China Scholarship Council

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The Imperial College London–China Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD Scholarship Programme is not currently accepting applications for the 2027/28 a...

What it covers

• Tuition
• Living costs

As the official page describes it. Check the page for the exact amounts and limits.

How to apply

Apply through the official page.

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 (domestic applicants) at the time of application or Chinese applicants studying overseas.
• Students with prior experience of studying overseas (including in the UK) are eligible to apply. Chinese Imperial graduates/Masters students are therefore eligible for the scheme.
• Applicants can be either a new applicant or in their first year* of PhD study at Imperial (*for the purpose of the 2025-26 awards, applicants in their first year are only those starting the PhD from 1 August 2024 to 31 August 2025)
• Students applying from China (domestic applicant) must have a referral unit, so applicants must be either working or studying to be eligible to apply for these scholarships. Important: Some referral units have early deadlines to consider CSC applicants (For instance Fudan University’s application la
• Students currently studying an undergraduate degree in China can apply for this scholarship provided they will graduate in 2025 before the start of their programme. Students must apply via their academic institution in China.
• Students currently studying a Master’s in China are eligible to apply for these scholarships. Students must apply via their academic institution in China.

Where this comes from

• Official page: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/postgraduate-taught/grants-scholarships/international-scholarship-collaborations/csc/ (opens in a new tab)
• Last read on 14 Nov 2026. First seen 14 Nov 2026.
• Value, as the page says: “Maintenance allowance equal to Imperial’s minimum stipend allowance in any given year (£22,780 in 2025-26) per year.”
• Dates, as the page says: “Prospective. scholars must follow all of the following steps in this order: Prospective PhD students must approach individual Imperial Departments and supervisors with details of their proposed project well before the PhD application deadli”

Read by a program, not by a person. Scholarship details change, so check the official page before you apply.