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• 2008-2009 CHINA SCHOLARSHIP COUNCIL AWARD

 Introduction
Undergraduate and graduate students in all fields of study are invited to apply for up to two awards from the China Scholarship Council to
support a full year of study in any selected subject matter in a selected institution of higher learning in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />China. One competition will be held for the entire academic year. This competition will
support applications for study for the 2008-2009 academic year.  The scholarship will cover all tuition and living expenses for the awardees and supplemental grants from the Mininberg Memorial Award will assist in travel expenses.

Eight CSUN students have obtained and used these awards to travel to and study in institutions in China in order to further their
understanding of the Chinese culture, language and traditions as well as their knowledge in a specialized area. This is the fifth year that
students from CSUN have received such grants and past students have studied at the Beijing Film Academy, Shanghai Teachers
University, Nanjing Normal University, Beijing Central Academy of Fine Arts, Sichuan University, and Peking University.

Application procedures
Applicants should submit a written proposal of no more than three double-spaced pages, outlining the following: purposes and rationale for
the proposed study, intended outcomes or achievements and their significance to CSUN’s China exchange programs, and description of
previous knowledge in Chinese language and culture. A single page resume of education and relevant experience and two
recommendations from the student’s current professors at CSUN should also be included. After a preliminary review, selected candidates
will also need to complete special application forms from the China Scholarship Council.

A word file containing the application proposal and resume must be submitted to the China Institute Director, Dr. Justine Su via e-mail:
zsu@csun.edu no later than March 1, 2008.  A four person review committee will review all applications and make recommendations to the China Institute Director and Executive Committee. Selected applicants will then be forwarded to the China Scholarship Council for further review. Final decisions on awards will be announced by May 16, 2008.

Upon their return from China, awardees will be expected to make a formal presentation to the campus on their experiences in China as part of the China Institute Lecture Series. Awardees will also provide written reports on their activities in China to the China Institute by November, 2009.

Applicants are encouraged to seek general information and guidelines related to this competition from the China Institute (ext. 2138 or e-mail: zsu@csun.edu).

• Chinese History Timeline, http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html

 
• Maps of China, HTTP://www.chinapage.org/map/map.html

• Appreciation of the Art of Chinese Calligraphy, HTTP://www.chinapage.org/calligraphy.html

• Political Studies on China, http://pears.lib.ohio-state.edu/China/page3c.html

• China: A New History, http://www.cnd.org/fairbank/

• The Symbolic Cycle of Years, http://www.ucf.edu/~oma/symb.htm

• A Day in the Life of China, http://www.cnd.org/Scenery/a-day.html

• The China Institute, http://www.csunchinainstitute.org/
• San Fernando Valley Chinese Cultural Association, http://www.sfvcca.org/

A Non-Profit Cultural Organization since 1971

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January 22, 2007
by  Li-Bu Larson