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China Scholarship Council
Lancaster University
Closed (20 Feb 2026)
Funding
Full Funding
Deadline
20 February 2026
Study level
Mixed
Where you study
Lancaster University only
Access
Likely nomination or invitation. Your department or school puts candidates forward. you cannot apply directly. Check the provider to confirm.
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Funding scale: Full Funding
Key facts
- Level
- Postgraduate research students
- Course
- Environmental Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Engineering (including Electrical and Electronic Engineering), Accounting and Finance, Economics, Business and Management
Funding
Eligibility
- You are applying to study in the academic year 2026/27 on a full-time PhD programme PhD students who have already begun the first year of their study at Lancaster in academic year 2025/26 are also eligible to apply You must satisfy the eligibility and selection criteria set out by the China Scholarship Council You must be a citizen and permanent resident of the People's Republic of China at the time of your application Yo.
About the provider
Funding structure
- Lancaster University are pleased to offer up to five joint-funded PhD scholarships in collaboration with the China Scholarships Council (CSC). china scholarships council: Funding for tuition fees, living costs and flights for Chinese PhD students, following a successful application.
How to apply
Selection criteria
- An application to Lancaster University for your chosen PhD programme of study An application to the CSC To progress your application to Stage 2 you must be made an unconditional offer to study on your chosen PhD programme and be nominated by your academic department for consideration by the LU-CSC selection panel for a scholarship.
- Making an application: The scholarship application process is in two stages.
- Stage 1: Applying to Lancaster Nominations Stage 2: Applying to the CSC Scholarship Results. stage 2: Applying to the CSC.
Restrictions
- What will these scholarships cover?: For successful applicants to the scheme, the relevant academic department/school will fund the overseas tuition fees for the full duration, which is typically three years and the China Scholarship Council will provide a maintenance grant for living costs, one return flight from China to the UK and UK visa application fees subject to CSC policies.
Timeline
- Deadline: 20 February 2026. in detail: Lancaster University are pleased to offer up to five joint-funded PhD scholarships in collaboration with the China Scholarships Council (CSC).
- The deadline for applications to Lancaster University is Monday 9 February 2026, at 11.59 GMT.
Heads up
Dates can shift each year. The deadline above is what we last verified. Always confirm on the provider's own page before you start your application.
