China (Mainland) / Scholarships
Scholarship and funding opportunities
A number of Faculty, School and programme-specific scholarships are available to students.
For PhDs, the University offers various competitive bursaries via individual Schools and research groups for well-qualified candidates. Please check with your prospective academic School for details, and visit the University’s postgraduate research funding database.
Chevening Scholarships
Students from China may apply for a Chevening Scholarship for taught master’s courses or for China Scholarship Council for PhD programmes.
The University of Manchester is pleased to continue the formal partnership with the China Scholarship Council to develop high-calibre research collaborations between UK and Chinese universities and research institutions. We offer a prestigious Joint Scholarship Programme (PDF, 812KB) with the China Scholarship Council for PhD study. Up to 52 scholarships will be supported per academic year, across our three Faculties as below:
- 40 PhD tuition-fee waivers for subjects within the Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Six PhD tuition-fee waivers for subjects within the Faculty of Humanities
- Six PhD tuition-fee waivers for subjects within the Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health
Application deadline
The current application deadline for September 2026 Entry is Monday 12 January 2026.
How to apply
Download our Joint Scholarship Programme guidance (PDF, 347KB) for more information and details on how to apply.
Contact Shemsah Farooq, International Relations Officer, International Development Division at shemsah.farooq@manchester.ac.uk for any questions.