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<b>About the Program:</b><br>

The Chinese Language and Culture Center of Maine (CLCCM) through Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters provides certain amounts 
scholarships for eligible Maine high school students to learn Chinese language and experience Chinese culture by first hand 
in China in the summer 2012. This is a three-week immersion intensive program. CLCCM encourages
 beginning, intermediate, and advanced language learners with a passion for learning languages, 
communicating across cultures, and living abroad to apply. Previous language study is not a requirement and all levels of 
language ability are encouraged to apply.
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<p><b>Date: </b>July 24-August 13, 2012 <br>
 
<p><b>Places: </b>Beijing and Harbin<br>

<p><b>Number of Scholarships: </b>15<br><br>

<b>Eligibility Requirements:</b><br>
•	14 - 18 years old at start of program<br>
•	Currently enrolled in middle and high school at time of application<br>
•	Minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale<br>
•	Although previous language study is not a requirement, pre-departure intensive language training needed. <br><br>


<b>What does the program offer? </b><br>
•	Pre-departure orientation<br>
•	In-country language and cultural instruction with opportunities to apply acquired skills and knowledge<br>
•	Cultural excursions<br>
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•	Community service projects<br>
•	Accommodations with a host family<br><br>

<b>What costs are covered by the CLCCM/Hanban scholarships? </b><br>
•	Tuition<br>
•	Room and board in Harbin<br>
•	Classrooms renting in Harbin<br>
•	Textbooks, activity materials, and stationaries<br>
•	In-country office spending<br>
•	Admission tickets to historical sites and cultural activities in Harbin<br><br>

<b>The cost to each student:</b> <br>
$2650 as early bird rate by February 10 and $2950 after February 10, 2012. It will cover: <br> 
•	Round-trip international airtickets<br>
•	In-country travelling airtickets, trains, and buses<br>
•	Hotels and meals when not stay with host family (two days in Beijing)<br>
•	Admission tickets to historical sites in Beijing<br>
•	Cell phones<br>
•	Office spending in U.S.<br><br>

Personal insurance (if applicable) will be purchased on your own; passport and a single entry China visa 
are required for U.S. citizens.<br><br>


<b>Host institutes:</b>
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Heilongjiang Education Center for International Exchange<br>
Harbin No.1 High School<br>
Harbin Foreign Affair Office<br><br>


<b>Application Deadline:</b> <br>
May 15, 2012<br><br>
<b>To apply </b>the program, please download the <a href="ApplicationForm.doc">Application Form</a> and return it with $50 non-refundable application fee to 
The Chinese Language and Culture Center of Maine, 5 Woodview Drive, Bangor, Maine 04401. 
Please make the check payable to The Chinese Language and Culture Center of Maine.<br><br>
The program only can accept 15 students, and first come first serve will be applied.<br><br>
For more information, please call us at 207 990-0710; or email at jingzhang@bangorchinese.com.
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<b>Contact information:</b> <br>
Phone: 207-990-0710<br>
Fax: 207-990-5158<br>
Email: jingzhang@bangorchinese.com<br>
Address: Travel and Study in China, 5 Woodview Drive, Bangor, ME 04401<BR><br>


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