King’s-China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship programme (K-CSC)

King's College London and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) hold an agreement to jointly fund Chinese students to pursue research degrees (PhDs) at King's College London.

Award details King's College London and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) hold an agreement to jointly fund Chinese students to pursue research degrees (PhDs) at King's College London.

Please be aware that students funded through this scheme must abide by any additional terms and conditions set by the CSC.

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As part of the agreement between the CSC and King’s College London, successful students have their full international tuition fees covered by the university and receive, from the CSC, an annual living allowance (rate set by the CSC) plus overseas student health cover, return airfare to London and visa application fees. The Scholarships are valid for up to 4 years.

You will not be asked to pay any ‘bench fees’. These should be waived or covered by the relevant supervisor/department/faculty at King’s.

Please be aware that the cost of living in capital cities is usually higher than the rest of the country. This is true of London. Whilst funders may recognise this with their stipend levels, many CSC students choose to supplement their stipend in some way with additional funds. Please therefore also seek guidance on budgeting whilst living in London via the Money Advice webpages.

To be eligible, you MUST:

• Be a citizen and permanent resident of the People’s Republic of China (and hold a Chinese passport);

• Satisfy criteria set out by the CSC, e.g., relating to age (up to 35yrs on application), education, and employment. Please to refer to CSC website for full details (http://www.csc.edu.cn).

• Agree to return to China upon completion of your scholarship/degree;

• have submitted all the required documentation to support your King’s admissions application;

• have met the English language requirements for your chosen research programme;

• ensure that your referees have submitted their reference(s) to support your admissions application;

• Also, follow the separate CSC application procedure and submit the required documentation to the CSC by its stated deadlines (see https://www.csc.edu.cn for further details). NB: CSC application rules differ slightly between domestic applicants (those applying in China) and overseas applicants (those applying from abroad) – further guidance is provided below, under ‘CSC guidance’;

Please note that:

• Applicants who have already commenced their doctoral degree at King’s are not eligible
• These scholarships cannot be held on a part-time basis
• Distance learning programmes are not eligible
• Professional doctorate degrees (such as the MD(Res) and DClinPsy) are not eligible
• Joint PhD programmes are not eligible
• Applicants who fail to apply to both King’s and the CSC, as appropriate, will not be considered