China Scholarship Council Opportunities

'Make History' With a PhD at the 成人大片

The China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the 成人大片 are jointly offering postgraduate research scholarships to applicants from the People's Republic of China who intend to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy at the 成人大片.

This partnership between the 成人大片 and the China Scholarship Council is aimed at promoting long-term international research collaboration. By undertaking a research degree at Adelaide you will work with staff who conduct world-class research and connect with many other like-minded, ambitious postgraduate students from Australia and abroad.

  • What are the benefits of a China Scholarship Council/成人大片 Scholarship?

    The China Scholarship Council will provide successful candidates with a living stipend and support as prescribed from time to time by the Chinese Government. 听Please refer to the听 for detailed information.

    The 成人大片 will provide a 100% Tuition Fee Waiver听(Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship) for up to 48 months (subject to satisfactory academic progress). The duration of this award will correspond to the duration of support provided to an individual student by the CSC.听The 成人大片 may also offer a top up scholarship to exceptional candidates under certain circumstances.

    Please note: The Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship is only available to applicants the 成人大片 nominates to the CSC. If an applicant successfully applies to the CSC without an offer for an Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship, they will be permitted to hold the stipend support from the CSC but will be personally responsible for covering 100% of their tuition fees.

  • Who is eligible?

    Adelaide University China Fee Scholarships (AUCFS) will only be available to those applicants who satisfy the selection criteria set out by CSC, which is available online: . This includes requiring that eligible applicants:

    • Are citizens and permanent residents of the People's Republic of China at the time of application;
    • Are aged 18 to 40 years at the time of application;
    • Are a university student completing a master's degree, or enrolled as a first year PhD student, or new graduates from their university at the time of application;
    • Agree to return to China upon completion of their studies and/or research.

    To be eligible for an Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship, the 成人大片 requires that applicants hold an unconditional offer of enrolment at the 成人大片, which is subject to the applicant also being successful in applying for a CSC award

  • How to apply?

    Applications for students commencing studies in Semester 2, 2024 will be open from 1 October 2023 to 5 February 2024.

    Before applying to the China Scholarship Council, applicants must first have received:

    • An offer of admission from the 成人大片, AND
    • An 鈥淎delaide University China Fee Scholarship鈥 offer letter.

    Step 1 鈥 Arrange a supervisor:

    Before you apply to the 成人大片, you will need to liaise with a supervisor and get written confirmation that an eligible principal supervisor is willing to supervise your research project.

    Advice about how to find a research project and connect with eligible supervisors is available on our How to Apply webpage.

    Step 2 鈥 成人大片 application:

    To apply for admission and an Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship, you need to submit an application via the 成人大片鈥檚 online application system.听

    When you reach the 鈥楩inancial Support鈥 section of the application, you need to select 鈥楽eeking sponsorship from China Scholarship Council鈥 as your source of financial support. This will ensure your application is considered for the Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship.

    Step 3 鈥 China Scholarship Council application:

    Once you have received an offer of admission and an Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship, you can then submit an application to the China Scholarship Council for stipend and living support via .

Contact us

If you have any queries about the China Scholarship Council/成人大片 scholarships for PhD students, please contact research_degrees@adelaide.edu.au