The National Scholarship Fund Committee answers students' questions Q1. About the deposit. It is said that the countries applying now are divided into two categories, one is that developed countries have to pay 4, yuan, and the other is that underdeveloped countries have to pay 2, yuan. This fee is quite heavy for students. Can the deposit be reduced or exempted?

A: the deposit of 4, yuan or 2, yuan does not mean that the deposit paid by different countries is different, but that the deposit paid by different regions in China is different, such as Beijing and the western region. Of course, the deposit paid is different for different countries. For student applications, the deposit is halved. For example, students from Beijing should pay a deposit of 4, yuan when they go to the United States, but for students at school, they only need to pay 2, yuan because they have no job and no financial resources. Similarly, students who should have paid a deposit of 2, yuan only need to pay 1, yuan. Regarding the situation of collecting deposits from students, the National Scholarship Fund Committee is people-oriented, which is a special regulation made for students with full consideration of this special situation.

Q2. What is the subsidy for overseas students from the state? Is the living expenses provided by the National Scholarship Fund Committee sufficient for students to live abroad?

A: scholarships or living expenses are paid quarterly by the embassy or consulate in accordance with the national standards for studying abroad. Public students studying abroad must report to the embassy (consulate) within 1 days after arriving in the other country, leaving their contact information and bank account number. The embassy or consulate will pay the scholarship or living expenses to the account provided by the students on a quarterly basis. However, the prerequisite is that you must study hard abroad and not participate in other activities such as business. If such activities are found, scholarships or living expenses will be stopped. The living expenses provided by the National Scholarship Fund Committee fully meet the basic needs of students.

Q3. The website of the National Foundation of China says that the dispatch time is September, but if the invitation requires admission in July, do students have to wait until September?

A: this is not a mandatory rule. if you can get a visa in July in time, you can enter the school according to the requirements of the other school after being approved to send. And the qualification for dispatch will be retained until the end of December.

Q4. There are many famous research institutions abroad now. Are these research institutions included in this project? If you contact this kind of research institution successfully, can you also apply for this national public project?

A: you can apply. As long as you are pursuing a degree, you can apply for this public program if the other research institution can award the degree.

Q5. can I bring my spouse to this public project? If you bring a spouse, does the subsidy cost more than one person?

A: you can bring your spouse, but the formalities of your spouse should be handled in accordance with the state regulations on going abroad for private reasons. This official overseas study program only subsidizes state-sponsored overseas students, and the spouse's expenses are self-care.

Q6. Do you apply for passports and visas on behalf of the National Scholarship Fund Committee or by yourself? Is it a business passport or a private passport?

A: get a personal passport. The National Scholarship Fund Committee can issue 18 forms, which are specially prepared by the Fund Committee for state units to go abroad. But some places do not need to submit this form, only need to submit the household registration book. It should be handled in accordance with the requirements of the public security department. Visa depends on how the other country requires it. For example, the United States requires me to register for a face-to-face visa at the embassy in China, while some countries such as the United Kingdom can find an agency to handle it. As long as we provide my visa materials, our study abroad service center of the Ministry of Education can help students to handle British visas and buy air tickets.

Q7. I'm studying for a master's degree, and now I'm qualified to continue my master's and doctoral studies in our school. I should have enrolled as a doctor in our school in September this year, but I'm not a doctor yet, and I've got an invitation letter from a Canadian university. Can I send you for joint training when I'm enrolled as a doctor in September?

A: you can apply.

Q8. what are the relevant policies if I finish my studies ahead of schedule and return to China?

A: so that the (consulate) will examine and approve according to your situation, and there will be no breach of contract. The state encourages students to return to China on schedule or ahead of schedule.

Q9. why is the number of the national fund for studying abroad still disconnected?

A: Because the National Scholarship Fund Committee has just moved into a new office building, some telephones have not been published on the Internet, in addition, the equipment is still being debugged, and there are too many telephone inquiries now, so the line may be busy, so I can't get in. Tel: 6693957

Q1. I have received a notice of doctoral admission from a German university, but the prerequisite is a master's degree. Because I graduated at the end of this year, the other party asked me to enter school in March 28. Is this time within the scope of application in 27?

A: this time belongs to the application in 27. In principle, public study abroad is selected and sent in the same year, but special circumstances, such as graduation certificate, can only be obtained at the end of this year, which can also be listed as this year's plan, but this situation requires the consent of the president of your school.

Q11. At present, the admission notice or invitation letter is required to be stamped, but the invitation letter signed by a professor abroad represents the admission notice. Is it necessary for the other school to stamp the admission notice or invitation letter?

A: no. As long as the other professor issues an invitation letter signed by himself. However, Germany is quite special. In addition to the invitation letter signed by the other professor, you also need the admission notice issued by the other school to apply for visas and other procedures. Stamping means that before sending an international student abroad, the invitation letter of the student must be reviewed by his own school, and the sending school needs to review and stamp it to prove that the school agrees to send the student.

Q12. It is said that agricultural university can have a physical examination in its own campus hospital now. Can our school have a physical examination in the campus hospital?

A: no. Physical examination must be carried out in a first-class hospital.

Q13. At present, foreign language students encounter a situation when applying. The school they apply for does not provide tuition fees. Students want to pay their own expenses. Can they apply for this scholarship?

A: no. This project cannot be used with self-funded projects, and it should be strictly distinguished.

Q14. As for the application of young teachers, I am a young teacher now, and I am applying for a degree abroad, but I haven't got the invitation letter yet. Can I apply for this public program now?

A: Young teachers can apply for public programs specifically for teachers. At present, this "National Postgraduate Program for Building High-level Universities" is only for students, not for teachers, and teachers are also fully funded by the National Scholarship Fund Committee.

This program is aimed at graduate students and doctoral students. Students applying for joint training must provide an invitation letter from a foreign professor, otherwise they cannot apply for this program. If students apply for a visiting scholar program, they can submit an invitation letter after the application is approved by the Foundation Committee. The qualification for sending is valid for 2 years, and they can go out after contacting each other in these two years.

Post-doctoral program means that you can apply for a post-doctoral program within 4 years after you graduate from a doctor. If you graduate from a doctor 8 years ago, you can't apply for a post-doctoral program, but you should apply for a visiting scholar. There is no special case that the funding time for visiting scholars is within one year. If it is proposed to be funded for more than one year, it needs to be reviewed by experts. If experts think that it is really necessary to fund for two years, they can continue to fund. The funding period for visiting scholars is generally 6-12 months, and the funding period for postdocs is 12-24 months.

Q15. Now I have received a tuition-free certificate from an American university. This tuition-free certificate is equivalent to the admission of the other school, but it will take some time for the official admission notice to be sent. Can I apply for this project now?

A: you can apply. As long as the other school sends you an invitation letter or an intentional letter, whether it is e-mail or fax, as long as it reflects the basic information such as what qualifications the other school accepts you to study, when to enter school, how to solve the funds, etc., you can apply to the National Scholarship Fund Committee for this public program first. However, if an intentional letter is provided at the time of application, an official invitation letter from the other school must be provided before sending.

Q16. It's very difficult to get a visa for the United States now. What if it is refused?

A: if the visa is refused by the embassy, it can't be sent, but the qualification for studying abroad will remain until December 31 this year. If the visa is not obtained within this period, the qualification for public school will be automatically cancelled.

Q17. Now I have got the admission notice from an American university, and the other school has exempted me from tuition fees. However, if I want to study in the other school, it will take six years according to the requirements of the other school, but the longest funding time in the public program of the National Scholarship Fund Committee is four years, so how to solve the remaining two years? How long is the service life of students returning to China? If you need to transfer to another school during your study, is this a breach of contract?

A: It is stipulated in the document that the duration of studying abroad should not exceed 36-48 months. However, the Scholarship Committee also noticed that the academic system of foreign schools is different, so the specific funding period is calculated according to the academic system of the other country or school, and is not limited by 36-48 months. The service period for students after returning to China is 2 years. Regarding the issue of transfer, the Scholarship Fund Committee is also deeply studying and considering it. If there are no special circumstances, transfer is generally not allowed. If there are special circumstances, you should raise them to the embassy (consulate) in time, so that the embassy (consulate) will arrange your next plan according to the specific situation. Specific analysis of the specific situation.

Q18. Do I need a new passport if I have one now?

A: no, just use your original passport.

Q19. Now that you have received the full scholarship from foreign schools, can you apply for this project of going abroad?

A: personally, since you have got the full scholarship, don't apply again and leave the opportunity to others.

Q2. For students who are jointly trained, if they study well in the other school, and their tutors like them very much, and then apply for the qualification of continuing to study for a degree, can they still study for a degree?

A: The Fund Committee has not made strict regulations on this issue, but it really wants to avoid this problem. This situation is not advocated, but if the student is excellent and the subject is good, then analyze the specific situation.

Q21. The outline of the Overseas Scholarship Fund Committee has a project about undergraduate students studying for a master's degree, but it is not mentioned in the current project. Can undergraduate students apply for a public master's degree? Do you have to go through the accepting institution to apply, and can you apply through the school?

A: The "National Project of Building a High-level University for Public Postgraduates" is to subsidize studying abroad for a doctorate. In addition to this project, there are other plans for sending 7, people. This is an original project of the National Scholarship Fund Committee, many of which are to subsidize students to study abroad for master's degrees, but this project does not subsidize master's degrees. To apply for a master's degree abroad, you must go through an accepting institution, not a school, because the National Scholarship Fund Committee will organize a national review. These projects are different from this one, so there is no guarantee that students will be able to apply, and they must compete with the national applicants, and the number of projects sent abroad by this school is guaranteed.

Q22. There are many cooperation projects with foreign universities in the website of the Fund Committee. If the school you apply for is not in these projects, can you apply for state funding?

A: you can apply for state funding, but the major you apply for should be in line with the key state funding areas, and the evaluation should be based on whether it is a key state funding project.

Q23. when will the audit results of this publicly funded project come out? What if the other school requires admission in May?

A: it is planned to send the notice to all schools before the end of April. If the tutor asks to enter the school in May, it is theoretically too late. If it is too late, discuss with the other tutor whether the admission time can be postponed. The qualification for dispatch has been reserved until the end of this year. As long as the admission time is discussed with the tutor, students can leave as long as they go through the formalities.

Q24. The application time is up to March 2th. Can it be extended?

A: it cannot be extended. On March 2th, the website will be closed automatically, and we should be fair and just to all applicants in the country.

Q25. Now I want to apply for the joint training program. The tutor of the other school has sent me an e-mail to welcome me, and also talked about the study for one year and the research plan. But now that the tutor is out in the field, I am not sure when the tutor will return to the United States, so I can't guarantee to get the formal invitation letter before March 2. Can I still apply?

A: If the other tutor is interested in e-mail or fax, you can apply now, and then submit the materials after receiving the official invitation letter. Because this is a school project, you can make it up to the school.

Q26. The German university you are applying for is free of tuition, but there is an annual management fee of 18 euros. Is this fee paid by yourself or at public expense?

A: pay for it yourself.