For students who want to study in China, many scholarship programs are available, but at the same time these programs have limitations in terms of applicants’ age. For international students over 40 years old, the editor concludes the scholarship programs in China available for them.

 
1. Chinese Government Scholarship 

(1) Bilateral Program; (2) Great Wall Program; (3) EU Program; (4)PIF Program

In terms of the above four programs, for general scholar, be under the age of 45 and have completed at least two years of undergraduate study; For senior scholar, be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor (or above) under the age of 50

(5) Marine Scholarship of China

The applicant for doctoral degree studies is required to have a master’s degree and be usually under the age of 45. 

2. Confucius Institute Scholarship
For Confucius Institute Scholarship, the required applicants’ age is usually 16 to 35. But Chinese language teachers in post shall be aged below 45. So if you are a Chinese language teacher in post and below the age 45, you can also apply Confucius Institute Scholarship

Many local government scholarships do not have specific age requirements, so you can contact the m when applying to confirm whether you can apply or not.

3. Chinese Local Government Scholarship

Many local government scholarships do not have specific age requirements, so you can contact the m when applying to confirm whether you can apply or not.

4. University Scholarship
For students who are under 45 years old, you can apply the following university scholarship

Many universities do not have specific age requirements in terms of their scholarship programs. So you can contact the university when applying their scholarship programs and confirm whether you can apply or not. 

5. Enterprise Scholarship

(1) A&W Scholarship