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undergraduate scholarships
Undergraduate scholarships are available both to current-year graduates from Trace Foundation partner Senior middle-schools through the Senior Middle School Graduates College Scholarship (SMSG CS) and to currently enrolled undergraduates in selected institutions through the Institutional Meritorious Impoverished Student Award (IMISA). Trace Foundation no longer accepts direct applications from individuals for support at the undergraduate level.
Undergraduate Direct International Scholarship (UDIS)
The UDIS targets currently enrolled undergraduate student who wish to further their study in an Bachelor’s degree program abroad.
- Candidate Qualification:
- Be at least in the second year of their undergraduate program
- Academically outstanding
- Must have sufficient foreign language proficiency and provide relevant test scores such as TOEFL and IELTS.
- Fluency in spoken and written Tibetan
- Proposing special fields of study under-developed in Tibetan areas or special talents related fields of study
- Have convincing ,clearly defined academic goals and future career plans
Senior Middle School Graduates College Scholarship (SMSG CS)
This is a special scheme to support current-year graduates of high schools that we have partnered with in our regional education projects during their first year of undergraduate study. In 2009 we supported 551 students, in 2008 we supported 463 students, in 2007 we supported 294 students; in 2006 the number was 162, in 2005 the number was 99 and in 2004 the number was 29. The amount of award is a one-time 3,000 RMB per person for humanity track graduates and a two-year, 3,000 RMB per year award for those coming from the science track. In 2010 our quota has been set at 600 students. Further information and application materials will be distributed through the partner schools, which currently include:
- Qinghai
- Yushu Comprehensive Vocational School
- Tsolho/Hainan Tibetan Middle School
- Repgong/Tongren County Nationalities Middle School
- Xunhua (Wendu) Tibetan Middle School
- Chentsa/Jianzha County Nationalities Middle School
- Bayen/Hualong County Nationalities Middle School
- Guide Nationalities Middle School
- Guinan Nationalities Middle School
- Gansu
- Tsö/Hezuo City Tibetan Middle School
- Tianzhu Nationalities Middle School
- Machu/Maqu Tibetan Middle School
- Luchu/Luqu Tibetan Middle School
- Labrang/Xiahe Tibetan Middle School
- Chone/Zhuoni Tibetan Middle School
- Sichuan
- Ngawa/Aba Dzöge/Ruoergai Tibetan Middle School
- Ngawa/Aba Prefecture, Kakhog/Hongyuan County Tibetan Middle School
- Ngawa/Aba Prefecture Nationalities Senior Middle School
- Dartsedo/Kangding County Tibetan Middle School
- Kardzé/Ganzi County Middle School, Tibetan Section
- Kangbei Nationalities Senior Middle School, Kardzé/Ganzi County
The amount of individual awards will generally not exceed 3,000 RMB. Due to limited resources, we cannot accept applications from individual senior middle school graduating students outside the participating schools listed above.
Institutional Meritorious Impoverished Student Award (IMISA)
Through block grants to key regional partner institutions, Trace Foundation offers one-year scholarships to meritorious impoverished undergraduate students in the second year of their undergraduate studies and above. Further information and application materials will be distributed through the partner institutions, which currently include:
- Qinghai Tibetan Medical Institute
- College of Tibetan Studies, Qinghai Nationalities Institute
- Nationalities Department, Qinghai Vocational Police Academy
Trace Foundation is planning to expand this scheme to other institutions that have a large number of undergraduate students from Tibetan areas. In 2007, Trace Foundation's IMISA enabled 176 outstanding Tibetan-medium students to continue their undergraduate studies. The amount of individual awards vary, according to the guidelines established in cooperation with the partner institutions, but generally is between 1000 and 3000 RMB/year. In 2010 about 50 students are expected to be supports through institutional arrangements. Due to limited resources, we cannot accept applications from currently enrolled individual undergraduate students outside this scheme.
