Application materials for the teachers scholarship: Appendix 2 item by item

Appendix 2 of the Application Guidelines for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025, published by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC), lists the application materials in five items, A to E. Item A applies to all applicants, items B(d) to B(f) to degree programme applicants, item C to in-service Chinese language teachers, item D to applicants under 18, and item E to applicants as the Host Institutions require.

The list below gives each item as the appendix words it. These materials belong to the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship and do not set rules for self-funded study. See also HSK on this site.

These are the 2025 guidelines. Read the guidelines for the current year before you prepare an application.

Materials by applicant group

All applicants

• A(a) A scanned copy of the passport photo page;
• A(b) A scanned copy of score reports of the HSK/HSKK tests (within the two-year validity);
• A(c) A reference letter by the head of the Recommending Institution.

Degree programme applicants

• B(d) A certificate of the highest diploma (or proof of expected graduation) and an official transcript;
• B(e) Applicants of the Scholarship for a Doctor's Degree in International Chinese Language Education are required to provide two reference letters from professors or associate professors or experts with equivalent professional titles in relevant fields and a 3,000-word personal statement written in Chinese (including knowledge of the intended area of study and research proposal). Priority will be given to applicants who may provide an employment contract with a teaching institution upon completing their studies in China or proof to the same effect.
• B(f) Applicants of the Scholarship for a Master's Degree in International Chinese Language Education are required to provide two reference letters from professors or associate professors. Priority will be given to applicants who may provide an employment contract with a teaching institution upon completing their studies in China.

In-service Chinese language teachers

• C In-service Chinese language teachers shall provide proof of employment and a reference letter from the employer.

Applicants under 18

• D Applicants under 18 shall provide certified documents of designation signed by their entrusted legal guardians in China.

Applicants, as the Host Institutions require

• E Applicants shall provide additional documents as required by the Host Institutions.

Points to note by item

Item A(b) sets a two-year validity for the HSK/HSKK score reports. This site does not describe the tests. The official test site describes them.

Item B(e) asks for two reference letters, and it names professors, associate professors and experts with equivalent professional titles in relevant fields as the writers. Item B(f) asks for two reference letters, and it names professors and associate professors only.

Items B(e) and B(f) both give the employment contract as a priority. Each item words it as a priority, not as a requirement.

Item B(e) also asks for a personal statement of 3,000 words, written in Chinese, that covers the intended area of study and a research proposal.

Item E names no specific additional documents. It refers the applicant to the Host Institutions.

Sources

• Application Guidelines for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025, Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC)

Checked 10 October 2026.

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