China Link Scholarship Program now open to applications
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To deepen academic friendship and mutual understanding between Chinese and the young foreign generation, and to build a platform for international exchanges and cooperation of young talent, the China Scholarship Council (CSC) has established the China Link Scholarship Program for international students and faculties hoping to engage in academic and research activities in China.
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01 Program plan
Funding categories
General scholar: applicable to current undergraduates or master students
Senior scholar: applicable to current PhD students or faculties
Duration
One to 12 months, begin study in China no later than Aug 31, 2025
Working language
English or Chinese, depending on the program provided by the Chinese host universities
Study/research fields
All disciplines other than Chinese language study
02 Funding
Successful applicants will receive a full scholarship from CSC during their stay in China, including a tuition waiver, free on-campus accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance, and a monthly stipend of 3,000 yuan ($414.7) for general scholars and of 3,500 yuan for senior scholars.
03 Eligibility
1. Be a citizen of a country other than the People's Republic of China, possess good moral character and academic excellence, and be in good health, mentally and physically.
2. Be under 45 years of age when applying to be general scholars. Be under 50 when applying to be senior scholars.
3. Be registered as a full-time student or employed as a full-time academic staff member at CSC's foreign partner universities at the time of application and throughout the proposed stay in China.
For a list of CSC's foreign partner universities, please refer to Appendix 1.
4. Have received either the admission notice or invitation letter issued by the Chinese host university.
For a list of Chinese host universities, please refer to Appendix 2.
04 Application process
1. Applicants must contact the Chinese host university to obtain admission documents or invitations.
2. Applicants can log into the Chinese Government Scholarship Information System (https://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn/#/login) to complete the CSC online application and upload supporting documents. For the online application guide, please refer to Appendix 3.
3. Application will be processed by Chinese host universities.
4. Chinese host universities will nominate scholarship candidates to CSC in four batches, with deadlines on April 15, 2024; July 15, 2024; Oct 15, 2024; and Jan 15, 2025.
5. Proposed dates for CSC to send scholarship admission results to Chinese host universities are May 15, 2024; Aug 15, 2024; Nov 15, 2024; and Feb 15, 2025.
6. Chinese host universities will notify the scholarship admission results to applicants.
Appendix 1. Foreign University List