Scholarship
Application Guideline for the CSC-UY Scholarship
University of Yamanashi (UY) and China Scholarship Council (CSC) jointly offer theCSC-U Y Scholarship, which is based on the " 国 家 建 設 高 水 平 大 学 公 派 研 究 生 項 目 "program provided by China Scholarship Council (CSC), to Chinese students (up to 8students per year) who are pursuing a doctoral degree or studying as an exchange
student at the doctoral course of UY.
I. Applicants for the Doctoral Degree
1. Eligibility
Applicants must be citizens of the People's Republic of China, meet the eligibility set
by CSC at the time of application, and meet one of the following criteria.
＊Please refer to https://www.csc.edu.cn / for the application eligibility of CSC.
(1) Applicants must be eligible to enroll in a doctoral course at the Graduate School ofUY and intend to enroll for the purpose of obtaining a doctoral degree.
(2) Applicants whose enrollment to the doctoral course have been confirmed at thetime of application.
(3) Applicants who have already been enrolled in the first year of the doctoral course
at the time of application.
(4) Applicants who understand that they will not be able to use other scholarshipprograms after being accepted under this program because this scholarship is not
permitted to be used alongside other scholarships.
2.How to apply
Please submit the following application documents to the International Officethrough your supervisor of UY.
(1) Application form (attached form) [word] [pdf]＊ Guidelines for submitting List of Research Achievements [pdf](2) Letter of recommendation (optional form)＊ Recommendation should be made by the applicant's supervisor or desired
supervisor at UY.
(3) Transcripts from the university you are enrolled or the university you graduatedfrom.
＊If you have completed (or expect to complete) a undergraduate program y of five
years or more, please submit your undergraduate transcript.
Notes・All application documents must be written in Japanese or English.
・If the certificate in (3) is in Chinese, please attach a translation in Japanese or English
with the official seal.
・All application documents should be submitted in PDF format as email attachments
to the International Office (kokusai-jimu@ml.yamanashi.ac.jp) between January 18
and January 26, 2024.
3. Details of Scholarship

Applicants will be exempted from paying the examination fee, the admission fee,and the tuition fee for the period of their enrollment in the doctoral course (up to thestandard period of study) from the University of Yamanashi. The period of tuition fee
waive will be within the standard period of study of the doctoral course.
＊The application fee will be collected at the time of application, however, it will berefunded as scholarship upon confirmation that the applicant has been admitted
to UY and has passed the CSC selection process.
In addition, the CSC will provide applicants with economy class international roundtrip airfare between China and Japan and living expenses (including medical insurance)
as determined by the Chinese government.
4. Selection and Notification of Scholarship Recommendation(1) The University of Yamanashi International Education Committee will selectnominees based on the application documents.
(2) Applicants will receive the selection results and the letter of recommendation.
(3) Applicants who have received the letter of recommendation are required to applyfor the scholarship to the CSC.
(4) If applicants pass the CSC selection, please submit a copy of the Certificate ofAcceptance issued by CSC (in Chinese and English) to the International Office of UY.
5. Application and Schedule
Date

CSC

University of Yamanashi

January 18, 2024 –January 26, 2024
Extended to February 2, 2024

Accepting Scholarship
application

Mid-February,2024

Nominees selection

Mid-March, 2024 –Late March, 2024
May, 2024
Early June - Mid-June, 2024

Accepting Scholarship
applications
Selection
Announcement of
successful candidates

6. Revocation of scholarship eligibility
In any of the following cases, the scholarship recipients' eligibility (exemption fromtuition fees, etc.) will be revoked.
(1) If the applicant failed to pass CSC's selection.
(2) If the applicant is found to be inappropriate as a CSC scholar in accordance withUY’s regulations.
7. Notes(1) Incomplete application documents may not be accepted.
(2) Submitted application documents will not be returned.
(3) Changes to the submitted application documents will not be accepted.
(4) If there is any forgery, misrepresentation, or any other irregularity in the submitted
application documents, the application will be invalidated even after the applicant
has been selected for the program.

Ⅱ . Those who do not intend to obtain a doctoral degree (special researchstudents)
For students who are intended to studying at the doctoral course of UY as an
exchange student, please follow the procedures below.
1. The applicant's home university/institution must be a partner university/institutionthat has concluded a memorandum of understanding with the UY (Either university
or department level) regarding student exchange.
2. Applicants should contact the department in charge of student exchange at theirhome university/institution to find out how to apply for an exchange program basedon the student exchange agreement, receive a recommendation, and complete thenecessary procedures. The Letter of Acceptance must be confirmed with thedepartment in charge of exchange programs at UY through the department in chargeof exchange programs at the applicant's home university.

Inquiry:
International Office, University of Yamanashi
E-mail: kokusai-jimu＠ml.yamanashi.ac.jp