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QUT/CSC Scholarships
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China Scholarship Council (CSC)

• CSC is a non-profit institution with legal person
  status affiliated with the Ministry of Education.
  
• China Scholarship Council is financed mainly by
  the state's special appropriations for
  scholarship programmes.
• The tasks of the CSC are to use legal and
  economic means to manage the affairs of the
  Chinese citizens studying abroad and of the
  foreigners studying in China
• CSC consists of a committee and a secretariat.
  The secretariat is in charge of implementing the
  work principles and plans formulated by the
  Committee of management regulations
• Web http//www.csc.edu.cn

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Numbers and Areas

• 70 students are in following areas
• Telecommunication and Information Technology
• Argriculture
• Life Science and Public Health
• Material Science and New material
• Energy Sources and Environment
• Engineering Science
• Applied Social Sciences and WTO-related areas
• Universities in 49 countries receive CSC
  sponsored students

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Priority areas National Science and Technology
Development Plan

• Energy resources
• Water and minerals
• Environment
• Agriculture
• Manufacturing Industry
• Transport
• Information industry (included digital media)
• Population and health
• Technological study on urbanisation and city
  development
• Public security (includes public health)
• National defence

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Priority areas cutting edge

• Biotechnologies
• IT
• New materials
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Advanced energy technologies
• Ocean technologies
• Laser technologies
• Space technologies

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Eligibility

• Hold a unconditional offer from QUT to study a
  postgraduate research degree (PhD priority) at
  QUT commencing in Semester 2 of each year
• Have an approved full tuition fee waiver from QUT
  for the degree
• Be a citizen and permanent resident of PR China
  at the time of application
• Not be currently working or studying in Australia
  at the time of application
• Must agree to return to China at the end of the
  period of study
• Satisfy the selection criteria set out by CSC by
  completing the CSC application form and the
  employer reference form. These are available
  online http//apply.csc.edu.cn/. (open 1-31
  March each year)

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Candidates

• Staff and students from research universities,
  institutes and academies
• Staff and a limited number of students from QUT
  partner universities
• Staff from young feeder institutions
• Staff from government agencies, particularly
  education authorities

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Resources to Promote the Project

• QUTI will liaise QUTs partners network in China
• Faculty networks
• Individual Academic links in China
• QUT website http//www.rsc.qut.edu.au/future/schol
  arships/CSC.jsp
• CSC website
• Alumni
• QUT Agents CCIEE Beijing, JESIE Nanjing,
  Eduglobal Shanghai for assistance with visa
  processes

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Application Process

• Students use QUT FR application form. Students
  must meet the normal selection criteria for the
  postgraduate research program of QUT including
  academic performance and English language
  requirements. (IELTS 6.5 with no subtest below
  6)
• In the 2007 scheme, the deadline for the
  applications to QUT is 16 November 2007
• Offers are made by QUT before 21 December 2007
• Applicants must post a copy of the application
  documents submitted to QUT and the signed copy of
  the CSC application form and employer reference
  form to CSC
• In the 2007 scheme, the deadline for the
  applications to CSC is 31 March
• 2008 for S2 intakes.
• CSC decisions expected by late May 2008

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• Funding Model
• For successful applicants, QUT will waive their
  full tuition fees and CSC will consider their
  application for a living allowance as prescribed
  from time to time by the Chinese Government
  (which includes Student Health Cover), a return
  airline to Australia by the most economical
  route, and visa application fees.
• Up to 100 QUT tuition fee waivers are available
  to mid 2009
• Up to three years CSC funding is possible

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• Supervision of candidates
• QUT will provide the chief academic advisor
  (Principal Supervisor) for candidates
• Wherever possible, co-supervision between QUT and
  the Chinese universities from which the
  candidates come will be encouraged
• This is seen as a channel for the development for
  long-term research collaboration between QUT and
  Chinese universities, which both CSC and QUT
  embrace as long-term goals.

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• Key Contacts
• Wendy Levkovich, ISBS
• Lois McLaughin, Research Students Centre
• Professor Rod Wissler, Dean of Postgraduate
  Studies QUT
• Nina Shen, QUT Representative in China
• Anais Duan, QUT Assistant in China

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Enquiries for Chinese Students

• For admission enquires and submission of
  applications at QUT, please contact
• Wendy Levkovich
• Client Services Officer
• (International Scholarships Research)
• International Student Business Services
• Email    w.levkovich_at_qut.edu.au 
• Phone  [phone]
• Fax  [phone]
• For academic enquires at QUT, please contact
• Research Admissions and Enrolment Officer
• Lois McLaughin
• Research Students Centre
• Email research.enrolment_at_qut.edu.au
• For general enquiries in China
• Anais Duan, QUT China assistant
• Email qutchina_at_qut.edu.au
• Phone [phone]
• Mob [phone]

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Useful websites

• QUT University websites
• General information www.qut.edu.au
• Research website www.research.qut.edu.au/restdnce
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• Courses website www.studyfinder.qut.edu.au
• Applicants can download QUT application FR form
  at http//www.studentservices.qut.edu.au/help/form
  s/forms.jsp
• CSC website www.csc.edu.cn
• Websites regarding Australian Government visa
  information
• http//www.austemb.org.cn/ (Australian Embassy in
  Beijing)
• Select 'visas' from the left hand scroll bar.
  Student FAQs have
• some useful information.
• www.immi.gov.au, the options
• under 'Studying in Australia' give general
  information about student visa applications.
• http//studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/Splash.aspx,

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