Application Kit for Schwarzman Scholars

What's inside

• AsiaPacific_Schwarzman_Scholars_User_Guide.docx

  This guide: how the kit works, the programme's rules, and your final checklist.

• AsiaPacific_Schwarzman_Scholars_Essay_Worksheets_TEMPLATE.docx

  One section for each written component: a box for the exact prompt from the portal, the strict limit, the criteria it can show, recall questions, a structure planner and a self-check.

• AsiaPacific_Schwarzman_Scholars_STAR_Evidence_Bank_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your stories in Situation, Task, Action, Result form, tagged to the six published criteria plus a separate 'Why China and global affairs' tag (not a formal criterion), with a coverage sheet that shows gaps.

• AsiaPacific_Schwarzman_Scholars_Interview_Question_Bank_TEMPLATE.docx

  Practice questions grouped by criterion for the 25-minute panel interview, with space for your story IDs and key points.

• AsiaPacific_Schwarzman_Scholars_Recommender_Brief_TEMPLATE.docx

  A factual brief for each of your three recommenders: what the programme asks of them, how the portal link works, the hard deadline and reminders of work they saw.

• AsiaPacific_Schwarzman_Scholars_Application_Timeline_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your deadline, back-planned tasks, the programme's published milestones and a cost tracker.

Who it's for

• Graduates aged 18 to 28 applying through the U.S./Global application, including from Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Ghana
• Applicants who want structure for prompts that appear only in the portal
• Applicants without China experience who need to build their case for a year in Beijing

How the documents work together

1. 1

   Check eligibility: Confirm your age and degree date against 1 August 2028, your English route, and that your passport details will match the application and your visa. (User Guide)

2. 2

   Set your dates: Enter the deadline once the programme publishes the exact day for September 2027, and plan any English test before it. (Application Timeline)

3. 3

   Collect stories: Write 12 to 20 true stories and tag them to the six criteria, and use the 'Why China and global affairs' tag (not a formal criterion) for your reasons for the programme. Look at the coverage sheet for gaps. (STAR Evidence Bank)

4. 4

   Brief recommenders: Choose three people who saw your leadership first-hand and send each the brief early, with your CV. (Recommender Brief)

5. 5

   Copy the prompts: Open the portal when the application opens and paste each exact prompt into its worksheet. (Essay Worksheets)

6. 6

   Work the components: Answer the recall questions, choose your stories, plan each part, then write your own text within the strict limits. (Essay Worksheets)

7. 7

   Check and submit: Run each self-check and the final checklist. Submission is final and cannot be reopened. (User Guide)

8. 8

   Prepare the interview: If shortlisted, practise the questions aloud with friends or colleagues without memorising answers. (Interview Question Bank)

Route check

Choose this kit if you hold a non-Chinese passport and want the one-year master's at Tsinghua. For a full degree in China funded by the Chinese government, see the Chinese Government Scholarship kit.

General information

What's not included

• Sample essays or model answers
• The exact prompts, which appear only in the portal
• Editing, review or coaching

Format & delivery

A ZIP file with one Word user guide and the working files listed above (.docx and .xlsx). Opens in Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, or LibreOffice. Download link valid for 30 days and 5 downloads. Each file is licensed to you and marked with your order details.

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