1. Purpose

The purpose of the First Class Award and Second Class Award is to encourage and reward full-time undergraduate BNBU students with outstanding academic achievements in all areas of study and to encourage them to continue their academic excellence.

2. Eligibility

Full-time undergraduate sophomore, junior, and senior students enrolled at BNBU and graduating class of students.

3. Selection Criteria

To be eligible for the scholarship, students with

1. a YGPA ranking no lower than the top 8% of the programme and grade, and attained a YGPA of 3.00 or above will be awarded the First Class Award, or

2. a YGPA ranking strictly between the top 8% and 20% of the programme and grade, and attained a YGPA of 3.00 or above will be awarded the Second Class Award.

* Should there be a change in the student's programme of study during the academic year under review, the YGPA ranking will be determined based on the programme in which the student was officially enrolled during the second semester of that academic year.

4. Application Method

No application is required, as eligible candidates will be considered automatically. Results of the award are subject to email notification from the Student Affairs Office.

5. Scholarship Value

1. First Class Award: RMB 6,000/person/academic year;

2. Second Class Award: RMB 3,000/person/academic year.

6. Conditions

Students will be considered ineligible for the award under any of the following circumstances:

1. Having received disciplinary action (including a written warning or more severe punishments) for violating national laws, school discipline, or regulations during the academic year of assessment or the scholarship evaluation period, or having previous punishments that have not yet been lifted;

2. Having been verified to be engaged in academic misconduct such as plagiarism, falsification;

3. Having their academic status withdrawn, suspended, or temporarily retained during the academic year of assessment;

4. Participating in the Extended Study Programme offered by HKBU and BNBU during the entire academic year;

5. Having intentionally defaulted on tuition fees or failed to pay tuition fees within the prescribed payment period.

7. Remarks

1. Effective from the 2022-2023 academic year, students' grades for summer courses will be included in the YGPA calculation.

2. For students who completed credits in advance in the academic year of assessment, their individual semester GPA for that academic year will be evaluated as the YGPA by default.

3. For semester outbound students in the academic year of assessment, including those on exchange, studying abroad, or in the extended study programme, all organized by BNBU, their individual semester GPA for that academic year will be evaluated as the YGPA by default.

4. Awardees of the Full Entrance Scholarship Renewal or the Full Scholarship for Taiwan Students or the President's Honor Award or the Dean's Award or the Excellent Graduate Award in any given year are not allowed to hold the First Class Award or the Second Class Award concurrently.

5. The Undergraduate Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee reserves the right to adjust and revise the scholarship selection criteria based on the students' annual academic performance.

6. The Undergraduate Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee reserves the right to make final interpretations of scholarship recommendations and selections.

Undergraduate Scholarship and Financial Aid Committee

February 2025