Duration of Program

August 21 - December 18

Orientation will take place on August 22, 23, and 24

Who Can Apply

Students who have accepted their offer of admittance to the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois to be a freshman in Fall 2020 and are Chinese citizens.

Apply

The application can be found on the University of Illinois study abroad website. Please note that we are waving the $100 application fee that is mentioned in the application.

Deadline to Apply

July 19th at midnight CST (Champaign-Urbana time)

Costs

Participants will pay:

• Regular University of Illinois tuition
• Academic Bridge Program Fee $4,500-$6,000 (after Gies $4000 scholarship*). Includes housing at ZJU, activities, academic and other support.
• Campus General Fee $298
• Tuition, housing, health insurance and activity fees will be billed by the University of Illinois, not ZJU. This happens through your University of Illinois student account.

• Local health insurance is about $60, unless student can provide proof of other acceptable health insurance.
• Meals are less than $10/day

*All student participants will receive a $4,000 scholarship from Gies College of Business