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Chinese language teachers scholarship
The International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship set up by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation: degree and study-programme categories, the HSK and HSKK scores each one asks for, and how recommendation works.
6 entries in the index
Open an entry for coverage, language score, application channel and the link to its notice.
- Chinese language
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — Doctor's Degree
Non-Chinese citizens aged 16 to 35 on 1 September 2025 (up to 45 for in-service Chinese language teachers), recommended by a Recommending Institution such as a Confucius Institute, an HSK test centre or a Chinese embassy. Applicants need a master's degree in teaching Chinese as a foreign language, linguistics, international Chinese language education or an education-related discipline.
- Doctoral
- Language score
- HSK score required
- Apply to
- Online, on the scholarship section of the CLEC website; the CLEC programme page gives pmplatform.chinese.cn as the application platform. A reference letter from the head of the Recommending Institution is required.
Read the entry for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — Doctor's Degree Official notice
- Chinese language
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — Master's Degree
Non-Chinese citizens aged 16 to 35 on 1 September 2025 (up to 45 for in-service Chinese language teachers), recommended by a Recommending Institution such as a Confucius Institute, an HSK test centre or a Chinese embassy. Applicants need a bachelor's degree.
- Master's
- Language score
- HSK score required
- Apply to
- Online, on the scholarship section of the CLEC website; the CLEC programme page gives pmplatform.chinese.cn as the application platform. A reference letter from the head of the Recommending Institution is required.
Read the entry for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — Master's Degree Official notice
- Chinese language
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — Bachelor's Degree
Non-Chinese citizens aged 16 to 35 on 1 September 2025 (up to 45 for in-service Chinese language teachers), recommended by a Recommending Institution such as a Confucius Institute, an HSK test centre or a Chinese embassy. Applicants need a senior high school diploma and should in most cases be younger than 25.
- Bachelor's
- Language score
- HSK score required
- Apply to
- Online, on the scholarship section of the CLEC website; the CLEC programme page gives pmplatform.chinese.cn as the application platform. A reference letter from the head of the Recommending Institution is required.
Read the entry for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — Bachelor's Degree Official notice
- Chinese language
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — One-Year Study Program
Non-Chinese citizens aged 16 to 35 on 1 September 2025 (up to 45 for in-service Chinese language teachers), recommended by a Recommending Institution such as a Confucius Institute, an HSK test centre or a Chinese embassy.
- Non-degree
- Language score
- HSK score required
- Apply to
- Online, on the scholarship section of the CLEC website; the CLEC programme page gives pmplatform.chinese.cn as the application platform. A reference letter from the head of the Recommending Institution is required.
Read the entry for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — One-Year Study Program Official notice
- Chinese language
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — One-Semester Study Program
Non-Chinese citizens aged 16 to 35 on 1 September 2025 (up to 45 for in-service Chinese language teachers), recommended by a Recommending Institution such as a Confucius Institute, an HSK test centre or a Chinese embassy.
- Non-degree
- Language score
- HSK score required
- Apply to
- Online, on the scholarship section of the CLEC website; the CLEC programme page gives pmplatform.chinese.cn as the application platform. A reference letter from the head of the Recommending Institution is required.
Read the entry for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — One-Semester Study Program Official notice
- Chinese language
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — Four-Week Study Program
Non-Chinese citizens aged 16 to 35 on 1 September 2025 (up to 45 for in-service Chinese language teachers), recommended by a Recommending Institution such as a Confucius Institute, an HSK test centre or a Chinese embassy.
- Non-degree
- Language score
- HSK score required
- Apply to
- Online, on the scholarship section of the CLEC website; the CLEC programme page gives pmplatform.chinese.cn as the application platform. A reference letter from the head of the Recommending Institution is required.
Read the entry for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — Four-Week Study Program Official notice
Guides in this section
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship: categories and HSK scores in the 2025 guidelines
The 2025 guidelines list six study categories, from a four-week programme to a doctorate, each with its own HSK and HSKK score. Here they are side by side.
Official sources
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