出國留學在當代社會中已不在陌生，正因為在中國的傳統教育中存在著諸如入學門檻高、基礎教育不能滿足社會對人才的需求等問題，越來越多的學生選擇出國留學這條路。當然，出國并不是每個人都能實現的，一般說來，只有在資金充足的情況下，才能確保出國之路的暢通無阻。
 
    在完成申請學校的環節成功接到offer以后，申請簽證就成了至關重要的一步。不同的國家對簽證申請所需要的材料有不同的要求，其中資助聲明是很常見的一部分。下面筆者會資助聲明的寫作提出幾點簡單的介紹。

    資助聲明，英文為Statement of Financial Support，其中第一段為資助人簡要的自我介紹，例如：

    I am XXXX, 48 years old, coming from Beijing. I graduated from senior high school in 1975 and began my career from then on. Now I am assuming the post of General Manager of Beijing XXXX Co., Ltd.

    第二段起，一般為資助人的家庭概況以及職業發展的歷程，以此來解釋資助人有日積月累的資金儲備，完全有實力為申請人提供充足的資金擔保。例如：

    From 1975 to 1993, I worked in Beijing XXXX Factory, performing excellently and gaining awards many times. From 1993 to 1998, I established Beijing XXXX Factory with self-raised capital and assumed the duty of Factory Director. In 1998, the factory was renamed Beijing XXXX Co., Ltd. and is running in good order at present. I am the General Manager of this company, occupying 80% of the shares. Our items of business cover manufacturing wooden packaging tanks for both domestic use and export, technique service and transport through cables, fiber-optic cable, axis machines and so on.

    On the basis of emphasizing on faith, quality and development, our company has enlarged our market gradually in so many years and keeps running in good order now. I have confidence in our company’s stable development and prosperous outlook. Our annual production value has increased to RMB5 million Yuan in 2005 from RMB600,000 Yuan in 1993. Besides, we have also won great popularity as well as trust among our customers with our good service, making considerable contributions for the export industry of Beijing.

    Hence since the founding of the company, my annual income has reached RMBXXXX Yuan on average, and my wife and I have already saved RMB300,000 Yuan in Beijing Industrial and Commercial Bank as startup fund for our son’s overseas education.

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    當解釋完留學擔保金的來源后，資助人需要明確表示自己對申請人留學計劃的支持以及自愿提供擔保金的意愿。例如：

    With the rapid development the world’s science and technology and the continuous detailization of the modern management, as the applicant’s father, I respect his overseas studies very much and sincerely hope to provide financial support for his postgraduate program in your country, which is a further study of his major at university and quite suitable for his future development.

    最后資助人則需提出對申請人留學的期望以及盼望他早日歸來的心情，以此來證明申請人動機單純，只是求學并無移民傾向。例如：

    I hope my son XXXX would treasure his youth and make full use of the overseas studies offered by your country. I also expect that he would work hard, obey your laws, respect and learn from your friendly people and improve his overall quality. I will be very glad to see his early return with outstanding achievements and great contributions to our country in the future.