Yenching Academy at Peking University 2027 – Full Scholarship for Master’s Study in China – YOA

Deadline: November 30, 2026

Applications are open for the Yenching Academy at Peking University 2027 – Full Scholarship for Master’s Study in China. The Yenching Academy yearly enrolls roughly 120 new college students from each the Chinese Mainland and overseas, to study, reside, and study collectively. International college students comprise roughly 75% of the scholar physique. 

This initiative brings collectively younger individuals who have demonstrated a expertise for management and innovation. At Yenching, they’re immersed in an intensive studying setting the place they will discover China and its function in the world—previous, current, and future. The Academy’s objective is to form new generations of worldwide residents with a nuanced understanding of China.

Scholarship

The Yenching Academy offers a beneficiant fellowship to all students, together with:

• Tuition charges
• Accommodation
• Monthly stipend
• One spherical-journey journey fare
• Field study prices

Eligibility

Applicants ought to have:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s diploma in any subject, or be at present enrolled in a Bachelor’s program with the expectation of receiving their diploma in August of the supposed enrollment 12 months*;
• An excellent educational file;
• Strong curiosity in interdisciplinary study of China;
• A file of extracurricular achievement, group engagement, social accountability, and management potential;
• English proficiency.

*Peking University doesn’t enable college students to be enrolled in different diploma applications while learning at the college.

Application

Candidates could apply by way of Yenching Academy’s on-line application portal. Each applicant will create an account on the Yenching Academy admissions portal and submit the next supplies in English:

• Completed online application form; 
• Personal assertion (750 phrases or much less);
• Statement of Research Interest (most 1500 phrases, excluding citations);
• Curriculum Vitae;
• Official transcript(s);
• Diploma(s) or Certificate(s) of Enrollment;
• Two educational letters of advice (Chinese or English):
  • Peking University will solely settle for advice letters written by full professors or affiliate professors (or equal titles). Letters of advice have to be submitted by professors in the applicant’s supposed subject of study.
• English necessities and minimal scores*:
  • IELTS (Academic): Overall 7.0
  • TOEFL (iBT): Overall 100
  • Cambridge English Scale (Advanced): Overall 185
  • CET 6: Overall 600
  • TEM 4: Pass stage of “良好” or above

* International candidates whose native language is English, or have graduated from an English-taught diploma program (undergraduate or above), usually are not required to offer an English proficiency take a look at report. Applicants from China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions (HMT) are required to offer an English proficiency take a look at report, even when they’ve attended or graduated from an English-taught diploma program. Without offering an English proficiency take a look at report, candidates from these areas might want to take English as a Second Language after enrollment at Peking University. For candidates from the Chinese Mainland, an English proficiency take a look at report is a obligatory application materials.

* English proficiency checks have to be taken after September 1, 2025. Currently, they don’t settle for TOEFL MyBest Scores, TOEFL iBT Home Edition, IELTS Indicator take a look at, IELTS Online, or IELTS One Skill Retake.

* Submission of English scores: For IELTS, TOEFL, and Cambridge checks, they’ll solely settle for scores despatched straight from these organizations. Make positive you select “Yenching Academy of Peking University” because the designated recipient of your scores while you ebook the examination time. For TOEFL, use the establishment code: C488.

For extra data, go to Yenching Academy at Peking University.