This stage is the starting point of everything and one of the two most difficult stages. Applicants need to prepare materials in strict accordance with the requirements of the National Scholarship Fund Committee. I just want to mention a few key points here.

1. invitation letter

To apply for a national public school in our school, you must first have an invitation letter from a foreign university, preferably "first-class university, first-class specialty and first-class tutor", which is the most important selection criterion. So you need to try your best to get an invitation letter from a famous foreign school. In case you can't get the best, you should at least get a letter, which also gives you a basis to move on.

(I have explained in detail the acquisition and writing of the invitation letter in my previous article. You can subscribe to Uncle Tom's headline number to view historical articles. )

2. English level

The National Scholarship Fund Committee also has strict requirements on English proficiency. If you want to reach the standard, you generally have to pass the IELTS, TOEFL and other language tests. The other is to attend a foreign language training class for foreign students designated by the Ministry of Education. The invitation letter from the foreign tutor clearly indicates that you meet their requirements. These three methods are relatively easy to implement.

3. Professional and academic accumulation

You need to have a certain accumulation in this professional field, the most obvious is to publish papers in national journals, and the higher the level, the better. In addition, you have done some major projects with domestic tutors, or it is better to have your own experience in hosting projects. These are the key points of school screening.

The second stage: online declaration and submission of materials

At this time, you have got the school quota, that is, you have passed the school assessment, and you need to submit information to enter the national PK immediately. The work at this stage can be described as "very complicated". You need to prepare a lot of electronic and paper materials. Among them, I choose a few that need special attention to explain:

1. research plan

This is the most important part. You need to make a detailed and specific writing according to the university and tutor you apply for. It is best to communicate with foreign tutors and ask them for advice. Because most domestic study abroad majors do not match the foreign majors you applied for, you need to find the intersection between them, especially to combine the existing achievements with the future study abroad reasonably, so that the judges will feel that it is meaningful for you to go abroad at first sight. Many people are perfunctory about their research plans, thinking that they have never been abroad anyway and know little about the research content, which will be fatal. I know that those who finally apply for the scientific research plan are very careful.

2. Invitation letter

The invitation letter here not only refers to the invitation letter from foreign tutors, but also aims at "first-class universities, first-class majors and first-class tutors", which is the most concerned point of the Scholarship Fund Committee. The foreign universities you apply for may not all meet these standards, but you can explain one of the highlights. For example, the foreign university you apply for is very famous and has a strong specialty. Although the strength of the tutor is not strong, you can make up for it by ranking universities and majors and describing them well.

The third stage: the national audit stage

Generally, in May, the National Scholarship Fund Committee will review all the personnel who submitted the materials, and the final result will be announced in May. This stage is a difficult wait. "A family is happy and a family is worried." If you are finally accepted, congratulations, you can celebrate with your family, teachers and friends, because you have passed the most important hurdle and got the qualification, which means that you can go through all kinds of procedures for going abroad immediately.

The fourth stage: preparation and visa before departure

After a period of happiness and joy, you will find that the preparation before going abroad is not much easier than before, and you have no idea about how to go abroad and how to apply for a visa. Therefore, you will immediately attend the pre-study training organized by the National Scholarship Fund Committee, learn more about the basic process of studying abroad, and make an appointment for a visa online according to the preparation materials required by the National Scholarship Fund Committee. If you are a visiting scholar studying in the United States, you must get the DS20 19 form abroad and

To sum up, there are four stages, each with its own emphasis. It can be said that no stage is easier. Only when the visa is really passed can your heart really relax. At this time, you find that the time to go abroad is very close, and you don't have much time to spend with your family, taste China food and feel the warmth of your alma mater and friends.