(The Chinese text of this article shall be deemed as the original. In the event of any dispute or misunderstanding as to the interpretation of the language or terms of this article, the Chinese language version shall control.)

The President Scholarship for International Students of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (hereinafter referred to as SWUFE) is set to enhance the friendship between Chinese people and other people from all countries, promote world-wide exchanges of economy and culture, encourage and help those international students, who perform well both morally and academically, and learn diligently to form a positive learning environment.

I. Scholarship Details

1. SWUFE provides Full Scholarship and Partial Scholarship.

A. Full Scholarship includes tuition, accommodation on campus, living allowance, and international student comprehensive medical insurance. Details are as follows:

a) Tuition: Waived

b) Accommodation on campus: RMB 500-800/month (Different types of dormitory)

c) Living allowance: RMB1200/month for bachelor students, RMB1500/month for master students and RMB1800/month for PhD students.

d) Medical insurance fee: Waived

B. Partial Scholarship only includes tuition.

2. Availability of scholarship is merit-based. According to the situation of effective application, quota and type of scholarships are decided by CIE each year.

II. Application Deadline

Applications are accepted between February 15^th and April 15^th each year。

III. Eligibility

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport, be in good health, abide by the laws and regulations of Chinese Government and local government, as well as regulations of SWUFE.

2. Education background:

A. Applicants for bachelor degree studies must have a graduate certificate from high schools

B. Applicants for master's degree studies must have a bachelor's degree

C. Applicants for doctoral degree studies must have a master's degree

3. Applicants must meet all requirements of the majors, including academic level, research ability, language level and others.

4. The maximum age of applicants is 30 years of age for bachelor's degree program, 35 years of age for Master's degree program, and 40 years of age for PhD program;

5. Applicants are not sponsored by any other type of scholarship.

IV. Minimum Language Requirement

1. Language of instruction in Chinese: HSK 4

2. Language of instruction in English: IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 80