Xiamen Tan Kah Kee Scholarship (Xiamen University of Technology, 2023 Intake)

The Xiamen Tan Kah Kee Scholarship, funded by the Xiamen Tan Kah Kee Education Foundation for ethnic-Chinese students from countries along the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road (with a focus on Southeast Asia), is administered at Xiamen University of Technology as a designated training institution. Per the 2023 intake guide: tuition and accommodation are fully waived, comprehensive medical insurance is purchased for students, and a monthly living stipend is paid over ten months each year — 2,600 RMB per month for master's students and 2,500 RMB for bachelor's. Applicants need foreign citizenship held 4+ years with 2 years' residence abroad, a recommendation from an overseas Chinese association, HSK4 (Chinese-taught master's programs require HSK6+), and must be under 30 (bachelor's) or 35 (master's). Applications closed May 10, 2023 via the university's admission system. The 2026 alliance-meeting article (April 2026) confirms the program continues across the seven member institutions.