China Scholarship Council (CSC) / University of Sussex Joint Scholarships (2021)

Type of award

Postgraduate Research

Amount

Sussex will cover full tuition fees / bench fees, CSC will provide a living allowance

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for the award:

• Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria set by the CSC
• Applicants must commence their academic studies in the United Kingdom in September 2021 or January 2022.
• Applicants must be citizens of the People's Republic of China at the time of application, and either permanently resident in China or studying overseas. Those working overseas are not eligible.
• Applicants must be classified as an international fee paying Chinese student
• Successful candidates must return to China upon completion of their studies
• Applicants must meet the University's  English Language Requirements
• Arts, humanities and social sciences applicants will be expected to hold, by September 2021 or January 2022, the UK equivalent of a first class honours degree and a masters degree.

• Science and engineering applicants will be expected to hold, by September 2021 or January 2022, the UK equivalent of a first class honours degree and preferably a relevant postgraduate qualification, which will normally be a masters degree.

Please note that:

• Current 1st year Chinese Sussex PhD students are eligible to apply
• 1+ 3 Chinese Sussex students who are in their '1' year of their studies (Masters year) are eligible to apply
• Visiting PhD students can apply for a maximum of 12 months

Number of scholarships available

up to 10

Deadline

How to apply

Applicants will need to complete the online Sussex PhD application form https://www.sussex.ac.uk/pgapplication/ and email a China Scholarship Form a.d.britt@sussex.ac.uk by the deadline of 8 February 2021. 

If you have any queries regarding the scholarship then please email a.d.britt@sussex.ac.uk

To secure the Sussex funding, applicants must have both an offer of a PhD place from Sussex and scholarship funding awarded by the China Scholarship Council.

Sponsors

• Information for students and researchers from China
• China Scholarship Council application information

Contact us

Please email a.d.britt@sussex.ac.uk if you have any queries

Timetable

Monday 8 February 2021 - Deadline to apply for a CSC / University of Sussex scholarship

Applicants will be notified regarding the outcome of their scholarship application in late February/early March

10 March to 31 March 2021 - China Scholarship Council applcations portal open for applications

Mid May 2021 - CSC announce outcome of applications

You can apply to Sussex after February 8th, but we may not have time to consider your application before the CSC competition opens.