What grants are available to study Chinese language?

I'm currently studying at Beijing Normal University on a full ride from the China Scholarship Council (http://en.csc.edu.cn/) which has a terrible website and a frustratingly opaque admissions process but if you can get it it's a great deal and applies to just about every Chinese university for both degree and non-degree programs. This annual thread on chinese-forums serves as kind of an information resource/support group for applicants: http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F39094-csc-scholarship-2013-general-discussion%2F

For Chinese, I recommend studying in Taiwan. The Taiwanese government has the following scholarships, which you can use at any Taiwanese university. Huayu Enrichment Scholarship (HES) | For those with any level of Chinese, 3 months | 25,000 TWD / month, or ~USD $850 / month Advanced Mandarin Studies Scholarship (AMS) | For those with 3 years of college level Chinese. 3,6,9, 12 month scholarship. 25,000 TWD / month, or ~USD $850 / month Taiwan Scholarship | For those seeking an actual academic degree in Taiwan (bachelors, masters, PhD, 30,000 TWD / month, or ~USD $1023 / month This article below covers this in detail: (http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/get-paid-to-study-chinese-in-taiwan/)

Studying Mandarin is certainly not as expensive as you would think, so maybe you can consider self funding.  If you study in Beijing, its not a great deal like it used to be, but its still not particularly expensive if you plan it well. you can take morning classes that run from 8 am to noon at most universities in the city and they run from $2300 to $3000 for the semester which runs 4 months. In the afternoons/evenings you can teach english on the side, which pays about $15 an hour.  alternate plan 1 is that you can go to a cheaper private mandarin school, some of them are fly by night, but I have friends that switched over and were moderately satisfied, and you can pick your own schedule.  Either way the schools are all about memorization, so be prepared for that.  Alternate plan 2 is you go to a city were no one speaks much English at all. I would suggest Qingdao.  the cost of living would be lower, the schools would probably be cheaper, and you would absolutely be forced to use mandarin for EVERYTHING.

I think Obama has created some federal grants for studying Chinese language, although I'm not sure what the requirements are. You should read this article: http://chronicle.com/article/As-White-House-Pushes-Study/125999/

There are many grants available. But it depends on what program you want to choose, duration of course, etc. Plz check following links http://www.asian-studies.org/grants/main.htm http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/oie/sab/docs/advisingsheets/chinese-advising-sheet-7.13.12.pdf http://www.ii.umich.edu/ccs/academics/fellowshipsgrants http://www.studyabroad.com/programs/east+and+southeast+asia,china/chinese+language/full+degree+abroad/default.aspx http://www.ciee.org/study-abroad/china

U.S. Students who receive Federal Pell grants can apply for a Gilman Scholarship http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program to study in Chinese-speaking areas and have a very good chance to receive an award. U.S. students can also apply for the very competative but generous Boren Fellowship.  http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship/home.html.

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