2025 Chinese Government Scholarship Program
The 2025 Chinese Government Scholarship Program offers a fully funded scholarship covering tuition waiver, accommodation, CNY 3,500/month stipend and comprehensive medical insurance and can be taken in any university/higher institution of your choice in China.
The program is a Chinese Government-funded support established by the Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE) in support for Chinese universities to recruit outstanding full-time masters and doctoral international students for graduate studies in China.
Requirements:
- Applicants must be non-Chinese indigenes and mentally and physically sound to proceed with postgraduate studies.
- Applicants must not be registered students in a Chinese university as at the time of application, or be a graduate of a Chinese university for more than one year.
- Applicants for the master’s degree program must have obtained a bachelor’s certificate or its equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in China and must be under 35 years of age by 1st September, of the referenced year.
- Doctoral studies applicants must have obtained a master’s degree (equivalent to master’s degree in China) and must be below the age of 40 by September 1st.
- Applicants are to note that the Master’s Degree program will take 2-3 academic years to complete while the Doctoral Degree Programs will take 3-4 years to complete.
- Meet other eligibility conditions as set by universities for admission purposes.
Benefits:
- Tuition fees
- Free university dormitory or accommodation subsidy;
- Stipend:
- Undergraduates: CNY 2,500 per month;
- Master’s students/general scholars: CNY 3,000 per month;
- Doctoral students/senior scholars: CNY 3,500 per month.
- Comprehensive medical insurance: CNY 800 per person per year;
- CNY 400 per person (for programs lasting less than six months)
How to Apply?
- You are required to refer to your choice of Chinese university in this list for specific instructions on how to apply and deadlines.
- Then you can fill and submit the online application form for the Chinese Government Scholarship at the official CSC scholarship portal application page.
Deadline: Varies by Institution
