The pre-admission letter for a Chinese Government Scholarship: what counts
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A pre-admission document is required of every applicant for the Chinese Government Scholarship. It is a pre-admission notice from the international students' admission department, or an invitation letter from a school or a professor, among other forms (Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship, section VI, item 7).
Check which documents your own case needs with the document checklist; it prints the items of section VI of the Application Guide that apply to your study level, programme language and answers.
What counts as the document
Section VI, item 7 of the Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship states that all applicants must provide a pre-admission document issued by the universities applied to. The document includes a pre-admission notice issued by the international students' admission department or an invitation letter from the schools or professors, etc.
Where it sits in the process
The application process in section V of the Application Guide sets this order:
- An applicant shall learn about designated Chinese universities and majors by visiting websites or other means, and identify the preferred scholarship program, designated university and major.
- An applicant shall reach the designated university for admission documents.
- An applicant shall reach an application receiving agency for a recommendation.
- An applicant shall fill in and submit the Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship online via the Chinese Government Scholarship Information System.
- The application receiving agency shall submit the recommended candidates list and their application documents.
- The CSC will organize designated universities and experts concerned to examine applicants' eligibility and academic performance before finalizing the short-list candidates.
- The CSC will notify the admission results to the application receiving agency that will subsequently have the applicant informed.
Step 2 is the point where the applicant obtains the admission documents from the designated university, before the online submission in step 4.
How placement and admission work in the ACYLS and MOFCOM programmes
The ASEAN-China Young Leaders Scholarship and the MOFCOM SCHOLARSHIP-CSC Program handle placement and admission through their own guidebooks. Each is described below on its own terms.
| Programme | Placement | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| ASEAN-China Young Leaders Scholarship (Guidebook, item 7; item 8) | Within 33 designated Chinese universities; each applicant chooses one major and three preferred universities; CSC places each applicant in one university based on choices and universities' requirements; placement results are confirmed by the universities (item 7; item 8A) | Winners receive final results from CSC by email before 31 July; candidates receive the Admission Letter and Confirmation Form for Study in China (JW201) from the host universities (item 8B) |
| MOFCOM SCHOLARSHIP-CSC Program (section VI; section VII) | Each applicant chooses one major and three preferred universities out of 26 designated universities; CSC places each applicant in one university only on the basis of choice and universities' requirements | Winners receive the admission package from ECCO of the Chinese Embassy by the end of August and must register at the host university before the deadline, which is usually September |
How a university issues the document
Section VI, item 7 of the Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship names the pre-admission document and who must provide it, but does not state how a university issues it.
Questions people ask
Is a pre-admission document required for every applicant?
Yes. Section VI, item 7 of the Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship states that all applicants must provide one.
What forms can the pre-admission document take?
It includes a pre-admission notice issued by the international students' admission department or an invitation letter from the schools or professors, etc. (Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship, section VI, item 7).
Sources
- Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship — China Scholarship Council (Campus China)
- Guidebook to the ASEAN-China Young Leaders Scholarship — China Scholarship Council (Campus China)
- MOFCOM SCHOLARSHIP-CSC Program (Enrollment Guide) — China Scholarship Council (Campus China)
Checked 10 October 2026. This page is an unofficial summary, is not legal or immigration advice, is not published by the bodies named, and the official text and the instructions of the body handling your application prevail if they differ.