China Link Scholarship 2025

Chinese Government Scholarship Short-term Scientific Exchange Scholarship Program (referred to as China Link Scholarship) in 2025 is now open to apply.

Ⅰ Funding Categories

General scholar: applicable to current undergraduates or graduates.

Senior scholar: applicable to current Ph. D candidates or faculties.

Ⅱ Duration

1-12 months. Start study in China no later than August 31, 2026.

Ⅲ Working Language

English or Chinese, depending on the program provided by the Chinese host universities.

Ⅳ Study/Research Fields

All disciplines other than Chinese language study.

Ⅴ Eligibility

1、Be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China and be in good health both mentally and physically.

2、Be under 45 applying for general scholars. Be under 50 applying for senior scholars.

3、Register as full-time student or employed as full-time academic staff at CSC’s foreign partner university by the time of application and throughout the proposed stay in China. Foreign university list please refer to Appendix 1.

4、Have obtained admission qualification from the Chinese host university for the next intake. Chinese host university list please refer to Appendix 2.

Ⅵ How to apply

1、Scholarship application portal opens to applicants all year round.

After obtaining admission qualification, applicants log into Chinese Government Scholarship Information System (https://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn/#/login) to complete CSC online application and upload supporting documents. Online application guide please refer to Appendix 3.

2、Application processed by Chinese host universities. 

3、Chinese universities should submit scholarship nomination list to CSC at least 2 months before the start of study.

4、CSC notifies scholarship admission result to Chinese host universities. 

5、Chinese host universities notify scholarship admission results to applicants.

Contact: Ms. ZHANG Zhongyuan

Office: No. 215 Danguiyuan Building

Tel：0086-27-6788 6120

Email: zhangzhongyuan@cug.edu.cn