2025 YES China Scholarship by Chinese Government

Nov 27, 2024

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2025 YES China Scholarship by Chinese Government

Chinese Government is pleased to announce the commencement of applications for the 2025 Youth of Excellence Scheme of China Scholarship for international students.

The Youth of Excellence Scheme of China Scholarship is one of the fully funded international scholarship opportunities offered by the Chinese Government.

The YES China Scholarship (Youth of Excellence Scheme of China Program) is organized in order to train global governance talents with a broad international perspective, superior comprehensive quality, outstanding leadership and multicultural background.

In principle, the curriculum leads to a master’s degree and lasts 12 months. Some programs follow the “1+1” paradigm, which requires students to do their full-time basic course work and research in Chinese universities in the first academic year while finishing up their dissertation preparations.

The Youth of Excellence Scheme of China – YES Scholarship offers full funding coverage that covers tuition, accommodation, and living stipends for the entire duration of the applicant’s program.

2025 YES China Scholarship Summary

Type: Masters
Country to study: China
Sponsor: Chinese Government
Funding Type: Fully Funded
Eligible Countries: All Countries
Benefits: Full Scholarship, Accommodation, Living Stipends, Travel Costs
Deadline: March 31, 2025

2025 YES China Scholarship Requirements

To be considered for the YES China Scholarship Program, you must:

must be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China, and be under the age of 45 in good health both mentally and physically.
must have a bachelor’s degree or higher degree and at least three years of work experience.
Those with professional training or work experience related to the proposed program will be given preference.

must fall into one of the following four categories:

- A government official at the division chief level (or equivalent level) or above;
- A senior manager of an institution or enterprise;
- An administrator of a university or scientific research institution;
- Those who have relevant employment or internship experience in international organizations.
The pre-admission letter given by the university must contain all of the necessary information of registration, such as personal information, the admission date and major’s information.
It cannot contain any information about having received or promised to receive Chinese government scholarships.

2025 YES China Scholarship Benefits

The scholarship provides full coverage for all selected candidates covering;

Full tuition
Accommodation
Travel Costs
Monthly Living Stipends

Application Guidelines for 2025 YES China Scholarship

Applicants should log on to the Chinese Government Scholarship System for online application (http://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn/#/login) and submit application materials before 23:59 on March 31, 2025 (GMT+8).
Applicants should have received a pre-admission letter from one of subprograms at least when they apply. When applying online, choose “Type A” for “Scholarship Type”.
The agency code is 1563, and applicants need to find “Youth of Excellence Scheme of China”.
The China Scholarship Council accepts individual applications directly, and reviews the materials submitted by applicants then arranges expert review.
The application materials will undergo a preliminary examination by the China Scholarship Council.
China Scholarship Council will arrange a second examination by a panel of experts. The final enrollment results will be announced after expert review.