The China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the University of Bath will jointly support up to 10 new scholarships for entry in autumn 2023 to enable selected, academically excellent, Chinese students to study full-time for a PhD at Bath.

Research priorities

CSC and the University of Bath will support the following areas of study with priority:

• Engineering (for example, in Automotive Propulsion and Powertrain Research, in Materials, in Sustainable Building Materials, and in Separations Engineering)
• Science (including Sustainable Chemical Technologies, Mathematics, Photonics, Evolutionary Biology, and Visual Computing)
• Humanities (Public Policy, Education, and Mental and Physical Health)
• Management (Supply Chains, Professional Services and Procurement, Big Data Analytics and Networks, and in Healthcare)

Applicants to other study areas will also be considered subject to the availability of relevant programmes at the University.

Scholarships include:

• funding for travel between China and the UK
• a stipend to cover living costs
• international tuition fees

The duration of each scholarship will be up to 48 months.

You must:

• be a citizen and permanent resident of the People’s Republic of China at the time of application - overseas Chinese students may be eligible for application subject to CSC policy
• fulfil the relevant entry requirements of the University of Bath
• have met the English language requirements
• hold an unconditional offer of study at the University of Bath (conditional offers are acceptable only where an applicant is in the final year of their undergraduate degree and is due to graduate in June or July 2023).
• meet the selection criteria set out by CSC
• satisfy applicable visa requirements

Scheme opens: 14 November 2022.

Closing date for applications: 9 January 2023.