China Scholarship Council scholarships

Each year the China Scholarship Council (CSC) offers scholarships to Chinese students who wish to study a degree programme outside China.   The University of Southampton welcomes CSC scholars to study Masters and PhD programmes across a range of subject areas.

CSC Scholarships at the University of Southampton

The University offers a number of PhD scholarships to CSC candidates each year.   In 2015 the University of Southampton established a formal agreement with the China Scholarship Council and is now recognised as a partner institution.

2017 Scholarships

For 2017 we expect to offer several PhD scholarships covering full tuition fees to applicants who wish to apply for CSC funding.  Nominated candidates must also successfully apply for a scholarship for living costs from the CSC.  

Eligible subject areas

If you are interested in applying, please check the PhD programmes we offer and contact the Faculty directly to find out about scholarship opportunities in your subject area.

Eligible candidates

See the CSC 2017 guide for scholarships for Chinese citizens to study abroad.

To be considered for a scholarship, you need to:

• Check the CSC's eligibility requirements for maintenance scholarships.  You should:
  • Either currently be enrolled in the final year of a Bachelor or Masters degree, or the first year of a PhD degree at a Chinese university
  • Or currently be enrolled in the final year of a Masters degree or the first year of a PhD in an overseas (non-Chinese) university
  • Or have already obtained a Masters degree and be currently working in China
• Have received an offer of a PhD place from the University of Southampton.
• Have met the University's English language requirements before March 2017.

Deadline for applications

The application deadlines will be determined by each Faculty. The selection process usually takes place in January/February so please allow plenty of time for your PhD application to be reviewed, which may take several weeks.

How to apply

• Identify a research area and/or potential academic supervisor for your research topic.

• Contact the Faculty Postgraduate Research Admissions team or your proposed supervisor to find out about CSC scholarship opportunities in the subject area you wish to study.  Check the Faculty's deadline for applications.  

• Apply for a PhD programme using the University's online postgraduate application form. Please state in your application that you wish to apply for China Scholarship Council funding. 

• We expect to review the applications and select the final candidates by the end of February 2017.  

• Nominated candidates apply for CSC funding in March/April 2017.

• The CSC will select candidates and announce the results in May 2017. 

Xiamen University - University of Southampton PhD Scholarships

We have a partnership with Xiamen University to offer several fully-funded PhD scholarships each year to students who are completing their Bachelor studies at Xiamen University. 

For further details about this scholarship scheme please contact:

Ms. Guo Qianqian (郭迁迁), Talent Service Office, Human Resources Office, Xiamen University (qianqianguo@xmu.edu.cn)

Claire Curran, International Office, University of Southampton (C.Curran@southampton.ac.uk)  

International Voices blog

Every year, the University of Southampton welcomes a number of scholars from a variety of scholarship schemes. You can read about their experiences in Southampton on our International Voices blog.

Contact us

Our staff regularly visit many countries worldwide. To meet one of our representatives in your country, see our current schedule of events.

Alternatively, contact us directly at international@southampton.ac.uk