This list highlights
universities in China that offer Chinese Government Scholarships (CSC) and
other fully funded opportunities for international students. These scholarships
cover tuition, accommodation, living expenses, and more, making studying in
China accessible to global talent.
Key Features of CSC Scholarships
- Fully Funded: Covers tuition, accommodation, stipend, and medical insurance.
- Eligibility: Open to students pursuing Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees.
- Application Deadlines: Vary by institution; plan your application accordingly.
The Universities
| University | Website | Program | Application Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huazhong Agricultural University | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | December 1 to March 31 |
| Huazhong Agricultural University Online courses | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | December 1 to June 30 |
| Shenyang Normal University | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | March 30th |
| Anhui University | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | January till the end of April |
| Beihua University | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | 1st March |
| Beijing Film Academy | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | January till the end of April |
| Beijing Institute of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | November 15th to April 15th |
| Beijing Jiaotong University | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | April 10 |
| Beijing Jiaotong University | Visit Website | Bachelor | April 10-18 |
| Beijing Normal University | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | March 15 |
| Beijing University of Chemical Technology Online courses | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | March 30th |
| Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | January to April 10th |
| Bohai University | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | January 1st – March 30th |
| Capital Normal University | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | April 1 |
| Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | January and early April |
| China Agricultural University | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | March 15th |
| China Agricultural University | Visit Website | Doctoral Degree | March 15th |
| China Agricultural University | Visit Website | Master Program | March 15 |
| China Three Gorges University | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | January to April 30th |
| China Three Gorges University | Visit Website | Bachelor’s Degree | January to April 30th |
| China University of Geosciences (Beijing) | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | April 10th |
| China University of Petroleum | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | Between January 1st and April 10th |
| Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | Visit Website | Master’s / Doctoral Degree | December 1st to April 15th |
| Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s | December 1st to April 15th |
| Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st – March 30th |
| Dalian University of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | December to end of February per year |
| Dalian University of Technology | Visit Website | Doctoral Degree | December to end of February |
| Donghua University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31 |
| Donghua University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31 |
| East China Normal University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31st |
| East China Normal University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | May 15th |
| East China University of Science and Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31 |
| Fudan University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | November 1 to March |
| Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | From Feb 1st to Apr 30th |
| Harbin Engineering University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | November 15 to January 15 |
| Harbin Engineering University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | November 15 to January 15 |
| Harbin Institute of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | September 20 to December 31 |
| Hohai University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | February to April |
| Huangshan University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January till the end of April |
| Huazhong University of Science and Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st and March 31st |
| Inner Mongolia Normal University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 10 and April 10 |
| Jiamusi University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 30th |
| Jiamusi University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | April 15th |
| Jiangnan University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | April 20th |
| Jiangsu University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31th |
| Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1 till March 31 |
| Jilin Huaqiao University of Foreign Languages | Visit Website | Bachelor | June 10 |
| Jilin University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31 |
| Kunming University of Science and Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 15 |
| Lanzhou University of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January- April |
| Liaoning Shihua University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 30th |
| Liaoning University of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January and end of March |
| Ludong University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | 29-Mar |
| Minzu University of China | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | April 14 |
| Mudanjiang Normal University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | 20-Mar |
| Nanchang University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March to May |
| Nanjing Normal University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January till the end of April |
| Nanjing University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st to March 15th |
| Nanjing University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st to March 15th |
| Nanjing University | Visit Website | Bachelor | 1st Jan to 31st May |
| Nanjing University | Visit Website | Bachelor | January 1st to March 15th |
| Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1 till March 31 |
| Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January till the end of April |
| Nankai University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 10th |
| Ningbo University of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January- April |
| Northeast Agricultural University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31th |
| Northeast Forestry University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | 31st March |
| Northwest University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31 |
| Northwest University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st —June 30th |
| Northwest University | Visit Website | Bachelor | March 31th |
| Northwest University | Visit Website | Doctoral Degree | March 31 |
| Northwestern Polytechnical University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | Nov. 15 to April. 15 |
| Northwestern Polytechnical University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | Nov. 15, to Mar. 15 |
| Renmin University of China | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | October and ends in March |
| Shandong University of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st – March 30th |
| Shanghai Conservatory of Music | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January and early April |
| Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | December 1-March31 |
| Shanghai Ocean University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January and early April |
| Shanghai University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st to 15th April |
| Shanghai University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st to 15th April |
| Shanghai University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s | January 1st to 15th April |
| Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | 1st March to 30th March |
| Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | 1st March to 30th March |
| Shanghai University of Political Science and Law | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s | May 31th |
| Shanghai University of Political Science and Law | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | 31st March |
| Shenyang Aerospace University (SAU) | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January to the end of April |
| Shenyang Jianzhu University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31st |
| Shenyang Ligong University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31st |
| Sichuan University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January to early April |
| South China University of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | December 1to March 31 |
| Southeast University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | Dec. 15 to Apr 5 |
| Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st to March 1st |
| Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 15 and April 30 |
| Tianjin Normal University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January to early April |
| Tianjin Polytechnic University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 5th |
| Tianjin University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | November 20 to March 10 |
| Tianjin University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | November 20 to March 10 |
| Tianjin University of Science and Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March, 20 |
| Tongji University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 15th |
| University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st to March 31st |
| University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st to March 31st |
| University of Science and Technology Beijing | Visit Website | Bachelor | April 15th |
| University of Science and Technology Beijing | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | April 15th |
| University of Science and Technology of China | Visit Website | Doctoral Degree | March 31st |
| University of Science and Technology of China | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 15 |
| University of Science and Technology of China | Visit Website | Master’s Degree | 31 March |
| University of Science and Technology of China | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | 31 March |
| University of Shanghai for Science and Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 1 to 1 April |
| Wuhan University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | Jan. to March 31st |
| Wuhan University of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st – March 30th |
| Xiamen University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | February 1 to May 10 |
| Xiamen University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | February 1 to April 10 |
| Xiamen University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | Feb. 1- April 30 |
| Xiamen University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | February 1 to April 30 |
| Xiamen University of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January to April |
| Xi’an Jiaotong University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | November 1st to March 15th |
| Xidian University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January and early April |
| Yanbian University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | April 10th |
| Yanshan University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | May 20th |
| Zhejiang Gongshang University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | April 15th |
| Zhejiang Gongshang University | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | May 31st |
| Zhejiang Normal University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | April 30 |
| Zhejiang University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31st |
| Zhejiang University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31st |
| Zhejiang University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31st |
| Zhejiang University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | March 31st |
| Zhengzhou University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January 1st – March 30th |
| Zhengzhou University | Visit Website | Silk Road Program | January till the end of April |
| ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY | Visit Website | Doctoral Degree | January 15 |
| Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | Visit Website | Bachelor/Master’s /Doctoral Degree | April to May every year |
| North China Electric Power University | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | 20th, April |
| North China University of Technology | Visit Website | Master’s /Doctoral Degree | January to April |
Application Process for CSC Scholarships
Find a Suitable Program:
Visit the university's official website to explore available programs and
eligibility criteria.
Prepare Required
Documents: Common documents include a completed application form, academic
transcripts, study plan or research proposal, recommendation letters, and a
valid passport.
Apply Online: Submit your
application through the CSC portal or the university's international student
application system.
Follow Deadlines: Ensure
your application is completed before the specified deadlines.
Why Apply for a CSC Scholarship?
Global Recognition: Study
at prestigious institutions with advanced research facilities.
Cost-Effective: Fully
funded opportunities reduce financial barriers.
Cultural Experience:
Immerse yourself in China’s rich history, culture, and innovation.
Tips for Success
Research Extensively:
Understand each university’s unique requirements and offerings.
Plan Early: Start your
application months before the deadline to gather all necessary documents.
Tailor Your Application:
Customize your study plan or research proposal to align with the university’s
strengths.
If you're considering
studying abroad in 2025, this list of Chinese universities offering CSC
scholarships is a great starting point. Which program are you interested in
applying for? Let me know if you need help with specific applications or
documents!
