Chinese Government Scholarship 2024 to 2025

The Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) of the People’s Republic of China is offering a scholarship opportunity for one Irish student to study in China for the academic year 2024 to 2025. The student can be pursuing an undergraduate, postgraduate or advanced course.

To be eligible, applicants must:

• be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China, and be in good health both mentally and physically
• be a secondary school graduate under the age of 25 when applying for undergraduate programmes
• be a bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for master’s programmes
• be a master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for doctoral programmes
• be a secondary school graduate (at least) under the age of 45 when applying for general scholar programmes
• be a master’s degree holder or an associate professor (or above) under the age of 50 when applying for senior scholar programmes
• have acquired the Chinese proficiency of HSK Level 3 when applying for Chinese-taught undergraduate or general scholar programmes (studying Chinese language are exempted)
• have acquired the Chinese proficiency of HSK Level 3 when applying for Chinese-taught senior scholar programmes
• have acquired the Chinese proficiency of HSK Level 4 when applying for Chinese-taught master’s or doctoral programmes
• meet the admission requirements of the applied universities in terms of academic ability, language proficiency and other relevant criteria

Applicants must apply online in the first instance (select the ‘Application Online for International Students’ option). Before beginning the online application, please read the online instructions for CSC information system.

Information on the Chinese higher education institutions admitting international students can be found on:

• Chinese Government Scholarship Information System
• Campus China

Once you have completed your online application, please email the below documents by 5.00pm on Friday, 8 March 2024:

• a copy of the submitted online application
• the requested application form in English
• all other supporting documentation

Any documentation submitted in Chinese will also require to be accompanied by an official English translation. A confirmation email will issue from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science when your application has been received. If you do not receive this email within 48 hours of submitting your application, please email scholarships@dfheris.gov.ie for confirmation.

Any applicants or application documents that do not conform to the regulations of the CSC will not be considered valid and will not be accepted. Late or incomplete application papers will also not be accepted for consideration.

You should be aware that all eligible application papers relating to you will be assessed by the ‘Selection Committee on Government Exchange Scholarships’ in order to select a candidate to nominate to the CSC for the award of the scholarship. The papers of the successful candidate will then be sent to the CSC for their consideration.

When your application is received, the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science create a record in your name, which contains much of the personal information you have supplied. This personal record is used solely in processing your candidature. Such information held is subject to the rights and obligations set out in the Data Protections Acts 1988 and 2003. You are entitled under this Act to obtain, at any time, a copy of information held about you.

By lodging your application, you consent to any processing of your personal data, including sensitive personal data, by the Department. The personal data provided may be exchanged with the relevant country’s embassy for the purpose of assessing your suitability.

Full details of the Department's data protection policy setting out how we will use your personal data as well as information regarding your rights as a data subject are available at department's data protection notice. Details of this policy are available in hard copy from the address above upon request.

Find more information on the Chinese Government’s Scholarship Programme:

• Chinese Government Scholarship Information System
• Campus China

If you have any questions about the Scholarship, please contact scholarships@dfheris.gov.ie.