The Tribune

A SERIES of scholarship programmes has been set up in partnership with the Chinese government, and Bahamian students are being encouraged to apply.

The Chinese government scholarships are sponsored by the Ministry of Education in The Bahamas, and cover both major studies and preparatory studies in Chinese language.

Each of the undergraduate, Master’s and Doctoral students will receive one to two years of language prepartion. Undergraduate students studying between four and five years will have a scholarship lasting between four and seven years, with two to five years for Master’s students studying their major for two to three years, and Doctoral students studying for three to four years would have a scholarship lasting between three and six years.

There are also scholarships for general scholars and senior scholars of up to a year of study and a year of preparation, with scholarships lasting up to two years.

A total of 289 Chinese universities offer a range of academic programmes, including in science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, economics, legal studies, management, education, history, literature, philosophy and fine arts for scholarship recipients at all levels.

For more details on the universities and programmes on offer, visit http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina or http://www.campuschina.org.

Applicants should apply online on http://www.campuschina.org with all application documents to be sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at technicalassistance@bahamas.gov.bs and also the Chinese embassy at nassau@csm.mfa.gov.cn.