Scholarships Increased for International Students

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• International students receiving scholarships from the Chinese government will see an increase in their financial support. • According to a notice released by the ministries of finance and education on Wednesday, undergraduates will get up to 66,200 yuan ($10,700), master's students

79,200 yuan and doctoral students 99,800 yuan each year. • The new standard, which applies to students who enrolled in September, took into consideration factors including rising prices and the costs for Chinese higher

education institutes, the ministries said. • Weifang medical University.• The new standard divides Chinese scholarships into three types, according to majors and levels of study. • Undergraduate students majoring in philosophy, economics, law, liberal arts and management, for example, will get a package of 59,200 yuan for an academic

year - 20,000 yuan for tuition, 8,400 yuan for accommodation, 800 yuan for medical insurance and 30,000 yuan for living expenses. • Before the change, the tuition for international undergraduate liberal arts students ranged up to 26,000 yuan a year, while tuition for master's students ranged up

to 30,000 yuan and for doctoral students up to 34,000 yuan. • Science and engineering majors are charged 10 to 30 percent more, and those studying medicine, arts and physical education have to pay 50 to 100 percent

more. • Students receiving scholarships were especially excited for the increase in monthly living expenses, which rose from 1,400 yuan a month to an average of 2,500

yuan each month for undergraduate students. • Shandong University.• Isabella Greene, a visiting student from the United States who is studying the Chinese language at Beijing Foreign Studies University on a scholarship, was

extremely happy to hear the news. • Greene, who previously received a monthly living expense of 1,700, will get about 3,000 yuan each month under the new standard. • She said the present monthly living expense only covers basic needs, such as food, books and some clothing. • "It will be a great help," she said of the increase. • Welcome to study in China.