For the purpose of cultivating qualified International Chinese language teachers and facilitating Chinese language education in other countries, the Center for Language Education and Cooperation of the Ministry of Education (CLEC) established the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship (hereinafter, “Scholarship”).

Who can apply for the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship?

All applicants shall be: 

a) non-Chinese citizens; 

b) in good physical and mental conditions, and with good academic performance and conduct;

c) committed to the Chinese language education and related work; 

d) between the ages of 16 and 35 (as of September 1st, 2021). Applicants currently working as Chinese language teachers shall not be over 45, while undergraduate student applicants shall not be over 25.