Yenching Academy Masters Fellowships for International Students 2024

About Yenching Academy of Peking University

The Yenching Academy offers a highly customizable Master’s program in China studies for English speakers with varied levels of Chinese language competency. At the core of the program lies its emphasis on interdisciplinarity and the value it assigns to thinking about China; past, present and future – from both Chinese and international perspectives. It also aims to push the study of China beyond the boundaries of traditionally defined humanities and social science disciplines, and is designed to incorporate the experiences and intellectual training of its diverse student body.

Yenching Academy Masters Fellowships

• Category Fellowship
• Organisation Yenching Academy of Peking University
• Country to study China
• School to study Yenching Academy of Peking University
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline December 3, 2023

Aim and Benefits of Yenching Academy Masters Fellowships

• Yenching Academy provides a generous postgraduate fellowship covering tuition fees, a travel stipend for one round-trip journey between each Scholar’s base city and Beijing, accommodations, and a monthly living stipend.

Requirements for Yenching Academy Masters Fellowships Qualification

Applicants should have:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in any field, awarded no later than August 31 of the year in which they wish to enroll;
• An outstanding academic record;
• Strong interest in interdisciplinary study of China;
• A record of extracurricular achievement, community engagement and social responsibility;
• Leadership potential;
• English proficiency.

Successful applicants will show how the Yenching Academy program is relevant and valuable for their career plans.
Preference is given to candidates age 25 or younger as of August 31 2022. For students from countries with mandatory military service, the age preference is 27 years old or younger.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Yenching Academy Masters Fellowships

Duration of Program:

• Fellowships for international scholars are for 12 months, with the option to extend for a second year in Beijing.
• During the second year in Beijing, students may apply for a limited number or Teaching, Research, or Administrative Assistantships.
• In addition, scholars may apply for grants to help fund research projects related to China Studies.
• All students complete coursework during their first year. The second year is for completing thesis writing and defense (international students who choose to leave Beijing after the first year may complete thesis defense remotely). Degrees are granted upon completing all coursework and satisfactory defense of the thesis, and are awarded in January and July of each year.
• The Academy also offers a limited number of doctoral scholarships to selected Yenching Scholars who want to pursue doctoral degrees in other Peking University departments.

Documents Required for Application

Each applicant will create an account on the Yenching Academy admissions portal and submit the following materials in English:

• Completed online application form;
• Personal statement (750 words or less);
• Statement of Research Interest (maximum 1500 words, excluding citations);
• Curriculum Vitae;
• Official transcript(s);
• Diploma(s) or Certificate(s) of Enrollment;
• Two academic letters of recommendation;

English requirements and minimum scores:

• IELTS (Academic): Overall 7.0
• TOEFL (iBT): Overall 100
• Cambridge English Scale (Advanced): Overall 185
• CET 6: Overall 600
• TEM 4: Pass level of “??” or above

Application Deadline

December 3, 2023

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Yenching Academy of Peking University on yenchingacademy.pku.edu.cn to apply

• Each applicant must submit the following materials in English:
• Completed online application form

For more details, visit Yenching Academy website

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