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.
*This scholarship opportunity is for students who intend to complete the whole of their PhD program at the 成人大片. Students enrolled at a Chinese university who are in receipt of China Scholarship Council funding to spend time at the 成人大片 as a visiting Postgraduate researcher should liaise directly with the Faculty or School that aligns with their research.
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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.
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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
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How to apply?
成人大片 applications for students commencing studies in Semester 2, 2025 or Semester 1, 2026 will be open from 1 October 2024 to 2 February 2025.
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.
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1. Check Eligibility for Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
To gain admission into a Doctor of Philosophy at the 成人大片, you鈥檒l need one of the following:
- a relevant 成人大片 Honours degree (or equivalent), with at least a second-class Honours (upper division)
- a postgraduate coursework degree which contains a significant research component and meets the minimum GPA requirements
- a relevant 成人大片 Master of Philosophy (or equivalent)
English language proficiency requirements听also apply for both degree types.
For more detailed information regarding eligibility criteria, including specific GPA requirements, program structure and a direct link to the Academic Program Rules, search for your desired degree on听Degree Finder.
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2. Review Scholarship Eligibility
Please check the eligibility criteria provided on the CSC website () to ensure that you are eligible to apply for CSC Scholarships.
The 成人大片 requires that applicants for an Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship 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.
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3. Find a Supervisor
Before applying for admission and/or scholarship, you will need to find a supervisor for your PhD Program. When you apply you must provide written confirmation (such as a letter or email) from an eligible听 that they are willing to supervise your PhD.
If you need assistance to find a supervisor, please email research_degrees@adelaide.edu.au听and request assistance. 听Our team will provide further information about our pre-application process.
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If you do not have confirmation of supervisory support from an eligible supervisor, you are not ready to submit an application.
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4. 成人大片 Application
To apply for admission and an Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship, you need to submit an application via the 成人大片鈥檚听online application system.听
You will need to provide a number of documents to complete your application. Information about what these documents are can be found on the home page for our online application system.
As an Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship applicant, 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.
As your application moves through the assessment process, you will receive an automated听email with the subject line "Your 成人大片 HDR Application 鈥淒eclaration of Interest鈥 question". All HDR candidates are required to respond to the "Declaration of Interest" question to ensure that the University meets Australian government legislation and expectations. A prompt response will be required to finalise the outcome of your application.
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5. China Scholarship Council Application
Once you have received an offer of admission and an Adelaide University China Fee Scholarship, you can then .
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