Up to 50 scholarships will be available for students starting PhD studies from October 2024. Full tuition fee scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis to students who are in receipt of China Scholarship Council (CSC) funding.

You can apply for any academic discipline at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.

Eligibility

  • you must be applying to start a new full-time PhD
  • you must be a Chinese national and ordinarily resident in mainland China. Overseas Chinese students may be eligible, subject to CSC policy at the time
  • overseas Chinese students in the UK must be in their final year of master's study in a UK university or in their first year of PhD study at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é
  • you should intend to return to China following completion of PhD studies at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é
  • you will need to meet the University’s academic and English language requirements for PhD study
  • you will need to meet any other requirements set by the CSC on their website

Please follow the links to see further information regarding our  and .

Value and duration

CSC provides a living allowance and covers air fare to/from the UK and UK visa application fees.

Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é will cover 100% of the tuition fees for the standard duration of PhD studies.

Application process

  • you need to apply for a PhD at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é (in the funding section of the application form you need to advise that you are applying for an advertised studentship and add the code ‘CSC 24’)
  • students may receive an offer of a PhD place from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é irrespective of their application to the CSC scholarship. Students who secure a nomination to CSC for the scholarship award will receive confirmation of this by email in early March.
  • you also need to apply to the online
  • if you are already in the UK, you must submit your online CSC application as well as a hard copy of completed application documents to the Education Section of the Chinese Embassy in the UK before the set deadline. More information will be released via its .

Deadline

To allow sufficient time to process your PhD application, please ensure you submit your PhD application to Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é by 31 January. In order to apply for the CSC scholarship you will require an unconditional offer from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.

If you receive an unconditional offer and CSC letter from us you then need to apply for the CSC scholarship through the . You should apply for the 'general' PhD funding. Please note that there will be a deadline to apply for CSC funding and therefore you are advised to check the CSC website.

Current Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é students

Chinese nationals who are currently self-funding their studies at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é may be eligible to apply for CSC funding during their first year of study. If you intend to apply for CSC funding and wish to be considered for a tuition fee waiver from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, please contact the PGR administrator in your school (see contact details below) by 31 January. Please note that we receive a large number of applications and priority will be given to new students in the first instance.

School/department Contact name Email address

Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering

Daniella Sorrentino

aacme.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk

Architecture

Berkeley Young

abce.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk

Building and Civil Engineering

Berkeley Young

abce.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk

Business and Economics

Helen Hartley

sbe.research@lboro.ac.uk

Chemical Engineering

Daniella Sorrentino

aacme.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk

Chemistry

Emma Spence

sci-pgr@lboro.ac.uk

Communication and Media Studies

Emma Nadin

socsciresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Computer Science

Emma Spence

sci-pgr@lboro.ac.uk

Creative Arts

Jane Pagett

sdca-pgr@lboro.ac.uk

Design

Jane Pagett

sdca-pgr@lboro.ac.uk

English

Emma Nadin

socsciresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Geography and Environment

Emma Nadin

socsciresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Institute for Design Innovation (London campus)

Bryony Stewart-Seume

londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Institute for Digital Technologies (London campus)

Bryony Stewart-Seume

londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance (London campus)

Bryony Stewart-Seume

londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (London campus)

Bryony Stewart-Seume

londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Institute for International Management (London campus)

Gerhard Schnyder

g.schnyder@lboro.ac.uk

Institute for Media and Creative Industries (London campus)

Bryony Stewart-Seume

londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Institute for Sport Business (London campus)

Bryony Stewart-Seume

londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Materials

Daniella Sorrentino

aacme.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk

Mathematical Sciences

Emma Spence

sci-pgr@lboro.ac.uk

Mathematics Education Centre

Emma Spence

sci-pgr@lboro.ac.uk

Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering

Sam Chapman

ws.phdadmin@lboro.ac.uk

Physics

Emma Spence

sci-pgr@lboro.ac.uk

Politics and International Studies

Emma Nadin

socsciresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Social and Policy Studies

Emma Nadin

socsciresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Aly Howells-Chivers

pgr-ssehs@lboro.ac.uk