UTS-China Scholarship Council Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Scholarship

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The China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) are collaborating in providing high quality research education and scholarships to qualified students from the People's Republic of China to UTS.


UTS will offer up to fifteen (15) tuition fee scholarships each year to students from the People's Republic of China who have received the CSC Scholarship.

The CSC Scholarship benefits will include living allowance as prescribed from time to time by the Chinese Government, Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), visa application fees, and a return airfare to UTS Sydney campus by the most economical route.

More information is available at the CSC website (Chinese language).

Eligibility

Additional eligibility criteria can be found at the CSC website.

Selection criteria

Applicants must:

Be Chinese citizens or permanent residents of China

Have received an unconditional offer of admission to the UTS PhD program

Intend to pursue a PhD in one of the priority academic research identified by CSC and/or within UTS areas of research strengths.

Additional eligibility criteria can be found at the CSC website.

The final selection for the joint UTS Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Scholarship will be made by CSC on the basis of academic merit.

Duration

The maximum duration of the UTS Joint Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Scholarship program is up to a period of 48 months, progression each year is subject to satisfactory academic performance.

Closing date

16 January 2011

How to apply

Application and timelines at UTS

Select your supervisor from the UTS Supervisors' list (PDF, 90kb) , please reconfirm the supervisor's availability with the faculty contact officer using the listed email address before lodging your formal application

Complete the UTS application form (PDF, 365kb) and your application processing fee will be waived. It is important that supporting documents are included with your UTS application form.

Closing date for UTS applications is 16 January 2011.

Application and timelines at China Scholarship Council (CSC)

After receiving your letter of offer from UTS, it is your responsibility to apply for the Government of China scholarship directly to CSC.

It is also your responsibility to familiarise yourself with the conditions of the CSC scholarship.

The final selection for the Joint UTS-CSC Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Scholarship will be made by CSC. Closing date for CSC application is 20 March each year.

Other information

Research commencement dates at UTS are:

1st July 2011 (Semester 2);

1st January 2012 (Semester 1)

Successful scholarship recipients must apply for an Australian student visa. Information about visas can be obtained from the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship website.

Tuition fees will be funded by UTS for the duration of your PhD program. CSC will fund the living allowance including the overseas student health insurance, a return airfare to and from Sydney and visa application fees.

Contact

Name: Coordinator, International Sponsored Students
Phone: +61 2 9514 1767
Email: sponsored.student@uts.edu.au

Postal Address:
  Coordinator, International Sponsored Students
  PO Box 123
  Broadway NSW
  Australia

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