King’s-China Scholarship Council PhD Scholarship

Award details

King’s College London and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) hold an agreement to jointly fund Chinese students to pursue research degrees (PhDs) at King’s College London.

K-CSC scholarship awards are available for the 2025-26 competition.

Please be aware that students funded through this scheme must abide by any additional terms and conditions set by the CSC.

Award value

As part of the agreement between the CSC and King’s College London, successful students have their full international tuition fees covered by the university and receive, from the CSC, an annual living allowance (currently set at a rate of £1200-1350 per month) plus overseas student health cover, return airfare to London and visa application fees. The Scholarships are valid for up to 4 years.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible, you Must:

• Be citizens and permanent residents of the People’s Republic of China (and hold a Chinese passport);

• Be due to commence a full-time MPhil/PhD research degree programme at King’s College London in the 2025/26 academic year (i.e., from Oct 2025 and by no later than June 2026), with an aim to complete the PhD degree;

• Satisfy criteria set out by the CSC, e.g., relating to age, education, and employment.

• Agree to return to China upon completion of your studies/research;

• Apply to King’s College London for the scholarship (as instructed in the ‘Application Process’ section below) by the deadline of 1 Jan 2025, 23:59 UK time;

• By the deadline of 15 Jan 2025, 23:59 UK time:

  • have submitted all the required documentation to support your King’s admissions application;

  • have met the English language requirements for your chosen research programme;

  • ensure that your referees have submitted their reference(s) to support your admissions application;

King’s College London accepts applications for the K-CSC awards up until 23:59 UK time on 1 January 2025.