Chapter One: General Provisions

I. The international student scholarships and grants-in-aid are intended to award and boost the further development of international students who are excellent in moral and learning, who develop in an all-around way, and who have special talents in some certain area, and at the same time, to optimize the talent cultivation environment, engage international students in scientific research, teaching, administration and service, foster their innovative and practical ability and cultivate them responsibility conscientiousness. These regulations are formulated according to the practical situation of ZUST and with the orientation of “excellency+speciality”.

II. All international students at ZUST are candidates for the international student scholarships and grants-in-aid.

Chapter Two:  Institutional Framework

III. The International Student Scholarships and Grants-in-aid Assessment Committee of ZUST is responsible for the assessment of scholarships and grants-in-aid, with the university leader in charge of international exchange and cooperation affairs acting as the Director of Committee, and members of the committee including Director of the Teaching Affairs Office, Executive Vice-Dean of the Graduate School, Director of the International Office, Director of the International Student Affairs Center, as well as the person in charge of international exchange and cooperation affairs from every relevant school. The office of the committee is located at the International Student Affairs Center.

Chapter Three:  Categories and Qualifications for Scholarships and Grants-in-aid

IV Categories of scholarships and grants-in-aid

A certain proportion of tuition fees paid by international students of ZUST is extracted to set up the international student scholarships and grants-in-aid fund. The proportion is specified in the Measures for the Utilization and Management of International Students’ Education Fees ”.

(I) Categories of Scholarship

i. Freshman Scholarship

i) Promotion Scholarship;

ii) Excellent Freshman Scholarship;

iii) Excellent Exchange Student Scholarship.

ii. Academic Achievement Scholarship

i) Excellent Degree Student Scholarship

ii) Excellent Chinese Language Student Scholarship;

iii) HSK Winner Scholarship.

iii. Individual Scholarship

i) Academic Diligence Scholarship;

ii) Innovative Practice Scholarship;

iii) Social Service Scholarship;

iv) Arts and Sports Specialty Scholarship.

(II)  Categories of funding for grants-in-aid

The funding for grants-in-aid provides for administration assistant, teaching assistant and scientific research assistant.

V. Amount of scholarship funding

(I)  Freshman Scholarship

i.  Promotion Scholarship 

The amount of funding of the Promotion Scholarship is 5000 yuan at most as a rule. The number of students awarded as well as the amount of funding for awards shall be decided by the International Students Affairs Center (to be short as ISAC)according to the actual situations.

(II). Excellent Freshman Scholarship

The Excellent Freshman Scholarship consists of four levels: the first level covers 100% of the tuition fees for one academic year; the second level covers 70% of the tuition fees for one academic year; the third level covers 50% of the tuition fees for one academic year; the fourth level covers 30% of the tuition fees for one academic year. 

The superior limits for the number of students awarded at the first, second, third and fourth level are 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5% of the total number of freshman students respectively. While the total amount of funding shall remain constant, the proportion of students awarded at each level can be adjusted appropriately.

iii. Excellent Exchange Student Scholarship

There is no level difference of the excellent exchange student scholarship and it provides accommodation allowance to scholarship winners with the amount of RMB 600 yuan each month. The superior limit for the number of students awarded is 30% of the registered exchange students..

(III) . Academic Achievement Scholarship

i. Excellent Degree Student Scholarship

The Excellent Degree Student Scholarship consists of three levels: the first level covers 100% of the tuition fees for one academic year; the second level covers 70% of the tuition fees for one academic year; the third level covers 50% of the tuition fees for one academic year.

The superior limits for the number of students awarded at the first, second, and third level are 3%, 5%, and 7% of the total number of degree students respectively. While the total amount of funding shall remain constant, the proportion of students awarded at each level can be adjusted appropriately.

ii. Excellent Chinese Language Student Scholarship

The Excellent Chinese Language Student Scholarship consists of three levels: the amount of funding at the first level is 2000yuan; the second level is 1500yuan; and the third level is 1000yuan. 

The superior limits for the number of students awarded at the first, second and third levels are 2%, 4%, and 6% of the total number of Chinese language students respectively. While the total amount of funding shall remain constant, the proportion of students awarded at each level can be adjusted appropriately.

iii. HSK Winner Scholarship

The amount of funding of HSK Winner Scholarship, in according with the HSK certificate level, shall be : RMB 200 yuan for HSK level 4, RMB 400 yuan for HSK level 5,  RMB 800 yuan for HSK level 6. Students will not receive the scholarship again if they achieve the same level of certificate again. Only by achieving higher level of certificate can they be eligible for the scholarship again.

(IV)  Individual Scholarship

i.  Academic Diligence Scholarship

The amount of funding is 3000 yuan, and the number of students awarded shall be decided by the ISAC according to the actual situations.

ii.  Innovative Practice Scholarship

The Innovative Practice Scholarship consists of three levels: the amount of funding at the first level is 3000 yuan; the second level is 1500 yuan; the Special Scholarship shall be decided case by case according to the contribution and influence of the awardees’ innovative practice.

iii. Social Service Scholarship

The amount of funding is 300 to 500 yuan, and the number of students awarded shall be decided by the ISAC according to the actual situations.

iv. Arts and Sports Specialty Scholarship

Students who participate and obtain a place in arts, sports and other kinds of contests at national level, provincial or municipal level, and university level shall be awarded 1500 to 3000 yuan, 1000 to 1500 yuan, and 300 to 500 yuan respectively. Students who participate actively in arts and sports contests at national level, provincial or municipal level, and university level shall be awarded 1000 to 1500 yuan, 300 to 800 yuan, and 100 to 300 yuan respectively, with the number of students awarded decided by the ISAC according to the actual situations. For team participation, the amount of funding shall be increased appropriately according to the influence of the contests and the number of participants.

VI.  Amount of funding for grants-in-aid

There is no limit on the number of students awarded the grants-in-aid in principle. All international students recruited for relevant posts and authorized by the ISAC, with performances appraised as qualified shall be awarded the grants-in-aid.

The amount of funding is 450 to 600 yuan per month for the regular administration assistant posts and teaching assistant posts, and is in accordance with relevant regulations for scientific research assistant posts and special administration assistant posts such as language translator and student admission and follow-up service assistant. The administration assistant posts demand 30 to 40 working hours per month; the teaching assistant posts demand no less than 6 class hours per week practically working as teaching assistant; the working hours demanded by the scientific research assistant posts shall be in accordance with actual agreements.

VII. Application qualifications for scholarships and grants-in-aid

(I) Basic qualifications for scholarships and grants-in-aid

i. The applicants shall abide by the laws and regulations of the Chinese government and the rules and regulations of ZUST; the applicants shall have never been subjected to any form of punishment above and including a warning during their study in ZUST. The applicants shall pay the tuition fees on time.

ii. The applicants shall be respectful to the teachers, friendly to their classmates, concerned about the collective interests, and actively engaged in university and class activities.

iii. The applicants shall be devoted to their academic study with a diligent, rigorous, and enterprising attitude.

iv. The applicants shall behave decently and obey the code of conduct; the applicants shall have never committed unexcused absence or cheating in exams in principle.

(II)  Detailed qualifications for scholarships

i.Freshman Scholarship

i) The Promotion Scholarship is intended to encourage degree students and all kinds of program students with an intention to apply for ZUST, in an effort to further improve the type structure, major structure and nationality structure. The application qualifications for this scholarship are as follows:

a. The applicants shall have excellent study records (They shall provide diplomas and academic transcripts for their highest education level);

b. The applicants shall apply for a study period of no less than one year;

c. The applicants shall be healthy both physically and mentally.

ii) The Excellent Freshman Scholarship is intended to encourage more excellent degree students and all kinds of program students who have applied for and will enroll in ZUST. The application qualifications for this scholarship are as follows:

a.The applicants shall have excellent study records (They shall provide diplomas and academic transcripts for their highest education level);

b.The applicants shall apply for a study period of no less than one year;

c.Applicants applying for a Chinese-taught major degree program(with the exception of Business Chinese program) shall have HSK level 5 certificate with 180 points or above;

d.Applicants who are from non-English-speaking countries applying for an English-taught major degree program or non-degree program shall have one of the following certificates: IELTS 5.5 points or above, CBT TOEFL 80 points, IBTTOEFL 85 or above, GRE 1400 points or above, and PET Level 4 or above; or have obtained excellent grades in the freshman English level test organized by ZUST;

e. The applicants shall be healthy both physically and mentally.

Note: The awardees of the Excellent Freshman Scholarship cannot apply for the Excellent Chinese Language Student Scholarship during the awarding periods, but can apply for other scholarships.

iii)The Excellent Exchange Student Scholarship is intended to further promote the intercollegiate cooperation and encourage more excellent students to study in ZUST. The application qualifications for this scholarship are as follows:

a. The applicants shall have excellent study records （They shall provide academic transcripts）；

b. The applicants shall be from partner universities which have signed the specific exchange agreement;

ii.Academic Achievement Scholarship

 i) The Excellent Degree Student Scholarship is intended to encourage degree students to study diligently and be good role models. The application qualifications for this scholarship are as follows:

a.The applicants shall be officially registered self-funded international students pursuing degree in ZUST, and shall not have applied for suspension of schooling, remaining enrollment, or extension of schooling during the current academic year;

b.The applicants shall study diligently and have achieved good academic performance (GPA≥3.0 in principle) during the current academic year. The applicants applying for first level of scholarship shall have never fail the exam during the current academic year (with the exception of exams for public elective courses); 

c.The applicants shall have no more than 20 class hours of absence recorded in attendance check within the academic year, and no more than 4 class hours of absence without excuse recorded in random inspection within the academic year;

d.The applicants shall actively participate in all kinds of school activities at least three times;

ii) The Scholarship for Excellent Language Students is intended to encourage Chinese language students to study diligently and be good role models, and to boost their enthusiasm for Chinese language learning. The application qualifications for this scholarship are as follows:

a.The applicants shall be officially registered self-funded international students attending Chinese language programs in ZUST, and the length of study in ZUST is at least 2 semesters.

b.The applicant shall study diligently and have got an overall score of 85 points or above in the final exam;

c.The applicants shall have no more than 20 class hours of absence recorded in  attendance check within the academic year;

d.The applicants shall actively participate in all kinds of school activities at least three times;

iii) The HSK Winner Scholarship is intended to award all kinds of long-term international students who attend HSK and achieve excellent performance during their study in ZUST. The application qualifications for this scholarship are as follows:

The applicants shall have achieved 210 points or above in HSK level 4, 180 points or above in HSKlevel 5, or 180 points or above in HSK level 6.

iii. Individual Scholarship

The Individual Scholarships are intended to award international students of ZUST who perform excellently in academic diligence, academic achievements, sports, arts, cultural exchange, social service, innovative practice and so on. The application qualifications for these scholarships are as follows:

i) Academic Diligence Scholarship

The applicants shall be officially registered self-funded international students who study diligently, have never been late for class or left class early, and have an attendance record (sick leave excluded) of 100% within the academic year. The applicants shall pass exams (including make-up exams) for courses (optional courses excluded ), adhere to the principle of integrity, and abide by academic code of ethics. ii)Innovative Practice Scholarship

The applicants, enrolled by ZUST shall participate actively and achieve excellent performances in all kinds of academic contests and scientific researches, publish high quality papers, obtain national patents, and participate actively in social practices. During the period of social practices, they shall strictly abide by the rules and regulations, work hard, be modest, be dedicated to solving practical technical problems, and win praise from the employers. Innovative practice scholarship has three levels. The application qualifications for this scholarship are as follows:

Applicant for the first level of Innovative Practice Scholarship shall have one of the following achievements:

a.Winning third prize or above in academic contests or extracurricular works of science and technology contests at the international level;

b.Winning first prize or above in academic contests or extracurricular works of science and technology contests at the national level;

c. Having science and technology projects approved at the national level or having technological results transferred;

d. Having papers indexed by SCI, EI, or ISTP, or announced at international academic conferences and published by level-1 domestic journals. The applicants shall be the first author, or the supervisor shall be the first author and the applicants shall be the second author in the same paper. ZUST shall be the first unit. The papers shall be verified by the academic board of the school where the applicants are registered;

e. Obtaining national invention patent (the applicant as the first patentee, ZUST as the first organization);

f. Solving important technical problems during the practice period;

g. Proposing constructive opinions and suggestions on the teaching and management of ZUST, and being acknowledged by ZUST as contributing remarkably to the reform and development of ZUST.

Applicant for the second level of Innovative Practice Scholarship shall have one of the following achievements:

a.Winning prize in academic contests or extracurricular works of science and technology contests at the international level;

b. Winning third prize or above in academic contests or extracurricular works of science and technology contests at the national level; or winning second prize or above in academic contests at the provincial level;

c.Having science and technology projects approved at the provincial level or having technological results transferred;

d. Having papers published by level-2 domestic journals  The applicants shall be the first author, or the supervisor shall be the first author and the applicants shall be the second author in the same paper. ZUST shall be the first unit. The paper shall be verified by the academic board of the school where the applicants are registered;

e.Solving technical problems during the practice period and win praise from the employers;

f. Other achievements acknowledged by relevant departments.

In addition, students who have particularly remarkable achievements in innovative practice activities are eligible for the Special Innovative Practice Scholarship, the assessment of which shall be conducted case by case according to the actual situations.

iii) Social Service Scholarship:

The applicants, enrolled by ZUST, shall have good morality and be actively engaged in social service and volunteer service; the applicants shall hold a key position in students associations, or serve as a class leader and perform excellently, or cooperate actively in the student management affairs and perform excellently; the applicants shall have outstanding performance in the construction of campus civilization and a harmonious campus.

iv) Arts and Sports Specialty Scholarship:

The applicants enrolled by ZUST shall have specialized arts and sports skills and be dedicated to  winning glory for ZUST; the applicants shall have won good places in arts and sports contests at national, provincial, or university level, or have shown good spirits, won glory for and expand the influence of ZUST despite having won no place.

(III)  Detailed application qualifications for grants-in-aid

i. The grants-in-aid for administration assistants are intended to help registered international students who are diligent and enterprising but have financial difficulties. Students who receive the grants-in-aid are required to help deal with daily administrative affairs, or act as part-time instructor, head teacher assistant, or engage in student recruitment and other affairs.

ii. The grants-in-aid for teaching assistants are intended in principle only for excellent registered international students pursing master’s degree in ZUST. Students who receive the grants-in-aid are required to undertake after-class instruction, homework correcting and grading, experimental lessons and so on for public courses or professional basic courses at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

iii. The grants-in-aid for scientific research assistants are intended in principle only for excellent registered international students pursing master’s degree in ZUST. Students who receive the grants-in-aid are required to help their supervisors with all kinds of tasks such as scientific research, scientific development, as well as professional design and investigation.