The Impact And Mechanism Of National Scholarships Towards Graduate Students

The national scholarship for graduate students,as one of the important ways of talent training in colleges and universities,is of great significance to the development of students.Since the beginning of the establishment,the Central Government has funded the establishment of postgraduate scholarships,which indicates that all master and doctoral students who meet the prescribed conditions are eligible to apply.The scholarship is not only conducive to inspiring graduate students to " excellent academic achievements,remarkable scientific research capabilities,and outstanding development potential”,but also helps the country to cultivate a large number of high-quality graduates for all walks of life,thereby providing a new force for the development of societyThis research concentrates on the impact of national scholarships towards graduate students through qualitative.qualitative data were collected through semi-structure id-depth interviews towards graduate students and faculty members.It finds national scholarships had limited,or minimal impact on most graduate students in terms of professional study,scientific research development and career planning.There were both positive and negative impacts on the psychological and behavioral levels of a small number of participantsThis research further analyzed the impact mechanism of the national scholarship.On the one hand,the mentality of oneself and impacts from others are the two main factors of limited and minimal impact students.As for other students,the reasons why they were affected by the national scholarship are the motivations for study and the participated experiences.On the other hand,this research concluded the problems of the selection process as well as how the impacts on students didn't work.Finally,the suggestions are proposed for improving the national scholarship selection and the impacts on students,which are based on the selection process.