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Chinese language teachers scholarship
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.
Study levels
Non-degree
In the notice's words: One-semester study programme (non-degree).
Language score
HSK score required. International Chinese language education, Chinese language and literature, Chinese history or Chinese philosophy: at least 180 on HSK Level 3, plus an HSKK score. Traditional Chinese medicine or Taiji culture: an HSK score.
What it covers
Tuition, accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and a monthly living allowance of RMB 2,500.
Where to apply
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.
Timing
2025 guidelines: programme starts September 2025 (applications due 15 May) or March 2026 (applications due 31 October). Funded for up to five months.
Run by
Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC)
Also stated
Figures and dates are from the 2025 guidelines, the most recent edition we found on chinese.cn when we checked.
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.
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.
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.
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-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.
The official guide sets out seven steps, from choosing a university to the result reaching you through the receiving agency, and thirteen documents to prepare.
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.
