Only unmarried applicants are considered. An agreement between Harvard University and the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China provides Harvard undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity to study or conduct research in China for one academic year. The Ministry of Education arranges for the recipient's admission to one of approximately 80 Chinese universities that are approved to accept foreign students by the Ministry of Education and the China Scholarship Council. Graduate students interested in applying must have already completed one full year of graduate study at Harvard at the time of application. Applicants need not hold a Harvard degree.
Preference is given to applicants with U.S. citizenship.
Graduate students apply for consideration through their graduate or professional school's Fellowship Coordinator. Graduate students interested in applying must have already completed one full year of graduate study at Harvard at the time of application. Applicants need not hold a Harvard degree but must be U.S. citizens. Harvard College seniors apply for consideration through the Office of Career Services. Graduate students apply for consideration through their graduate or professional school's Fellowship Coordinator.