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.
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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
8 February 2021 0:00 (GMT)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.
Availability
At level(s):
PG (research)
Application deadline:
8 February 2021 0:00 (GMT)
the deadline has now expired
Files
China Scholarship 2021 (28.88KB)
Countries
The award is available to people from the following country: