China Scholarship Council - University of Oxford Scholarships, UK

This scheme aims to provide Chinese students who demonstrate both academic excellence and leadership potential with the opportunity to study for a DPhil at the University of Oxford.

The scholarships are supported jointly by the China Scholarship Council (on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Education) and the University of Oxford.

Eligibility

Candidates should be applying to start a new DPhil course in any subject at the University of Oxford. They must be Chinese nationals ordinarily resident in the mainland Peoples' Republic of China (i.e. not Hong Kong or Macao), and must be intending to return there after completing their studies.

Candidates must demonstrate both academic excellence and the potential to become a leader in their field, a decision-maker and opinion former within China. They must be prepared to return home upon completion of their studies.

Scholarship value

100% of university and college fees, a grant for living expenses (the rate for 2012-13 is £12,900), and one return airfare (China-UK-China).

Awards are made for the full duration of a student's fee liability for the agreed course. The continuation of your scholarship each year is subject to an annual renewal process based on satisfactory academic progress.

Scholarship application

1) Apply at the same time as you apply to Oxford by selecting China Scholarship Council - University of Oxford Scholarships in the Funding Section of the University's Graduate Application Form.

In order to be considered for this scholarship, you must submit your application for graduate study by the relevant January deadline, and you must have secured a place on your chosen programme of study by the expected final decision date (13 March 2013).  Applications with an outstanding admissions decision after this date, or applications which are re-evaluated against the later March deadline field, are not eligible for scholarship consideration.

If you do not apply in full by the deadline, you will not be considered for the Scholarship, even if you have selected China Scholarship Council - University of Oxford Scholarships on the Graduate Application form.

Applicants who are ‘re-routed’ (accepted onto a different programme of study to the one they originally applied for e.g. transferred from an MPhil to a DPhil or from one course to another) should contact us as soon as they are notified of the change in order to ensure that their application for a scholarship is maintained on their new programme of study.

2) You must apply separately to the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for this scholarship. Please see their scheme introduction and scholarship guidelines before applying tothe CSC.

Further scholarship details can be found at http://www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding/prospectivegrad/scholarships/university/csc/