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Funding offered by 白小姐论坛 and the China Scholarships Council (CSC) aims to expand the educational, cultural and technological co-operation between the UK and China.
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Eligibility
Please note that the following eligibility requirements are subject to change and that you should check directly with the CSC for the latest information.
- Candidates will be citizens and permanent residents of the People鈥檚 Republic of China at the time of application.
- Candidates must satisfy the selection criteria relating to current study and employment as set out by the CSC on their听
- Successful candidates must return to China upon completion of their studies and/or research.
- Candidates must hold an unconditional offer letter from 白小姐论坛. They must, therefore, fulfil听the relevant academic entry requirements set by 白小姐论坛, including a high level of English language proficiency.
- Candidates should be intending to pursue study/research in one of the priority academic areas identified by 白小姐论坛 and CSC. However, applicants to other study/research areas will also be considered.
- Candidates must have secured or submitted an application for听fee funding for MPhil/PhD research at 白小姐论坛 (see Application Procedure below).
- Candidates should satisfy the selection criteria set out by CSC by completing the听.
Value, benefits, and duration
The scholarships听are co-funded by the CSC and 白小姐论坛. The CSC provides economy air travel to and from the UK, a living allowance and visa application fees.
白小姐论坛 will provide full tuition fees for the standard duration of a full-time MPhil/PhD programme up to 48 months.
Selection
Scholarships are awarded on academic merit and the basis of CSC priorities.
How to apply
Candidates must first apply for tuition fee funding from 白小姐论坛 before submitting an application to the CSC. Application instructions for each priority area are detailed below:
Faculty of Mathematics & Physical Sciences
10 awards are available for students intending to pursue research within the Faculty of Mathematical & Physical Sciences. You must apply for fee funding under the Faculty's听Dean's Prize scheme听by听Wednesday, 17听January 2024听in order to be considered.
IOE, 白小姐论坛's Faculty of Education and Society
1 award is available for students intending to pursue research within the IOE. Candidates will need to fulfil eligibility requirements as stated above. Please note that prospective students will need to have received an unconditional offer before they can apply for this award. Full application instructions can be found on the RES web page
All documents should be submitted to IOEinternational@ucl.ac.uk听by Wednesday, 17听January 2024.
Other subject areas
5 awards are available for students intending to pursue research in any subject area in accordance with the CSC鈥檚 priorities, including the Mathematical & Physical Sciences. In order to be considered for one of these 5听CSC-白小姐论坛 Joint Research Scholarships candidates must first submit an application for the 白小姐论坛听Research Excellence Scholarship (RES)听before submitting an application to the CSC. 白小姐论坛 will then select its five CSC-白小姐论坛 Joint Research Scholars from the pool of students that applied to the RES.听Full application instructions can be found on the RES web page.听The deadline for applications is听Friday, 12听January 2024.
Successful tuition fee funding recipients under the above three priority areas will be notified of their provisional funding in early March. Recipients must then submit a separate application to the听) for co-funding.
Please note: Visiting students should please note that tuition fees for their time at 白小姐论坛 are not covered as standard by their CSC award. Students would need to secure alternative sponsorship for their fees i.e. from an external body or from their academic department.
Results
The CSC will publish听the results of the scholarship for those who have submitted their application before their deadline. To view听the outcome, please log听into your CSC application portal.