The Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) Executive Board has opened scholarship opportunities for NU cadres to study Masters (S2) and Doctoral (S3) programs in the Bamboo Curtain Country, China. The Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS) program is a collaboration between PBNU and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Jakarta.

"Yes, that's right, PBNU (opens scholarship registration)," said Dila, the CGS-NU Scholarship Selection Committee Team when confirmed by NU Online, Wednesday (18/1/2023). Also read the story of Waskito Jati, a Krapyak student who won a scholarship at Harvard University. This CGS scholarship covers various facilities such as tuition fees, housing costs, health insurance, as well as a monthly allowance of 3000 RMB or around IDR 6.5 million for master's students and 3500 RMB or around IDR 8 million for doctoral program students.

Registration is open from 17 January 2023 to 31 January 2023. Prospective scholarship recipients can register by filling in the CGS-NU scholarship registration data online in the following form. Also read: China is building the largest Islamic city in the world. The selection process by the committee will take place from 1 to 7 February 2023. The announcement of passing the selection by LPTNU will be made from 7 to 10 February 2023 and the official announcement from CGS in August 2023.

 The criteria for CGS scholarship applicants are as follows: Indonesian citizens, Nahdliyin cadres. For Masters program applicants, they must obtain a recommendation from the relevant NU institution. For Doctoral program applicants, they must have an NIDN (National Lecturer Identification Number) at Nahdlatul Ulama College and obtain a study permit from The leadership of the university which is the home base is ready to spread the Islamic values ??of wasathiyah (moderate), tasamuh (tolerant), not extreme, and tawazzun (balanced). Priority is given to those who will major in science and technology. Ready to serve the Nahdlatul Ulama ( NU) and home base of NU universities Be in good health (proven by the results of a health examination) Maximum age 35 years for Masters programs and 40 years for Doctoral programs Document requirements Passport/visa style Photocopy of active passport consisting of:

Personal data page, additional data page (if any), and signature page Police Record Certificate (SKCK) from the local police station One diploma and academic transcript that are legalized and translated into English (sworn translator) Study Plan or Research Proposal in Chinese or English, minimum 800 words One copy of the health certificate issued by a government hospital (the original must be brought by the approved participant) in the format appropriate to the foreign physical examination form (Foreign physical examination form according to Chinese quarantine authorities can be downloaded here For those registering for Mandarin language teaching, you must include a HSK 4 TOEFL / IELTS certificate that is still valid in the last 2 years (if any). Applicants who have a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from the intended university must attach it to the scholarship application. Letter of recommendation from the NU institution related or a study permit letter from the Head of the Nahdlatul Ulama College which is his home base.

All documents must be prepared in physical and soft copy format. Files with soft copies are sent in PDF format, except for passport photos in JPG format. Then, all the files are put together in a folder and compressed or put in a ZIP file with the file name NAMA_PELAMAR.zip. For complete information, prospective scholarship applicants can contact the contact person at the following number: Dila +62 812-3333-9336/Ana +62 822-5772-6328