School of Social Sciences - China Scholarship Council Joint Scholarship for PhD Study 2023

Tuition fees as outlined in the offer letter.

CSC will provide living allowances as prescribed by the Chinese Government, and will cover the round-trip international airfare for students from China to the UK, visa and passport application.

Tuition fees, living allowance, airfare, visa and passport application fees.

Three years full-time, from September 2023

Six awards available in the Faculty of Humanities.

Candidates must satisfy the entry requirements for PhD programmes in the School of Social Sciences.  Further information can be obtained from the programmes website .

Candidates will be citizens and permanent residents of the People's Republic of China at the time of application; overseas Chinese students may be eligible for application subject to CSC policy at the time; (CSC publicises the policy in October or November every year).

Successful candidates must return to China upon completion of their studies and/or research.

Candidates must hold an un-conditional offer from the University of Manchester.This excludes offers conditional upon completion of a current masters degree

Candidates should satisfy the selection criteria set out by CSC.

PGR students who have already started a PhD are not eligible.  

Candidates should submit a full on-line application , including supporting documents (research proposal, CV, two academic references, degree certificates and transcripts and English language evidence) by 16 January 2023.

Candidates should specify on their application form that they wish to apply for the University of Manchester/CSC joint scholarship scheme.

The University of Manchester will evaluate candidates and rank them in priority order and will send the candidate and CSC a copy of the offer letter.

The University of Manchester and the China Scholarship Council.

Deadline to submit a PhD application is 16 January 2023.

Please note that late applications will not be considered.

May 2023