Lifecycle: { "status": "2026–27 nominations closed; selection period", "edition": "2026–27", "cadence": "annual", "launched": null, "duration": "1 year for visiting scholars; 2–5 years for Master's/Doctoral study", "renewable": false, "dates": { "candidate_to_national_commission": "2026-01-23", "national_nomination": "2026-02-10", "decision": "late June/early July 2026", "start": "late August/early September 2026", "academic_year_end": "2027-07-15" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "amount": { "general_or_masters_monthly": 3000, "senior_or_doctoral_monthly": 3500 }, "currency": "CNY", "scope": "monthly stipend" }, "total_pool": null, "benefits": { "salary_or_stipend": "CNY 3,000/month general scholar or Master's; CNY 3,500/month senior scholar or Doctoral", "tuition": "waived", "travel": "international round trip funded by UNESCO", "housing": "campus accommodation or subsidy", "insurance": "comprehensive medical insurance", "research_budget": null, "in_kind": [ "USD 80 monthly UNESCO pocket allowance", "termination luggage allowance" ] } } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": "national of one of 135 invited UNESCO Member States", "residence": null, "countries": "135 invited countries listed in the official guidelines", "destination": "participating Chinese universities", "age": "general scholar under 45; senior scholar under 50; Master's under 35; Doctoral under 40", "experience": null, "education": "degree level appropriate to chosen category", "career_stage": [ "general scholar", "senior scholar", "Master's", "Doctoral" ], "fields": "fields offered by participating Chinese institutions", "route": "UNESCO National Commission nomination", "nomination": true, "institution": "pre-admission from a participating Chinese university required", "language": "English or required HSK 3/4 for Chinese-taught study", "location": "China", "remote": false, "exclusions": [ "self-nomination", "dependants funded", "repeat award", "visa/passport costs" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2026-01-23 candidate deadline; 2026-02-10 nomination deadline", "decision": "late June/early July 2026", "start": "late August/early September 2026", "end": "2027-07-15 for one-year awards", "url": "https://www.unesco.org/en/fellowships/greatwall", "materials": [ "Chinese Scholarship Council application", "pre-admission letter", "National Commission nomination", "degree and language evidence", "health documentation" ], "selection_stages": [ "university pre-admission", "national screening", "UNESCO/China selection" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [], "latest_edition": null, "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "recipient names are not indexed on the current official program page" }, "history": { "editions": [ { "year": "2026–27", "total_places": 75, "new_places": 27, "invited_countries": 135 } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "launch year", "current and past recipient names", "total program budget" ] Source conflicts: []