Student funding opportunities

China Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD Scholarships

Description:

This scheme provides academically excellent Chinese students with the opportunity to study for a PhD at the University of Glasgow. The scholarships are supported jointly by the China Scholarship Council and the University of Glasgow.

For successful applicants, the College will provide fee waivers, and the CSC will consider their application for a living allowance as set by the Chinese government, return airfare from China to the UK by the most economical route, and visa application fees.

The scholarships will be awarded to citizens and permanent residents of the People's Republic of China at the time of application that are accepted for admission on a full-time basis for a postgraduate PhD degree programme at the University of Glasgow.

Candidates should not be currently working outside China at the time of application, and successful candidates must agree to return to China upon completion of their research degree at the University of Glasgow. Candidates currently studying outside China are eligible to apply.

Eligibility:

•High achieving Chinese students only.

•Full tuition fees.

•All studentships are funded for 3 years (or the remainder of your minimum period if you are a current 1st year PhD candidate)

•Applications will be judged in terms of qualifications and the quality of the proposed project.

•All applications are reviewed and decided by the College funding panel.  Only applicants nominated by the College Graduate School will be eligible for the tuition fee waiver.

•Applications approved by the College are subject to further approval by the China Scholarship Council

Fee type:

International

Level of study:

Postgraduate Research

Value:

This scholarship will cover tuition fees, and the CSC will consider applications for a living allowance

How to apply:

In order to be considered for this scholarship you must:

1. Apply for postgraduate research at Glasgow by the 31 January 2023 to allow time for your offer to be processed. Details on how to apply for a PhD can be found on the Graduate Schools' How to Apply webpage

2. For those applicants who wish to begin their PhD research at Glasgow, please indicate in the funding section of your admission application that you wish to apply for CSC funding.

3. All applicants (both current 1st year PhD candidates and new PhD applicants) must complete the CoSS China Scholarship Council (CSC) application via the Scholarships Application Portal 

4. As part of the Scholarships Application Portal process, you will need to upload the CoSS CSC PhD Scholarship application form as well as a Supervisor Statement of Support CoSS CSC provided by your prospective supervisor(s). The Supervisor Statement of Support is a key component of the application and of the assessment process. The statement must follow the Style and Content Guide on the Supervisor Statement of Support CoSS CSC document. The Supervisor Statement of Support is to be returned to you by your potential supervisor and you will need to upload it to the Portal by the closing date.

5.  To be considered for a scholarship, it is preferred that applicants have an unconditional offer in place before the CSC deadline. Those candidates who hold a conditional offer of admission must have satisfied all English language requirements. Please ensure that you fulfil the College of Social Sciences English language requirements before applying for CSC funding.

6.  Once the College has decided on the nominations for 2023/24, the nominated students will receive an updated PhD offer letter stating this (or a statemement of support letter if you are a current 1st year PhD researcher) for submission with their application to the CSC.

7. Nominated students must then apply directly to the CSC during the application window, please check the CSC’s website for details http://apply.csc.edu.cn/csc/main/person/login/index.jsf  Candidates should satisfy the selection criteria set out by CSC and complete the CSC Application form by the required date. Nominated students should apply through the CSC-Glasgow Channel.

8. Applicants must be both nominated by the University of Glasgow and successful with the CSC in order to be accepted onto this scholarship programme.  

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