[UK] Manchester-China Scholarship Council Joint Postgraduate Scholarship Programme - University of Manchester
The University of Manchester and the China Scholarship Council award up to ten postgraduate scholarships annually to nationals of PR China who intend to study a PhD or undertake post-doctoral work at the University of Manchester.
The Scholarship covers tuition fees and an annual maintenance grant for a period of up to three years subject to satisfactory progress (one year in the case of post-doctoral work).
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must:
Hold an offer to study a MPhil/PhD degree at the University of Manchester commencing in the 2007/08 academic year
Hold a Master’s degree from one of the 39 Chinese universities under 985 Programme and a first degree with an average grade of 80% Be citizens and permanent residents of PR China at the time of application. Not be currently working or studying in the UK
Return to China at the end of the period of study Satisfy the selection criteria set out by China Scholarship Council by completing the CSC application form and the employer reference form A CSC-Manchester award cannot be held in conjunction with an Overseas Research Student Award Scheme (ORS).
Areas for PhD research
China Scholarship Council specifies six priority areas for this scholarship.
- Telecommunication and Information Technology
- Life Science and Public Health
- Material Science and New material
- Energy Sources and Environment
- Engineering Science
- Applied Social Sciences and WTO-related areas
Download a PDF of the CSC priority subject areas.
CSC priority subject areas (20 KB)
How to apply
The application process for the CSC-Manchester award is as follows:
All applicants should normally have received and accepted an offer of a PhD place at the University before submitting an application for a CSC-Manchester award.
Students who wish to apply for a CSC-Manchester award should complete an Overseas Postgraduate Research Studentship application form 2007/08.
Overseas Postgraduate Research Studentship application form 2007/08
Eligible students who have applied to the University of Manchester for an ORS award will be automatically considered for a CSC-Manchester award.
Closing dates
The closing dates for the submission of fully completed application forms are as follows:
Friday 26 January 2007
For the faculties of Humanities, Medical and Human Sciences and Life Sciences.
Applicants in the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences should visit the Faculty website for further application details:
Thursday 1 March 2007
For the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Individual Schools in Engineering and Physical Sciences may have earlier deadlines. Please contact the School to which you are applying for detailed information.
If you are unsure which deadline applies to you, please contact the International Office.
At the same time as applying to the University, students should complete and submit the application forms required by the China Scholarship Council.
Details can be found at:
The CSC online application system can be found at:
The selection of the final CSC-Manchester scholars will take place by the end of April 2007.
If you have any queries regarding the CSC-Manchester Awards, including the application and selection procedures for post-doctoral work, please contact us as follows:
Email: International.relations@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)161 306 4024
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 2058
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences - Sarah Friar: sarah.e.friar@manchester.ac.uk
Faculty of Humanities - Nichola Ellis
nichola.ellis@manchester.ac.uk
Faculty of Life Sciences - Louise Barnes
louise.m.barnes@manchester.ac.uk]
Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences - James Power james.k.power@manchester.ac.uk
