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UCLA is a partner university for the Yenching Academy of Peking University. Supported by the Center for Scholarships & Scholar Enrichment. The Yenching Academy of Peking University aims to build bridges between China and the rest of the world through an interdisciplinary master’s program in China Studies. This initiative brings together young people who have demonstrated a talent for leadership and innovation. At Yenching, they are immersed in an intensive learning environment where they can explore China and its past, present and future roles in the world. The Academy’s goal is to shape new generations of global citizens with a nuanced understanding of China. The Yenching Academy provides full fellowships to its scholars, and offers them a wide array of interdisciplinary courses on China within broadly defined fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Working closely with their academic mentors, the Yenching scholars create their own study paths by choosing courses from six research areas. They also participate in a variety of extracurricular activities organized by the Yenching Academy and designed by scholars themselves. Studying at the Academy is an exceptional opportunity to take part in intercultural exchanges and interdisciplinary learning, and to develop personally and professionally. The Yenching Academy provides a generous fellowship that includes tuition fees, round-trip travel between scholars' home countries and Beijing, accommodation on campus, and a monthly stipend. The Academy’s residential program aims to create a community of enthusiastic, globally oriented young innovators in the heart of Peking University, and encourages them to take fully advantage of this unique opportunity by participating and engaging in campus life YENCHING ACADEMY FAQ’s The campus deadline each year will be set for November 1st. Qualifications: • Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in any field, or currently enrolled on a degree program awarded no later than August 31 of the year in which they wish to enroll; • An outstanding academic record; • Strong interest in interdisciplinary study of China; • A record of extracurricular achievement, community engagement, social responsibility, and leadership potential; • English proficiency. We do not have a strict age cut-off for applicants, but to date, no person over the age of 28 has been admitted to the program. The average age of students entering the program is 23. Application Process: UCLA has the privilege of nominating selected students, applicants should submit the following to CSSE Institutional Endorsement Portal:  1. Application Form: Yenching and UCLA Application Form 2. Certificate of English proficiency (IELTS 7 /TOEFL 100 / Cambridge C1 / CEFR 180 or C1) for students whose native language is not English or who are not enrolled in an English course of study 3. Official Transcript from bachelor’s degree program and other currently-enrolled program (if any) 4. Personal statement (maximum 750 words) 5. Statement of Research Interest (maximum 1500 words, excluding citations) o Should include key research question(s), background to study and/or summary of literature, and study design that could reflect the applicant’s academic training. Please note that applicants are not committed to making this proposed project their Master’s thesis topic. The Admissions Committee wants to judge how they formulate and write about academic topics 6. Resume / curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum) 7. Two letters of recommendation, please have recommenders send letters directly to the CSSE with partner university recommender form. Note: Please combine all materials to a single pdf and If you are selected by the UCLA committee to have your application forwarded to the Yenching Academy, you will have to apply directly online to the Yenching Application Portal, and UCLA will assist in sending in your letters of recommendation and transcripts. For any additional questions contact us.

UCLA is a partner university for the Yenching Academy of Peking University. Supported by the Center for Scholarships & Scholar Enrichment.

The Yenching Academy of Peking University aims to build bridges between China and the rest of the world through an interdisciplinary master’s program in China Studies. This initiative brings together young people who have demonstrated a talent for leadership and innovation. At Yenching, they are immersed in an intensive learning environment where they can explore China and its past, present and future roles in the world. The Academy’s goal is to shape new generations of global citizens with a nuanced understanding of China. The Yenching Academy provides full fellowships to its scholars, and offers them a wide array of interdisciplinary courses on China within broadly defined fields of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Working closely with their academic mentors, the Yenching scholars create their own study paths by choosing courses from six research areas. They also participate in a variety of extracurricular activities organized by the Yenching Academy and designed by scholars themselves. Studying at the Academy is an exceptional opportunity to take part in intercultural exchanges and interdisciplinary learning, and to develop personally and professionally.
The Yenching Academy provides a generous fellowship that includes tuition fees, round-trip travel between scholars’ home countries and Beijing, accommodation on campus, and a monthly stipend. The Academy’s residential program aims to create a community of enthusiastic, globally oriented young innovators in the heart of Peking University, and encourages them to take fully advantage of this unique opportunity by participating and engaging in campus life
YENCHING ACADEMY FAQ’s
The campus deadline each year will be set for November 1st.
Qualifications:
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in any field, or currently enrolled on a degree program awarded no later than August 31 of the year in which they wish to enroll;
• An outstanding academic record;
• Strong interest in interdisciplinary study of China;
• A record of extracurricular achievement, community engagement, social responsibility, and leadership potential;
• English proficiency.
We do not have a strict age cut-off for applicants, but to date, no person over the age of 28 has been admitted to the program. The average age of students entering the program is 23.
Application Process:
UCLA has the privilege of nominating selected students, applicants should submit the following to CSSE Institutional Endorsement Portal: 

1. Application Form: Yenching and UCLA Application Form
2. Certificate of English proficiency (IELTS 7 /TOEFL 100 / Cambridge C1 / CEFR 180 or C1) for students whose native language is not English or who are not enrolled in an English course of study
3. Official Transcript from bachelor’s degree program and other currently-enrolled program (if any)
4. Personal statement (maximum 750 words)
5. Statement of Research Interest (maximum 1500 words, excluding citations)
o Should include key research question(s), background to study and/or
summary of literature, and study design that could reflect the applicant’s
academic training. Please note that applicants are not committed to
making this proposed project their Master’s thesis topic. The Admissions
Committee wants to judge how they formulate and write about academic
topics
6. Resume / curriculum vitae (2 pages maximum)
7. Two letters of recommendation, please have recommenders send letters directly to the CSSE with partner university recommender form.
Note: Please combine all materials to a single pdf and If you are selected by the UCLA committee to have your application forwarded to the Yenching Academy, you will have to apply directly online to the Yenching Application Portal, and UCLA will assist in sending in your letters of recommendation and transcripts.

For any additional questions contact us.