China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarships
The University of Hull has a long history of participating in the China Scholarship Council (CSC) scheme, which provides funding to Chinese nationals for a range of PhD programmes. We are also an official CSC partner.
The CSC PhD scholarship programme enables talented Chinese students to undertake a PhD programme at the University of Hull, building on Hull’s strong relationship with China. There are 10 full scholarships per year available for students to start a PhD. Students can apply for a PhD in any subject area.
Each scholarship covers:
If you are successful in your application for the CSC scholarship, you will receive the following funding:
- The University of Hull will cover 100% of tuition fees during your PhD study, which is three years in length.
- You may enter a writing-up period at the end of the three years. The University of Hull will cover the fees during this period, but your scholarship from CSC will not usually cover you during the writing-up year (4th year).
- The China Scholarship Council will provide living allowance for three years, a return international airfare between China and the UK and funding to cover passport and visa fees.
Research at the University of Hull is groundbreaking in a number of areas, particularly Net Zero, Health, Social Justice, Flooding and Creative Industries. Find out more about our research or watch our film about Postgraduate study at the University of Hull.
We have four Faculties at the University of Hull as well as a number of Research Institutes. Below are links to further information about research at the University of Hull.
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Research areas in the Faculty of Science and Engineering
Search for a supervisor in the Faculty of Science and Engineering
Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education
Research areas in the Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education
Search for a supervisor in the Faculty of Arts, Cultures and Education
Faculty of Health Sciences
Research areas in the Faculty of Health Sciences
Search for a supervisor in the Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Business, Law and Politics
Research areas in the Faculty of Business, Law and Politics
Search for a supervisor in the Faculty of Business, Law and Politics
Energy and Environment Institute
Find out more about the research taking place in the Energy and Environment Institute
Contact Robert Dorrell for more information.
Wilberforce Institute
Find out more about the research taking place in the Wilberforce Institute
Find out more about Postgraduate Study at the Wilberforce Institute.
Contact Judith Spicksley for more information.
Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research (ICAHR)
Find out more about the research taking place at ICAHR.
How to apply
Sorry, this award is currently closed to new applicants.
Nomination to the China Scholarships Council
All applications are assessed by a competitive internal process and successful candidates will be nominated to CSC. The University of Hull will let you know whether or not you have been nominated. The timeline below gives you an overview of the key dates for applying for a place to study at Hull through this scheme.
Timeline
| Date | What |
| 11 February 2022 | Deadline for you to apply to Hull |
| 18 February 2022 | Deadline for all offers of a place to study at Hull to be issued to CSC candidates |
| 25 February 2022 | Deadline for you to accept offer of a place to study |
| w/c 28 February 2022 | You will find out if you have been nominated to CSC |
| 10 March 2022 | Deadline for you to meet outstanding conditions of your offer apart from ATAS and Masters. |
| 28 February – 10 March 2022 | Once you have met the conditions you will be issued with an unconditional offer to be issued so that you can apply to CSC |
| 10- 31 March 2022 | Successful candidates now need to apply to CSC |
Length of study
Our standard PhDs are three years in duration with up to one year dedicated to the writing up of your thesis if required. Your offer letter and CAS (Certificate of Acceptance for Studies) will be four years in duration.
Eligibility
- Chinese students with a strong academic background.
- Students must hold a PR Chinese passport (applicants from Hong Kong or Taiwan are not eligible). Applicants can either be resident in China at the time of application or studying overseas.
- Students with prior experience of studying overseas (including in the UK) are eligible to apply.
- Successful scholarship applicants are required to return to China for a period of two years after completing their PhD.
- Please visit our postgraduate admissions webpage to find out more about our eligibility criteria, including evidence of English language capability.
Any questions?
If you have any questions about the scholarship or the application process, please contact us at [email protected].
Other opportunities
We subscribe to the Alternative Guide to Postgraduate Funding, a resource for postgraduate students who are looking to fund PhD, Masters, and PGCE study in the UK through grants from charities, trusts, and foundations.
If you are a current student you can access this on campus or create an account using your university email address to search the funding database. If you are not yet a student you can email [email protected] to request access.
You can also find out about other PhD funding opportunities on our PhD scholarships webpage.
Visiting CSC scholars
We welcome applications for Joint PhD scholarship scheme. Please search for a suitable supervisor using the links above and also email [email protected].