Schwarzman Scholars Luksic Fellowship

About the Program

Applications for the 2025-2026 academic period are closed. Applications for the 2026-2027 academic period will open in April 2025 and close in September. Interested candidates must apply directly to Schwarzman Scholars. Please visit Schwarzman Scholar’s page for more about the application requirements. 

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The Luksic Fellowship of the Schwarzman Scholars program is an annual funding designation for one Chilean candidate for the Master’s program at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University. This program was created to respond to the international landscape of the 21st century, under the belief that the success of future leaders around the world depends upon an understanding of China’s role in global trends.

Schwarzman Scholars supports up to 200 Scholars annually from the U.S., China, and around the world to study a one-year Master’s in Global Affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University — ranked first in Asia as an indispensable base for China’s political, business, and technological leadership. Candidates chosen for this highly selective program live in Beijing for a year of study and cultural immersion.

Funding: All participants receive a full funding package that includes: tuition & fees, room & board, an in-country study tour, travel to and from Beijing, health insurance, and a stipend for personal expenses. The admissions process, which opened for the first time in 2015 to outstanding success, is run exclusively by Schwarzman College.

Eligibility: Applicants are evaluated on three key factors: demonstrated leadership, intellect, and exemplary character & integrity. Additionally, eligible candidates must:

• Have completed their undergraduate degree (in any subject area) before the start of the program (August of 2025);
• Be at least 18 but not yet 29 years of age as of August 1 of their Schwarzman Scholars enrollment year (for the Class of 2025-2026, as of August 1, 2025), and,
• Be proficient in English*.

*More details about the eligibility requirements can be found here.

Program: Master in Global Affairs, Schwarzman Scholars.
Location: Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
Duration: One year (August 2025 – July 2026).

Application dates: Applications for the 2026-2027 academic period will open in April 2025 and close in September of the same year. Interested candidates must apply directly to Schwarzman Scholars. Please visit Schwarzman Scholar’s page for more about the application requirements.