Trace Foundation Tibetan Medium Higher Education
Postgraduate Bridging Scholarship Application Guide

(This is an abbreviated version of the guide. For the complete guide containing detailed explanations on various aspects of preparing a PGBS application, please consult the Chinese and/or Tibetan version of the Guide)

I. Candidate Qualification and Selection Criteria

The goal of Trace Foundation's Postgraduate Bridging Scholarship (PGBS) is enable qualified individuals to develop their professional skills and pass that knowledge on to others. In particular we are targeting individuals whose past professional experiences, proposed studies, and future career plans are all linked in one way or anther with the development of the system of Tibetan medium education.

The PGBS provides funds for up to one year of intensive training for people who have recently taken the graduate entrance exams but failed due to inadequacy in a non-major subject, so as to enable them to succeed at the entrance examinations the following year. A qualified candidate should possess the following：

• Must have graduated from Bachelors degree studies within the past two year.

• Must provide scores of last taken graduate entrance examinations.

• Must demonstrate excellence in subjects of the proposed major of study, and prove that the subjects in need of enhancement are not related to the proposed major of study.

• Must have fluent spoken and written Tibetan.

• Proposed studies are related to Tibetan medium education.

• Clear academic and future career plans that are linked with the missions of Trace Foundation with regards to the development of the system of Tibetan mother tongue education.

• Willing to fulfill the service project and other agreed upon obligations upon completion of studies under the PGBS.

II. Review Cycle and Application Deadlines

Applications for Trace Foundation’s Postgraduate Training Scholarship are reviewed once a year in May. The final results normally come out before the end of June. In order for you to successfully enter the scholarship competition, you must meet the application deadlines as follows:

Deadline for submission of pre-screening material: March 1.

By March 1, all first time applicants must have submitted the following material:

1. Application form

2. Statement of purpose

3. Resume

Deadline for submission of complete application material: April 30.

By April 30, all applicants must have submitted all the necessary material needed for a complete application packet. If by April 30 you are not able to provide a complete set of application material, your application will be postponed for the next review cycle in the following year.

Interested individuals are invited to read the complete Chinese and/or Tibetan versions of the Postgraduate Training Scholarship Application Guideline; or visit our Application Material Download Page to download the original Guideline document as well as obtain the application form and other necessary application material (In addition, we strongly suggest that you contact the TMHES office directly to make sure that you have the most up-to-date versions of the documents.

III. Things to pay attention to in preparing your application

For detailed explanations and instructions on how to prepare an application as well as how to fill in the application form, please see the Chinese or Tibetan versions of the guide, or visit the Application Material Download Page to download the complete versions of the PGBS Application Guideline.

IV. Application material checklist

A complete application packet should include the following items:

1. Application Form
2. Statement of Purpose
3. Resume
4. Service Project Proposal
5. Three reference letters
6. School Transcripts
7. Evidence of publications (if it fits your case)
8. Score reports on various higher education entrance examinations you have taken, including your last postgraduate entrance examinations.
9. Photocopies of diplomas and degree certificates
10. Official letter of approval for on-leave studies by employers (if it first your case)
11. Official employer letter certifying your income status during studies (if it fits your case)

V. Contact information of the TMHES office