Over 260+ Chinese Universities started accepting online applications for China Scholarship Council’s sponsored Chinese government CSC Scholarships for the batch 2024-2025. International students are invited to submit their online applications for BS, MS, and Doctoral degree programmes under fully funded China Scholarship Council’s Scholarships.
Education is highly valued in China, both by the government and the general populace, with 4.04% of the nation’s GDP invested in this sector. Annually, 1.2 trillion yuan is spent on tertiary education alone. This investment aims to boost the skilled workforce and fuel economic growth. The focus on tertiary education has resulted in high enrollment and graduation rates, with 7.6 million graduates annually from public universities.
Despite the increasing number of graduates, the quality of education in Chinese institutions remains high. In 2023, China was ranked second globally for the number of top universities, according to Shanghai Ranking’s ARUW and US News. Additionally, the country supports over 600,000 students each year who choose to study abroad.
That’s not all. The government also assists students to come to China for earning their higher education degrees by initiating stipend systems and generating new scholarship schemes.
As of 2023, the total number of international students studying in Chinese universities was recorded to exceed 512,000 in numbers. One of the most popular scholarship programs launched by the Chinese government is the Chinese CSC Scholarship Program.
These fully-funded Chinese scholarships are offered by the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) to all those international students willing to pursue their tertiary education at either undergraduate, master’s, or doctorate (PhD.) levels.
So, if you are interested in fostering better relations with the Chinese, you will be glad to know that the Chinese CSC Scholarship Program has started accepting online applications from all international students for the academic year 2024-2025. What are you waiting for? Get to know all that you require by reading this article and preparing your documents fast.
The Chinese CSC Scholarships offer fully-funded tuition to scholarship winners, along with monthly stipends, living allowances, and health coverage. The costs, however, may vary as per the level of degree being pursued, and can be studied below:
Note: The scholarships provided by the Chinese Scholarships Council fall into three categories as Type A, Type B, and Type C. while Type A provides all of the above-mentioned perks and allowances, Type B is deprived of hostel accommodation while Type C is further characterized as a partial scholarship.
Please ensure that you abide by the following eligibility criteria before applying to the Chinese CSC Scholarships 2024.
Nationality: All the applicants must be non-Chinese residents
No other source of funds: Candidates who are not in possession of any scholarship, other than the Chinese CSC Scholarships are free to apply.
Age requirements:
Degree requirements:
The Chinese Scholarship Council does not demand any lengthy procedures to be followed, nor does it require any tiresome documentation. The Chinese CSC Scholarships can be applied for by following these easy steps:
Step 1: Create an account on the China Scholarship Council Website:-
The first step is to create a free account by signing up on the Chinese Scholarship Council’s official webpage (link given at the end of the article).
Step 2: Fill out the online CSC Scholarship form:-
Complete the online application form for the CSC Scholarships available on the website.
Step 3: Select the type of CSC scholarship & Add documents:-
We mentioned earlier that the scholarships offered by the Chinese Scholarship Council are categorized into three types. This brings the next step to your application. You will now be asked as to which type of CSC scholarship you are applying for, based on its funding. You can choose A, B, or C; whichever you find yourself eligible for. The form can be filled in either English or Chinese.
Step 4: Submit the Agency Number of Chinese Universities:-
After selecting CSC Scholarship type A, type B, or Type C; as per your eligibility; insert three preferred Chinese University Choices for admission with their agency numbers as well. Add your personal biodata, academic details, study plan, research proposal, and other documents. Proofread your CSC Scholarship application and then submit it.
Step 5: Download the PDF format of the Submitted CSC Scholarship Application:-
After completing your online application, you will then need to download the PDF format of the completed application.
Step 6: Apply to Chinese Universities also:-
The next step is to identify the Chinese universities you wish to apply to. You can apply to three Chinese universities at most with your CSC Portal account.
Step 7: Submit the Admission Application on the Chinese University Website:-
Create an account on the ‘international student office website’ of the preferred Chinese University and then attach your documents, fill in the biodata information, and also attach the downloaded PDF form of the CSC Scholarship application that we completed earlier in step 4. Attach your compiled documents with the PDF of your online application form.
Step 8: Submit your application:-
Submit your online application form with scanned documents to the University website and wait for the final results. Incomplete applications will be rejected, so make sure you have attached all your documents (list given below) with your application form at the time of submission.
You will be required to submit the following documents along with your online application form:
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Last date to submit an application for CSC Scholarship of China in any of Chinese University will be either March 30, 2024 or April 30, 2024 depending upon the choice of international student office of that Chinese University.
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