The Government of the People’s Republic of China will provide a new round of full scholarship opportunities for Solomon Islands’ students to study in China starting with the academic year 2027/2028, covering undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, general scholar and senior scholar programs.

І. Qualification Requirement

Eligibility: To be eligible, applicants must - be a citizen of Solomon Islands, and be in good health both mentally and physically.

1. Undergraduate Program:

• Be a high school graduate under the age of 25 when applying for undergraduate programs;

• Grade Twelve (12) with aggregate range of (4-8) for school based.

• Or Grade Thirteen (13) with Academic performance of GPA 3.0 (school based) and GPA 3.8 for upgrade students.

• Take the "China Scholastic Competency Assessment (short as CSCA)" and upload a valid score report when applying for bachelor programs.

2. Master’s Program:

• Be a bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for master’s programs.

• Able to meet Admission requirements at the Master’s level.

• Acquired the Chinese proficiency of HSK Level 4 when applying for Chinese-taught master’s programs

3. Doctoral Program:

• Be a master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for doctoral programs.

• Able to meet Admission requirements at the Doctoral level.

• Acquired the Chinese proficiency of HSK Level 4 when applying for Chinese-taught doctoral programs.

4. General Scholar Program(Non Degree):

• Be a high school graduate (at least) under the age of 45 when applying for general scholar programs.

• Have acquired the Chinese proficiency of HSK Level 3 when applying for Chinese-taught general scholar programs (studying Chinese language are exempted). 

5. Senior Scholar Program(Non Degree):

• Be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor (or above) under the age of 50 when applying for senior scholar programs.

• have acquired the Chinese proficiency of HSK Level 3 when applying for Chinese-taught senior scholar programs.

Ⅱ. Application Documents Requirement

Applicants are required to apply online and relevant application documents are listed below:

1. Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (in Chinese or English).

2. Passport Bio Page: Applicants must submit a clear scanned copy of the information page of their ordinary passport. If the current passport is valid for less than 12 months (calculated from the expected start date of study), please renew the passport in time and use the new passport to complete the scholarship application. For applicants who are unable to obtain a passport before submitting the application, a valid identification document or certification containing the applicant’s English name, gender, nationality, and date of birth may be submitted, subject to approval by the accepting agency.

3. Notarized highest diploma: Prospective diploma winners must submit official proof of student status by their current school. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

4. Academic transcripts & Certificate (Undergraduate Degree with transcripts)

5. CSCA Score Report. Applicants for bachelor’s degree programs must hold a valid score report of the CSCA at the time of application, with a test date after March 1st, 2025. Please contact the target universities to confirm the required test subjects for the applied major.(Please keep track of updates on the official CSCA website.)

6. Language qualification certificates. Applicants for master's, doctoral, general scholar, and senior scholar programs taught in Chinese must submit a valid HSK score report that meets the corresponding Chinese language proficiency requirements. Applicants for programs taught in other languages are required to provide relevant language proficiency certificates, such as IELTS or TOEFL score reports, in accordance with the requirements of each university.

Introduction of CSCA and registration website can be found at: www.csca.cn

University List:

https://campuschina.org/zh/universities/index.html

7. Pre-Admission Documents. All applicants must provide a pre-admission document issued by the universities applying. Pre-admission documents include pre-admission notice issued by the international students’ admission department or invitation letter from the schools or professors, etc.

8. Detailed Study Plan; A minimum of 200 words for undergraduates and 800 words for postgraduates

9. Police Clearance Form (issued within 6 months prior to the submission date of the application).

10. Two recommendation Letters: Applicants for graduate programs or senior scholar programs must submit two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English from professors or associate professors.

11. Applicants planning to stay in China for more than 6 months must submit a photocopy of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form completed in English. (The form is attached below.) The original copy should be kept by the applicant. The physical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take physical examination as the result is valid for only 6 months.

12. Applicants under the age of 18 should submit the valid documents of their legal guardians in China.

Reminder: Uploaded supporting documents must be clear, authentic and valid. Applicants are recommended to use professional device to scan the relevant documents. Applicants shall bear the consequences caused by unclear or unidentifiable uploaded materials. There is no need to send paper materials to the embassy.

Ⅲ. Specific Instruction to Apply

To apply online visit “CSC Study in China” website and click “Scholarship Application for Students” at http://www.campuschina.org .

Register an account through [CREATE AN ACCOUNT] and login with your account.

Click “Edit Personal Details” and finish inputting personal details by filling in all the information, verifying and saving the information. After the completion of this section, return to the previous page by clicking “Finish” and start filling in your application information.

The “Program Category” is: Type A

The “Agency Number” is: 0901.

As Program Category and Agency Number are directly matched, application processing authorities will not receive your online application if the program category or agency number are not correct.

You can also visit Chinese Embassy website: http://sb.chineseembassy.org/eng/ 

or MEHRD website: https://www.mehrd.gov.sb/ 

or SITESA website: http://www.sitesa.gov.sb/ to download guidelines of the Chinese Scholarship Online Application Information System to guide you.

When applicants of “Type A” application choose the “Preferences of Institutes”, system will automatically match the available universities according to the selected “Student Category, Preferred teaching language and Major Applying for”.

With any inquiry concerning the available majors of each university, please visit the following website: http://www.campuschina.org/universities/index.html 

“Catalogue of Discipline Field, First-level Discipline, and Specialty” is available from the “help”, applicants could download the file to identify the relation between Discipline and Major.

 Ⅳ. Application Deadline

Applicants should submit complete application materials in the system no later than COB Friday, 5th February, 2027. Failure to apply online by the due date will automatically disqualify your application. Faxed applications will not be accepted.

Please note that:

• The Under-Graduate program is a FULL Chinese Language study program; All applications need to take China Scholastic Competency Assessment and obtain a valid score report;

• If you do not receive any response from MEHRD, SITESA, or the Chinese Embassy in Solomon Islands by 28 February 2027, please consider your application unsuccessful.

For further information, please contact:

NSD Direct line: 26334

Chinese Embassy in Solomon Islands: 23894

Email:chinaembcoop@gmail.com

Attachment 1: Foreigner Physical Examination Form.