📖Scholarship Introduction

Chinese University Program is a full scholarship for designated Chinese universities and certain provincial education offices in specific provinces or autonomous regions to recruit outstanding international students for graduate studies in China. It only supports graduate students.

📖Scholarship Details

What the Scholarship Includes

The Chinese University Program provides a full scholarship that covers tuition waiver, accommodation, stipend, and comprehensive medical insurance.

A full scholarship recipient will be awarded RMB 74200 - RMB 99800, depending on the category.

Who is the scholarship for?

This scholarship only supports master’s students for no more than 3 academic years or doctoral students for no more than 4 academic years.

All candidates are expected to meet the following requirements:

1. Applicants must be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China and be in good health

2. The requirements for applicants’ degree and age are that applicants must:

 be a bachelor’s degree holder and no more than 35 when applying for the master’s programs;

        be a master’s degree holder and no more than 40 when applying for the doctoral programs.

Which Program(s) It Covers

The scholarship covers both major study and Chinese language/preparatory study, as specified in the Admission Lettersuch as science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, economics, legal studies, management, education, history, literature, philosophy, and fine arts for scholarship recipients at all levels. More info about the programs here.

🏫 About China Scholarship Council

The China Scholarship Council was established in 1996 and is a non-profit corporate institution directly under the Ministry of Education.

China Scholarship Council, entrusted by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, is responsible for the enrollment and the administration of Chinese Government Scholarship programs.

Now, 289 designated Chinese universities offer a wide variety of academic programs in science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, economics, legal studies, management, education, history, literature, philosophy, and fine arts for scholarship recipients at all levels.

Entry Requirements

1) Applicants must be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China, and be in good health 2) Bachelor's degree holder and no more than 35 when trying to apply for Master's programs. 3) Master's degree holder and no more than 40 when trying to apply for Doctoral programs.

The minimum age is 18 and the maximum age is 40.

Min Chinese Level (HSK): None

English fluency is required.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

📬 Admissions Process

1) Register at the China Scholarship Council website.

2) Fill out all the application documents correctly (any mistakes can cause your application to be rejected).

3) Find an agency to sponsor your application.

4) Apply and receive the acceptance letter from the University (failing to do this can result in you being assigned to a University by the scholarship committee).

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