CSC UTS PhD scholarship

The joint China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) are collaborating to provide scholarships to qualified students from the People's Republic of China to undertake high quality research education and study at UTS.

UTS is offering tuition fee scholarships each year to students from the People's Republic of China who are recipients of the CSC Scholarship for full PhD studies at UTS, including dual doctoral degree.

A UTS funded top-up scholarship will be provided to supplement the stipend paid by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) Scholarship. The top-up stipend raises the amount received by the scholarship holder to the rate of the Australian Government Research Training Program Stipend rate in the year in which the scholarships commences.

More information is available at the China Scholarship Council Website.

Applicants must:

• Be Chinese citizens or permanent residents of China;
• Meet all UTS admission entry requirements including the English proficiency requirement and have either received an unconditional offer of admission to the UTS PhD program or an offer conditional on completion of their current program;
• Be nominated by your Faculty for a HDR tuition fees offset scholarship
• Be eligible to receive an Australian student visa ;
• Return to China at the end of the period of study
• Satisfy the selection criteria set out by the China Scholarship Council
• Intend to pursue a PhD in one of the priority academic research areas identified by CSC and/or within the UTS Research Focus Areas.

Additional eligibility criteria can be found on China Scholarship Council Website: http://www.csc.edu.cn/  (Chinese Language) (opens an external site).

Field of Study

Key areas of study as outlined by the CSC include:

• Life sciences and public health
• Agriculture
• Applied social sciences
• Economics
• Public policy
• Creative Industries
• Climate and Sustainability
• Commerce

The final selection for the joint CSC-UTS Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Scholarship will be made by CSC on the basis of academic merit.

UTS Application Process:
CSC applicants have to submit an application to UTS Graduate Research School by the application deadline once the application portal is open for this round of application. When applications open, apply and indicate on your submitted application your sponsor is CSC.
CSC Application Process:
After you have followed the UTS application process and have successfully received offer letters, you will then need to apply for the CSC scholarship by their application deadline.

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New research students: UTS Future Research Students
Currently enrolled research students: UTS Current Research Students