first scholarship formed to respond to the geopolitical landscape of the 21st Century. Enrolling the inaugural class in 2016, the program will provide the world’s best and brightest students the prospect to build up their leadership skills and professional networks through a 1 year Master’s Degree at Tsinghua University in Beijing – one of China’s most prestigious universities.

Host Institution(s):  Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

Level/Fields of study: Master’s Degree Programme in one of the following disciplines: Public Policy, Economic and Business, International Studies.

Number of Awards: Class starts in summer 2017 will consist of 125 scholarship, and the program will develop to include up to 200 students in next years. About 45% of the first class will come from the United States, 20% from China, and 35% from the rest of the world.

Target group:  Every nationalities students.

Scholarship value/inclusions:  The scholarship covers tuition fee, room and board, travel to and from Beijing at the starting and closing stages of the academic year, an in-country study tour, compulsory course books and supplies, lenovo laptop and smartphone, health insurance, and a modest personal remuneration.

Eligibility: Undergraduate degree or first degree from an attributed college or university or its comparable.  Candidates who are presently enrolled in undergraduate degree programs must be on track to effectively complete all degree requirements by 1 August 2017 before orientation begins. There are no necessities for a specific field of undergraduate study; all fields are welcome, but it will be essential for Candidates, regardless of undergraduate major, to articulate how participating in Schwarzman Scholars will help enlarge their leadership potential within their field.

Age Requirement. Applicants must be at least 18 but not yet 29 years of age as of 1 August 2017.

English language proficiency. Candidates must demonstrate strong English language skills, as all teaching will be conducted in English. If the candidates native language is not English, official English aptitude test scores must be submitted with the application. Satisfactory test options are:

• • International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
• • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT
• • Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT)

This condition is waived for candidates who graduated from an undergraduate organization where the principal language of instruction was English for at least 3years of the candidates academic program.

Read the complete eligibility criteria at this link.

Application instructions:  2017/2018 Applications are presently release for students from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao. Applications for students from other countries will release on 15 April 2016.

To submit an application, you must fill up an online application form and submit compulsory documents by the closing date. Candidates who hold passports from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao can submit an application online from 23 March to 15 June 2016. Candidates holding a passport from any other country, can submit an application from 15 April to 15 September 2016.

It is essential to browse the authorized website (link found below) to right of entry the application form and for complete information on how to submit an application for this scholarship.

Website:  Authorized Scholarship Website:  http://schwarzmanscholars.org/