HSK levels the national scholarships ask for
Unofficial summary · Sources checked
The Chinese Government Scholarship asks HSK Level 3 for its Chinese-taught general scholar and senior scholar programmes and HSK Level 4 for its Chinese-taught master's and doctoral programmes (Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship, Section IV, items 8–10). The International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025 sets HSK Level 6, 5, 4 or 3 by category, and its guidelines print the minimum score and HSKK line where each category requires them. Check your level against both documents with the scholarship match: it compares HSK level only and prints the minimum score from each entry for you to check.
Chinese Government Scholarship
The guide's HSK lines apply to Chinese-taught programmes. Each line names the level an applicant must have passed.
| Programme (Chinese-taught) | HSK line | Source |
|---|---|---|
| General scholar (excluding Chinese language majors) | HSK Level 3 | Section IV, item 8 |
| Senior scholar | HSK Level 3 | Section IV, item 9 |
| Master's | HSK Level 4 | Section IV, item 10 |
| Doctoral | HSK Level 4 | Section IV, item 10 |
| Undergraduate | Section IV, item 2 sets no HSK level; Section IV, item 7 requires the CSCA score report | Section IV, item 2 and item 7 |
| Programmes taught in a language other than Chinese | Section IV, item 11 names no HSK level | Section IV, item 11 |
The HSK lines above are conditions in Section IV of the Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship, published by the China Scholarship Council.
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025
The 2025 guidelines list HSK level, minimum score and HSKK line by category. Each category line is reported below with only what that line prints; not every line prints a minimum score or an HSKK level.
| Category (as the guidelines name it) | HSK level | Minimum score | HSKK line | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor's Degree in International Chinese Language Education | Level 6 | 200 | Advanced Level, 60 | Doctor's Degree |
| Master's Degree in International Chinese Language Education | Level 5 | 210 | Intermediate Level, 60 | Master's Degree |
| Bachelor's Degree in International Chinese Language Education | Level 4 | 210 | Intermediate Level, 60 | Bachelor's Degree |
| One-Year Study — international Chinese language education | Level 3 | 270 | HSKK test score required (no level named) | One-Year Study |
| One-Year Study — Chinese language and literature, Chinese history, or Chinese philosophy | Level 4 | 180 | Intermediate Level, 60 | One-Year Study |
| One-Year Study — Chinese language study | Level 3 | 210 | HSKK score priority (no level named) | One-Year Study |
| One-Semester Study — international Chinese language education, Chinese language and literature, Chinese history, or Chinese philosophy | Level 3 | 180 | HSKK test score required | One-Semester Study |
| One-Semester Study — traditional Chinese medicine or Taiji culture | HSK test score required (no level named) | One-Semester Study (TCM/Taiji) line: no minimum score | HSKK score priority (no level named) | One-Semester Study |
| Four-Week Study — Chinese language study, traditional Chinese medicine, Taiji culture, or Chinese language plus homestay | HSK test score required (no level named) | Four-Week Study line: no minimum score | Four-Week Study line: no HSKK line | Four-Week Study |
The categories and scores above are taken from the Application Guidelines for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025, published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation.
Questions people ask
Does the Chinese Government Scholarship set an HSK level for English-taught programmes?
Section IV, item 11 names no HSK level for programmes taught in a language other than Chinese; it requires meeting the admission requirements of the university of preference in language proficiency and academic ability.
Do all International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship categories require the same HSKK level?
No. The Doctor's Degree line requires HSKK Advanced Level with a score of 60, while the One-Year Study line for Chinese language study names no HSKK level and only gives priority to applicants who provide an HSKK score.
Sources
- Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship — China Scholarship Council (Campus China)
- Application Guidelines for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025 — Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC)
Checked 10 October 2026.
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