In accordance with the MOU on Educational Cooperation between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, the Chinese Government will provide twenty (20) Scholarships for PNG students to pursue degree studies in China for the academic year of 2010/2011.

Qualification:      Applicants for postgraduate program must be PNG citizens in good health under the age of 35 with a Bachelor Degree or higher one; and Applicants for graduate program must be PNG citizens in good health under the age of 25 with a secondary diploma with good academic performance or a Bachelor Degree.

Requirement:    Applicants are required to submit relevant application materials, including notarized photocopies of Degree Certificate, academic transcripts, health certificate, two recommendation letters, study plan and contact information. The Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship and the Foreigner Physical Examination Form are available at both the Chinese Embassy and the PNG Office of Higher Education and they also can be downloaded from the websites of China Scholarship Council www.laihua.csc.edu.cn or PNG Office of Higher Education www.ohe.gov.pg. 

Application:  Application materials for the Scholarship shall be delivered either to the Chinese Embassy at Section 216, Lot 5, Sir John Guise Drive, Waigani, P.O.Box 1351, Boroko NCD or PNG Office of Higher Education, at Mutual Rumana, Waigani Drive, P.O. Box 5117, Boroko NCD from Monday, February 1^st to Monday, March 15^th, 2009.

For further information, please contact Ms. Zhou, First Secretary of the Chinese Embassy at Tel: 325 9836 or 325 1746 (Ext. 203 or 204), Fax: 325 4191 or 325 8247, E-mail: Chinaemb_pg@mfa.gov.cn; or Ms. Eli Mada of the PNG Office of Higher Education at Tel: 301 2052 or 301 2082, Fax: 325 8386.