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ChinaInternational Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship (Confucius Institute Scholarship)
Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), China
Chinese government scholarship (via CLEC, formerly Hanban) funding non-Chinese citizens to study Chinese language, Chinese language teaching (TCSOL), or Chinese-language literature at a designated Chinese host institution, most commonly via nomination through a Confucius Institute.
Deadline
Deadlines vary by programme length: 4-week programmes close 15 April or 15 September; one-semester programmes close 15 May or 31 October; academic-year programmes close 15 May, per the official page.
What you get
CNY 2,500/monthCovers tuition (including one HSK and one HSKK test fee), on-campus accommodation or a CNY 700-1,000 monthly housing allowance, a CNY 2,500 monthly living stipend, and comprehensive medical insurance (CNY 160-800 depending on programme length), per the official host-institution page reviewed.
Covers
- Tuition
- Living costs
- Travel
- Health insurance
- Visa fee
Awards offered
Not stated on the page checked.Four programme lengths: 4-week (summer/winter), one semester, or one academic year.
Who can apply
- Study level funded
- Short course
- Subjects
- Education
- Age
- 16 to 35
- Language
- English or English or English
- Sri Lankan applicants
- Eligible
- University place
- You must already hold an admission offer when you apply
Other conditions the award sets
- Must register and apply via a Recommending Institution, typically a Confucius Institute or Confucius Classroom.
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Official pageSources
- China University of Petroleum - Language Teachers (Confucius Institute) Scholarshipread 1 September 2026
Checked 1 September 2026, next review due 1 March 2027