ANU-CSC Scholarship

The China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the Australian National University (ANU) have established the China Scholarship Council - Australian National University Joint Funding Program to provide research opportunities to high quality research students and scholars from the People's Republic of China (PRC). This program offers full tuition coverage and living stipends for Chinese citizens pursuing PhD studies at ANU. Through this program, selected PRC students may be offered an ANU-CSC Postgraduate (PhD) Scholarship for a maximum of 48 months. ANU and CSC jointly fund up to 20 PhD scholarships each year, awarded through a competitive ranking and selection process. ANU provides an HDR Fee Remission Merit Scholarship to cover all tuition fees for up to four years, while CSC provides a living allowance as prescribed by the PRC Government, Australian student visa application fees, mandatory student health insurance, and return international airfare to Australia. The scholarship is designed to support high-quality research in key areas including engineering, communication and information technology, life sciences and public health, material sciences and new materials, energy and environment, agriculture, applied social sciences, economics, public policy, and other areas approved by CSC. Recipients must be citizens and permanent residents of the PRC and must satisfy ANU admissions requirements including English proficiency, receive an offer of admission to an ANU PhD program, and be eligible for an Australian student visa. In addition to the PhD scholarship program, ANU and CSC also jointly sponsor visiting PhD students (up to 24 months), postdoctoral fellows, and scholars from the PRC for research visits to ANU.