International Relations Bureau

Applying for full-time PhD studies

CSC-UPC scholarship 2026–2027

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This programme will enable up to thirty (30) selected Chinese students per year, to undertake full-time PhD study at UPC for a maximum period of forty-eight (48) months. 

If the selected full-time doctoral students successfully complete the requirements of the designated PhD program and defend their dissertation at UPC, they will be conferred a PhD degree by UPC. 

Requeriments

  1. Candidates should be citizens of the People’s Republic of China. Overseas Chinese students may be eligible for application subject to CSC policy at the time.
  2. Candidates should hold an unconditional admission letter from UPC with the seal from the International relations bureau. Therefore, they should fulfil the relevant academic entry requirements set by UPC, including a high level of English language proficiency.
  3. Candidates should satisfy other application criteria set out by CSC.
  4. Successful candidates acknowledge that they should return to China upon completion of their studies through the programme.

Admission Process

Visit the list of doctoral programmes and select the one you wish to apply for and make sure you meet the specific and general access requirements.

The coordinator's contact details are available on each programme's webpage.

When going through the application process, please clearly state that you are applying for a CSC–UPC full PhD Scholarship.

Some programmes may ask you to fill in the online pre-enrolment form and upload your documents. If so, follow the instructions provided by the coordinator.

Once you have been admitted, the programme coordinator will forward the following to the UPC International Relations Bureau (international@upc.edu):

  • Letter of admission
  • Your detailed CV (in English)
  • Your email and postal address

Students are encouraged to contact their coordinator to confirm that these documents have been forwarded.

Please note that the official admission letter must always be sent to the student by the International Relations Bureau and must include the bureau’s official stamp, which serves as formal validation of the document.

The deadline to request the official UPC admission letter is: March 25th, 2026

With your UPC admission letter, you can then apply to the CSC grants according to their procedures and deadlines.

https://www.csc.edu.cn/