The SHTCM International Student "Living Allowance" supports outstanding full-time foreign undergraduate students at SHTCM.

I. Applicant Qualifications

1. Foreign nationals in good health; 2. Excellent character and academics; 3. New students applying for undergraduate majors apply before enrollment, generally under 30; 4. May not be held simultaneously with those holding a Chinese Government Scholarship (excluding the Excellent Self-funded Student Scholarship), Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship, various SHTCM pre-enrollment scholarships, or the SHTCM "Inspirational Grant"; 5. May be held simultaneously with the SHTCM International Student Major Scholarship.

II. Grant Amount

5,000 RMB per academic year, up to 5 years.

III. Application Materials

1. Highest academic certificate; 2. One academic transcript from the graduating school; 3. Family financial situation statement; 4. Student self-statement (including study plan in China); 5. Non-ethnic-Chinese students must provide one HSK certificate; 6. All materials must be in Chinese or English, other languages need notarized translation; 7. Applicants must guarantee authenticity, falsification cancels eligibility; 8. Unsuccessful applicants' materials are not returned.

IV. Application Time

Application deadline: June 15 each year.

V. Grant Review

1. The university forms a grant review committee to examine materials. 2. The committee may examine by interview, phone interview, email, etc., granting to the best. 3. Results are notified in writing promptly.

VI. Annual Review

1. Applied before enrollment; first year mainly based on submitted materials, later years require annual review. The university comprehensively reviews academic performance, attitude, attendance, conduct, and rewards/punishments of the previous year; those passing may continue, those failing are suspended or cancelled from the next year. 2. Must complete all required course credits of the teaching plan. 3. At the beginning of each academic year, the International Student Office reviews and publicizes the grant recipients for no less than 3 working days; the published list is announced by the office after college review. 4. Students must pay full annual tuition before the living allowance is disbursed; if punished or withdrawn before disbursement, the current year's grant is cancelled.

VII. Others

This plan is implemented from September 2015, from the 2015 intake. Interpretation rights belong to SHTCM.