I. About YES China Master Program

​To cultivate global governance talents with a broad international vision, excellent comprehensive capacity, outstanding leadership and cross-cultural background, the China Scholarship Council implements the Youth of Excellence Scheme of China (YES China) master programs sponsored by Chinese government scholarship. Recently, KoGuan School of Law was approved for the program below, with information hereby made public:

II. Funding

1. Amount of funding: Full scholarship.

2. Training mode and duration: The scholarship program is applicable to the LLM Program in Chinese Law at KoGuan School of Law. The program adopts the "1+1" mode, according to which students will finish their full-time basic course study, conduct research work, and complete dissertation preparation when based in Shanghai Jiao Tong University for the first academic year. For the second academic year, students will return to their home countries to complete their dissertations in combination with their own work practices. Students who pass the dissertation defense will be awarded LLM degrees according to the requirements of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

III. Application Requirements

1. The applicant should be a non-citizen of the People's Republic of China, under the age of 45, and in good physical and mental health.

2. The applicant should have a bachelor's degree and at least 3-year work experience, preferably, with a study or work background related to the program.

3. The applicant should fall within one of the four categories:

  ① Civil servant working at or above the division-head level (or corresponding level) for a government agency in a host country;

  ② Senior managerial personnel from institutions, enterprises and the like;

  ③ Administrative staff from universities and research institutions; or

  ④ People with relevant work or internship experience in international organizations.

IV. Application Procedure

The applicant shall login to the application system of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (http://apply.sjtu.edu.cn) to input application information, upload supportive documents, and submit an application before March 31, 2023 in accordance with the requirements of "2023 SJTU International Graduate Admissions Brochure". At Step 9 "Apply for Scholarship", please select "Apply for the Scholarship through Chinese Embassies" in the "Scholarship Category" section.

The applicant shall login to the Chinese Government Scholarship Information System (http://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn/#/login) to make an application with supportive documents before April 30, 2023. By this time, the applicant should have obtained a pre-admission letter from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. At the "Input Application Information" step, choose "Type A Application", input "1563" for "Agency Number" and "Youth of Excellence Scheme of China master program" for "Application Project".