This joint Chevening scholarship programme has been funded by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (the FCO) and the China Scholarships Council (the CSC) since the academic year 2006-2007. Candidates will have to apply for either the main Chevening scheme or this joint scheme.  If any candidates have applied for both programmes at the same time, the application for the main programme will not be processed.

The scheme will cover up to a maximum of 15 scholarships per year. If there are not enough suitable candidates put forward (i.e candidates approved by both parties) then less than 15 will be sent. Representatives from the FCO and the CSC will make a joint decision on the candidates following an interview. If the FCO and the CSC can not agree on the outcome of a candidate’s application, then the candidate will not be accepted on the scheme. If selected by both parties, scholars will be expected to take up the awards.

The scheme will enable suitably qualified students to undertake a one-year taught Master's programme for all courses except MBA in any universities in the United Kingdom. Other one year courses of study may be considered but will only be approved if both parties agree. The final choice of university and course must be approved by both parties as being of suitable quality and of direct relevance to the needs of the candidate. Please see the following priority fields of study:

• International Relations
• Law Enforcement and Law
• Economics and Finance
• Trade and Commerce
  a.Applied Social Sciences and WTO-related Areas
• Science and Technology
  a.Communication and Information Technology
  b.Material Sciences and New Materials
  c.Engineering
• Environment and Sustainable Development
  a.Agriculture
  b.Life Sciences and Public Health
• Energy and Climate Change
  a.Energy and the Environment
• Social Development: especially health care, education policy, human rights and legal reform
• Media

Candidate's Conditions of Eligibility
Candidates must

• Be citizens and permanent residents of the People's Republic of China at the time of application;
• Not be currently working or studying in the UK;
• Return to China at the end of the period of study;
• Fill in a Chevening application form, two Chevening reference forms, CSC employer reference form, and CSC application form;
• Be a mid-career professional with a minimum of three years’ working experience who has the potential to become a senior leader in an area of direct relevance to the programme’s fields of interest;
• Hold a Bachelor degree from a Chinese government recognised university; Those who have already got a Masters or even PhD can also apply;
• Obtain an IELTS score of at least 6.5 overall on the academic module with no individual band of less than 6.0;   
• Not be a current employee or family of an employee of either party, or other sponsoring organisations in the Chevening programme;
• Not have in the past three years received a British Government funded scholarship;
• Not have already spent considerable time in UK, and not have been exposed to British life, culture, values and institutions. If they have, they should be considered to have a weakened case and should only be given scholarships in exceptional cases.

Be able to meet all China Scholarships Council's conditions of eligibility

How to apply
Please send the original copy with four sets of photocopies to the China Scholarship Council by the end of 11 January 2009.

Documents include:

1. CSC application form and CSC reference form. All the forms should be filled in online apply.csc.edu.cn
2. Chevening application form
3. Two Chevening reference forms
4. Copy of IELTS test report
5. Photocopy of all relevant academic certificates and transcripts

Timetable for 2010-2011 Scheme

The application deadline is 11 January 2009. Interview will be held at the end of January or the beginning of February. Announcement of the final awards will be made at the end of April , but will be conditional on the candidates finding a suitable university place. Deadline for submitting unconditional offer is the end of April 2009.

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