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 the University of Bath.

Find out more about this scholarship.

Application process

Applying for the 2023/24 academic year

Applications for entry in the 2023/24 academic year will open on 14 November 2022 until Monday 9 January 2023.

Applying for the scholarship programme

Candidates should apply directly for admission to the University of Bath before the application deadline of 9 January 2023.

You should apply directly for admission to the University of Bath before the application deadline.

Please state clearly on the application form that you wish to apply for a CSC-Bath scholarship. You should indicate this in Section 3 Finance (question 2) of the application form.

You must meet the English language requirements before the closing date for applications.

An exception will be made for you if you are currently in your final year of studies at a UK-based higher education institution and are due to graduate at the end of the 2022/23 academic year. For you, entry to the University would be conditional upon the successful completion of your current course. This would also count as evidence of your English-language proficiency.

If you are successful, you will be contacted by Tuesday 14 March 2023. Successful candidates will be sent an offer and a nomination letter with which you can complete your application to CSC. If you are not successful in the CSC competition you will be asked if you wish to be considered as a self-funded applicant after this date.

CSC funding application guidance will be published on the CSC website (in Mandarin Chinese).