Schwarzman Scholars

Fully covers a one-year master's at Tsinghua University in Beijing: tuition, fees, room and board, travel to and from Beijing, in-country study tours, books and supplies, a laptop, health insurance and a personal stipend.

• Open to all nationalities; applicants with Chinese citizenship (mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan) apply through a separate China application.
• You need an undergraduate degree, or must finish all degree requirements by 1 August of your enrolment year.
• You must be at least 18 and under 29 on 1 August of your enrolment year (1 August 2028 for the class of 2028–29).
• Non-native English speakers need TOEFL iBT 100, IELTS 7, Cambridge C1/C2 185 or Duolingo 130, unless they studied for at least two years in an English-taught degree.
• Candidates who already have an advanced degree can apply if they meet all other criteria.

Open to all nationalities (Chinese citizens use a separate process). You need a bachelor's degree by 1 August of your start year, must be at least 18 and under 29 on that date, and need strong English. Roughly 40% of each class comes from the US, 20% from China and 40% from the rest of the world.

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   Step 1: Start your online application

   Create an account on the application home page and start a new application while the global window is open (April to September).

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   Step 2: Write your essays

   Complete the profile, résumé and two short answers, plus a 750-word leadership essay and a 500-word statement of purpose, all in English.

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   Step 3: Line up three recommenders

   Your three recommenders submit their letters through the portal. They should know you well, and leadership potential is one of the things they're asked to address.

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   Step 4: Upload transcripts and submit

   Upload scanned official transcripts for each degree, your English test score if needed, and optionally a one-minute video, then submit before the deadline.

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   Step 5: Attend the interview

   Shortlisted candidates are interviewed in person by an international panel, in late October in London and early November in New York.

• Résumé or CV (maximum 2 pages)
• Leadership essay (750 words)
• Statement of purpose (500 words)
• Two short answers (100 words each)
• Official transcripts for each degree
• Three recommendation letters
• English test score report (unless waived)
• One-minute video introduction (optional)

Deadline

For the class of 2028–29, the US and global application is open from April 2027 to September 2027 (the site gives no exact closing date), and the programme starts in August 2028.

For applicants outside China, applications usually open in April and close in September, for a programme starting the following August; interviews are in late October and early November. The class of 2028–29 window runs April–September 2027.