MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING ZANZIBAR

SCHOLARSHIPS TENABLE IN THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR THE

ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021
1. 1.0Call for Application The General Public is hereby informed that the Chinese Government is
offering undergraduate and postgraduate fully-funded scholarships for Tanzanian citizens in
various domains for the academic year 2020/2021.
1. 1.1Eligibility Applicants should meet the following requirements:
 Be a citizen of the United Republic of Tanzania;
 Must have completed high school (‘A’ level) and below 25 years if applying for a
Bachelor degree program;
 Must have a Bachelor’s degree and below 35 years if applying for a Master’s degree
program;
 Must have a Master’s degree and under the age of 40 if applying for a Doctoral degree
program; and
 Must be in good health.
1. 2.0Application Documents
i. A completed application form of the Chinese Government Scholarship filled either in Chinese
or English;
ii. Certified copies of Certificate for Secondary Education Examination (CSEE), Advance
Certificate for Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE), Diploma, Bachelor or Master’s
degree. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must have attachments of
certified Chinese or English translations;
iii. Academic transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must have attachments of
certified Chinese or English translations;
iv. A study plan or research proposal in Chinese or English with a minimum of 200 words for
undergraduate applicants and 800 words for postgraduate applicants;
v. Two recommendation letters for applicants applying for postgraduate programs written in
either Chinese or English from professors or associate professors;
vi. Certified copies of birth certificates.
vii. Applicants under the age of 18 should submit the valid documents of their legal guardians in
China; and
viii. Applicants planning to stay in China for more than 6 months must submit a photocopy of the
Foreign Physical Examination form completed in English (the original copy should be kept by
the applicant). This form can be downloaded from:
http://my.chinaembassy.org/eng/whjy/P020190109380893894433.pdf
(http://my.china embassy.org/eng/whjy/P020190109380893894433.pdf)

The physical examination must cover all the items listed in the Foreign Physical Examination
Form. Incomplete records without the Physicians signature, official stamp of the hospital or
passport size photograph of the applicant are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take a
physical examination as the results are only valid for only 6 months.
1. 3.0Documents required for submission
2. 4.0Instructions for online application of the Chinese Government Scholarship
information system
1. Pre-admission letter from Chinese Government Scholarship universities; and
2. Applicants are required to submit an English language qualification certificate of either HSK,
IELTS or TOFEL.
Step 1: Please visit: www.csc.edu.cn/laihua (http://www.csc.edu.cn/laihua) or
www.capuschina.org
(http://www.capuschina.org) and click ‘Scholarship Application Online for International
Students’.
Step 2: Read ‘Tips for online application’ carefully before clicking ‘NEXT’ to move to the
registration page.
Step 3: Log in with your user name and password. For new users, please click ‘Create an
account’ for registration.
Step 4: Fill in the correct Program Category and Agency number. The Agency number
represents a specific application receiving agency and the correct choice of Program Category is
necessary before filling in the Agency number. Please make sure you fill it in correctly,
otherwise you will not be able to continue your online application or your application will not be
accepted. Your ‘Program Category’ is: Type A and Agency number is: 8341. Once the correct
‘Agency number’ is entered, the name of the agency will automatically emerge.
Step 5: Fill in the online application form and upload supporting documents correctly following
the steps listed on the left of the page. Applicants are required to select a discipline before
choosing their majors. Please refer to the Discipline Index, which could be downloaded from
help, if you have any doubt about the disciplines and majors.
Step 6: Check each part of your application carefully before submitting it. Click ‘Submit’ to
submit your application. The submitted documents will be the only reference for the applied
universities to confirm the admission.
Step 7: You can make changes to your application by clicking ‘Withdrawal’ and ‘Edit’ the
application on the top of the page. Please make sure to submit it again by clicking ‘Submit’ once
you have completed all the changes. Otherwise, the retrieved application will become invalid and
your new application will not be received.
Step 8: You can download and print the completed Application Form by clicking ‘Print the
Application Form’. NB: Please use Firefox or internet Explorer 11.0. Menu selection functions
may not work in other browsers.
Step 9: Send the printed application form and other supporting documents to the address below
not later than Wednesday, 5 February, 2020.

Issued by:
Principal Secretary,
Ministry of Education and vocational training
Zanzibar.

N.B
Before submitting please print one copy and send it to the Ministry of Education and
Vocational Training, Zanzibar, Higher Education, Science and Technology Unit Room No.
57, Mazizini.