About the Program

The Trip.com Group Sponsored Scholarship Exchange Program is Now Open for Applications

To foster cultural and educational exchanges between the two countries, China and the US have decided to make a collaborative effort to increase the number of American students studying in China.

To support this goal, the UM-SJTU Joint Institute (the Joint Institute) is excited to announce a scholarship opportunity for students attending a semester exchange at the Joint Institute, commencing from Fall 2024. Covering tuition, international flights, accommodation, and culturally immersive activities and trips throughout the semester alongside a monthly stipend of RMB 1,000 (approximately USD 140), the scholarship is designed to serve as a gateway for students to delve deeply into the beauty and dynamism of Chinese culture.

The scholarship will be available to students who are American citizens and have a strong overall performance. To apply for the scholarship, students are invited to submit a compelling application that includes a personal statement, a CV, and a recommendation letter from faculty, industry leaders, mentors, or supervisors.

The scholarship is sponsored by Trip.com Group, a leading global travel service provider committed to fostering cross-cultural understanding and enriching educational experiences.

About Trip.com Group

About Trip.com Group

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Trip.com Group is a leading global travel service provider comprising of Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, and Qunar with the mission“to pursue the perfect trip for a better world”.

Across its platforms, Trip.com Group helps travellers around the world make informed and cost-effective bookings for travel products and services. Trip.com Group technology enables partners to connect their offerings with users through the aggregation of comprehensive travel-related content and resources, and an advanced transaction platform consisting of apps, websites and 24/7 customer service centers.

Founded in 1999 and listed on NASDAQ in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, Trip.com Group has become one of the best-known travel groups in the world, with the vision “to be the world’s leading and most trusted family of online travel brands that aspires to deliver the perfect trip at the best price for every traveler”.

Eligibility

American citizens registered as full-time undergraduate students at JI’s partner universities and institutions in the United States. For direct-enroll students, preferences will be given to the applicants whose home universities rank top in the US News National Universities Ranking.

Have a strong overall performance with a competitive GPA, ideally above 3.6/4.0.

 

Application

Step I – Nomination

For students applying from Global E3 or a partner university or institution, please get in touch with the International Office of the home university and ask the office or advisor to nominate the students at https://wj.sjtu.edu.cn/q/eohJFzSL.

 

For direct-enroll students, please get in touch with the International Office of the home university and ask the office or advisor to nominate the students at

https://wj.sjtu.edu.cn/q/eohJFzSL.

  1. Deadline for 2025 Fall Term – 1 April, 2025
  2. Deadline for 2025 Summer – 1 February, 2025
Step II- Application

Students submit the application through the SJTU Online Application portal. Link will be provided to the students’ emails.

  1. Deadline for 2025 Fall Term – 15 April, 2025
  2. Deadline for 2025 Summer – 15 February, 2025

 

The Joint Institute will make admission and scholarship decision, and send the admission and visa documents.

  1. For 2025 Fall – 15 May, 2025
  2. Deadline for 2025 Summer – 15 March, 2025
List of Application Materials

List of Application Materials

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  • Application letter: should present a picture of the students as a person, a student and a potential scholarship recipient
  • Official transcript
  • Recommendation letter: should be from faculty, industry leaders, mentors, or supervisors
  • Copy of passport information page
  • Portrait photo

Comments from the Past Students

Samuel Christopher Dedio
University of Florida, US – 2023’ Summer Term Exchange

“My exchange in Shanghai far exceeded my expectations of the school, the city, and of the country itself. The kindness and helpfulness of the faculty, especially the IPO office, made quite a significant transition seamless and easy—I am fortunate to cherish the relationships I made at JI even after my semester abroad.”

Life in SJTU/Shanghai

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  • Dormitories
  • Life on Campus

Students will have guaranteed accommodation in Nanyang Beiyuan Apartment. The apartment is located two kilometers away from the No.3 North Gate of Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, in No.360 ZhangJiali Rd.

There’re single rooms (with a private bathroom) and suites (two separated bedrooms with a shared bathroom) equipped with air conditioners, a free campus network and essential furniture. The size of the bed is 1.2 m*2.0 m. Canteen, supermarket, café, laundry, gym, and meeting rooms are available in the location.

Information about life on campus, including sports facilities, libraries, food, banks and other daily activities is available at “Current Students”.

Information about life in Shanghai/China, including entry requirements, WIFI & SIM cards, payment methods, tours & experience, transportation and other relevant information is available at “Trip.com China Travel Guide 2024”.