As part of its commitment to supporting the development of legal education in China, TransAsia offers two annual scholarships to local law students: one of general applicability, and one specific to employment law.

Candidates are selected based on the following criteria:

• Outstanding academic results
• Demonstration of leadership potential
• Community service and other extra-curricular activities
• An interest in promoting PRC law

Exceptional scholarship recipients are also invited to participate in TransAsia's internship program.

General Scholarship

TransAsia has awarded its Legal Encouragement Scholarship to students studying law at the East China University of Political Science and Law (Shanghai) since 2007 and the Southwest University of Political Science & Law (Chongqing) since 2010.  These scholarships are awarded based on nominations from the head of the law school in which the applicant is enrolled.  The scholarships are available in varying amounts, with a maximum of 10 awarded per university each year.  Nominated students are requested to sit for a written test and attend an interview.

Employment Law Scholarship

In 2006, we set up the TransAsia Employment Law Scholarship, which was the first of its kind in China dedicated to this field of study.  This scholarship is aimed at encouraging students to strive for and achieve academic and professional excellence, as well as to pursue careers in employment law.  Like the general scholarship, it is available in varying amounts with a maximum of 10 scholarships awarded per university each year.

The Employment Law Scholarship is available to students from the following two universities: Peking University (Beijing) and the Northwestern University of Politics and Law (Xi'An).

In addition to the usual materials required by TransAsia, applicants are requested to submit a research essay on an employment law topic of their choice.  Topics from the successful candidates to date include:

• 四方主体互动中的行业工资集体协商制度 (The Collective Negotiation System for Industry Salary Standards)
• <劳动合同法> 的实施对国企劳资关系的影响 (The Impact of the Employment Contract Law on Employment Relationships in State-Owned Enterprises) 
• “假派遣”的兴盛与规制 (The Proliferation of Fictitious Secondment and Preventive Measures)
  
  

  2011 General Scholarship Awardees

  East China University of Political Science and Law (Shanghai)

  • Jiahui SUN (First Award)
  • Yaqi WANG, Yitong ZHENG, Yi DING (Second Award)
  • Felix XU, Allen YAN, Zhaoxian XIA, Jiannan WEI, Steven QU, Colin WAN (Third Award)

  Southwest University of Political Science & Law (Chongqing)

  • Li XIAO (First Award)
  • Yu JIANG, Yingjie YU, Nan ZHANG (Second Award)
  • Qiongli XIE, Jinli JIANG, Yang LIU, Chang TAN, Jingxi MO, Qingzhi HENG (Third Award)

  2011 Employment Law Scholarship Awardees

  Peking University (Beijing)
  

  • Yunhui QI, Weixing KANG (First Award)
  • Yaofeng ZHOU, Jin JING, Qiyan WANG, Zhengkun LIU, Feng YU, Xiaoyan LIU, Yilong WU (Second Award)
  • Chen GUO, Lu QI, Yan ZHANG, Ziping LIU, Xin ZHANG, Zhuo HOU, Junhua WANG, Xiao ZONG, Yuan CHAI (Third Award)

  Northwestern University of Politics and Law (Xi'An)
  

  • Shifang DU, Tianyi WANG, Keran ZHAO (Second Award)
  • Zhuoran KONG, Tian WANG, Guangshen LI, Peng WEI, Chuan HE (Third Award)

  How to Apply
  

  Applications for the Employment Law Scholarship are generally accepted from August to October, with recipients announced in February.  Applications for the General Law Scholarship are accepted in April, with recipients announced in May.

  For more information on how and when to apply as well as the application criteria and types of scholarships available, students from the above universities should contact the head of their law school.