为服务上海建设具有全球影响力的科技创新中心，进一步推动上海教育国际合作与交流，吸引各国优秀学生、学者到上海学习和研究，上海市人民政府自2006年起设立上海市外国留学生政府奖学金（以下简称“奖学金”），用于资助外国优秀学生到上海留学。

一、奖学金类别和内容

上海市外国留学生政府奖学金分为A、B两类。

A类奖学金（全额奖学金）：包含相应学制期间的学费、住宿费、生活费和综合医疗保险费，适用于本科、硕士、博士和本科预科阶段学习。

B类奖学金（部分奖学金）：包含相应学制期间的学费和综合医疗保险费，适用于本科、硕士和博士阶段学习。

二、申请条件

1、申请人须为外国国籍，身体健康。

2、申请人的学历和年龄要求：

申请就读本科者，须高中毕业，年龄不超过25周岁；申请攻读硕士学位者，须已获得学士学位，年龄不超过35周岁；申请攻读博士学位者，须已获得硕士学位，并具有一定的学术水平，年龄不超过40周岁。

申请本科预科学习者，应具有高中及以上学历，取得本科录取院校预录取通知书，年龄不超过23周岁。

3、学业成绩优秀。

4、达到相应的语言水平要求：

申请人一般汉语水平考试( HSK )至少应达到新4级（须提供新汉语水平考试证书）。同时，应符合申请院校及专业规定的授课语言所需的语言要求。

5、达到申请院校及专业规定的条件。

6、未同时获得中国政府其它各类奖学金。

三、申请流程

登录“留学上海”网站 https://www.study-shanghai.cn/ 查询并直接申请拟入读的学校、专业。申请时间一般为每年2-4月，以各院校在其招生网站公布的信息为准。

接受奖学金申请的院校名单见附件2。

四、日常管理

获得奖学金的学生，学校将指导其办理签证、入学报到和注册等相关手续。

奖学金生原则上第一年由学校统一安排入住学生宿舍。

奖学金生须按规定参加奖学金年度评审。由各接受院校对本校的各类奖学金生的年度学习成绩、学习态度、考勤情况、行为表现、奖惩情况等进行综合评审并公示后报上海市教委。评审合格者，可获得下一学年奖学金；评审不合格者，奖学金将被中止或取消。

上海市教委和各院校每学年将组织各类留学生，特别是奖学金生开展“感知中国”、“学在上海”等主题教育活动，让奖学金生体验中国和了解上海。

For the purpose of constructing the science and technology innovation center with global influence, promoting the international cooperation and communication, and attracting more outstanding prospective international students to study in Shanghai, Shanghai Municipal People's Government has set up “Shanghai Government Scholarship for International Students” (hereinafter referred to SGS) since 2006. It is established to fund distinctive prospective international students to study in higher educational institutions in Shanghai.

1. Coverage and Details

Shanghai Government Scholarship is classified into A and B types.

Type A (Full scholarship): covers tuition, expenses for accommodation and living, and medical insurance during the corresponding study period. It’s established to fund excellent prospective students applying for postgraduate, undergraduate and pre-college programs.

Type B (Partial scholarship): covers tuition and medical insurance during the corresponding study period. It’s established to fund excellent prospective students applying for postgraduate and undergraduate programs.

2. Application Eligibility

(1) Applicant must be a non-Chinese citizen in good health.

(2) Age and education background:

Applicant applying for undergraduate programs, should obtain a high school degree or above and be no more than 25 years old; for master’s programs, applicant should have a bachelor degree or above and be no more than 35 years old; for PhD programs, applicant should have a master’s degree or above with academic research ability, and be no more than 40 years old.

Applicant applying for the pre-college program should obtain a high school degree under the age of 23 years old, with a letter of pre-admission of undergraduate program from a Shanghai university.

(3) Outstanding in academic performance.

(4) Language proficiency:

Generally, applicant should achieve Chinese level of HSK4 and meet the language requirements of the applied university and program.

(5) Meeting entry requirements of the applied university and program.

(6) Applicant that has received any other scholarships offered by Chinese government or organizations is not entitled to apply SGS.

3. Application

Applicant can log onto https://www.study-shanghai.cn/ (Study in Shanghai website), which provides information on universities, courses, application periods and procedures. Applicant can apply for the scholarship on the website. Application period is generally from February to April. Please refer to the official websites of those universities.

See appendix 2 for the list of Shanghai universities recruiting SGS students.

4. Management

Universities will guide the scholarship recipients with visa application, registration and other relevant procedures.

In principle, universities will offer accommodations to SGS students in their first year of study.

Universities will make comprehensive evaluations on SGS students’ academic performance, attitude, attendance and conduct every year. Students evaluated as qualified are entitled to get the scholarship in the following year. Those who fail the evaluation will be suspended or deprived of the scholarship for the following year. The result of evaluation will be announced and report to the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission.

Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and universities will organize activities such as ‘Experiencing China’ and ‘Studying in Shanghai’ for international students, especially SGS students, helping them further understand the society and culture in Shanghai and China.