Hopkins Nanjing Center Financial Aid

All Hopkins-Nanjing Center students who apply before the application deadline and are admitted will receive a scholarship. The only exception are for those already receiving full tuition funding from an external source. Financial aid decision letters for both early notification and regular decision are sent via email to admitted students in mid-March. The Hopkins-Nanjing Center also has a limited number of full tuition scholarships available.

Amount: Varies

Program: Open to all Hopkins-Nanjing Center programs.

This scholarship will be awarded to a select number of international students (non-US citizen or dual citizen) enrolling in the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for the upcoming academic year.

Amount: Full-tuition scholarship; MAIS students who maintain a GPA of 3.4 or higher will be considered for renewal.

Program: Open to all Hopkins-Nanjing Center programs. Applicants to the Hopkins-Nanjing Center Certificate + SAIS MAIR or HNC Certificate + SAIS MAIA would receive full tuition funding for the Certificate portion of the program only.

This scholarship will be awarded to a limited number of students who have spent at least 12 months working full-time in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Macao in any field. Students must answer a short-answer question on the financial aid application to demonstrate how they will bring their work experience in China into the classroom. Scholarship awardees are also eligible for additional Hopkins-Nanjing Center funding based on need, merit, and availability.

Amount: $10,000 for one year of study. Awardees who maintain a GPA of 3.4 or higher will be considered for renewal of the scholarship.

Program: Open to all Hopkins-Nanjing Center programs.

This scholarship will be awarded to a limited number of students who have held a leadership position in a China-related student organization on their campus or in their community. Positions may include, but are not limited to, US-China Strong Ambassadors, Project Pengyou Chapter Leaders, leadership roles in other China-related student organizations, and delegates selected to attend student-run conferences or summits on China (including the Brown China Summit). If you are not sure if a position you held qualifies, please email [email protected]. Scholarship awardees are also eligible for additional Hopkins-Nanjing Center funding based on need, merit, and availability.

Amount: $10,000 for one year of study. Awardees who maintain a GPA of 3.4 or higher will be considered for renewal of the scholarship.

Program: Open to all Hopkins-Nanjing Center programs.

Students will be considered for this scholarship if they have successfully completed a government-supported Chinese language study program that includes a minimum of eight weeks of study in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong or Macao prior to the time of enrollment. Scholarship awardees are also eligible for additional Hopkins-Nanjing Center funding based on need, merit, and availability.

Eligible government-supported programs include, but are not limited to, the following programs. If you are not sure a program you participated in qualifies, please email [email protected].

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
• Boren Award for International Study
• Chinese Language Flagship Program
• Critical Language Scholarship Program
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship
• Fulbright Awardee for study or research in China
• National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
• Peace Corps in China
• ROTC Project Global Officer (Project GO) Program
• Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Amount: $10,000 for one year of study. Awardees who maintain a GPA of 3.4 or higher will be considered for renewal of the scholarship.

Program: Open to all Hopkins-Nanjing Center programs.

Hopkins-Nanjing Center named scholarships have been made possible due to generous donations from companies, foundations, and individuals such as:

• The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg
• The Hassenfeld Family Foundation, in honor of Stephen D. Hassenfeld
• Stephen O. Lesser
• Michael W. and Christa G. Percopo
• The Starr Foundation
• Friends and family of former Hopkins-Nanjing Center faculty member James Townsend and his wife Sandy Perry
• Many generous Hopkins-Nanjing Center alumni and friends

Amount: Varies

Established in 2019, this scholarship award was made possible due to the generous contribution of Johns Hopkins SAIS Alumnus David Frey, ’95, and Helen Cheng. Preference will be given to students whose area of study is related to Energy, Resources and Environment. Students must answer a short-answer question on the financial aid application indicating how their background in applied problem-solving in the sciences, mathematics, finance, or economics will inform their quest for knowledge in topics related to energy and the environment at the HNC in the future. Scholarship awardees are also eligible for additional Hopkins-Nanjing Center funding based on need, merit, and availability.

Amount: $10,000 for one year of study.

Program: Open to all Hopkins-Nanjing Center programs.