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Scholarships to study in China

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Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC)

中国政府奖学金

China's flagship national scholarship for international students, supporting undergraduate, master's, doctoral, and non-degree study at over 279 designated Chinese universities. Offered through multiple sub-programs including the Bilateral Program (via home-country embassies), the Chinese University Program (applied directly to host universities), the Silk Road Program (for BRI-country applicants), the Great Wall Program (UNESCO), the WMO Program, the EU Program, the PIF Program, and other special programs.

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International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship

国际中文教师奖学金

National scholarship for international students and in-service Chinese language teachers wishing to study Chinese language education and related fields at designated Chinese universities. Formerly known as the Confucius Institute Scholarship (孔子学院奖学金) before the 2020 restructuring of Hanban into CLEC. Supports one-semester and one-year non-degree research students (研修生), as well as undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree students at approximately 236 host institutions.

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Provincial

Belt and Road Scholarship

一带一路奖学金

A loose category of scholarships targeting students from Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. There is no single program literally named 'Belt and Road Scholarship'; however, the national Chinese Government Scholarship Silk Road Program (丝绸之路项目), administered by the China Scholarship Council, is the de-facto national BRI scholarship. Beyond it, provincial/municipal governments (e.g. Jiangsu, Beijing, Xi'an) and individual universities run their own BRI-branded scholarships. The Jiangsu provincial government funds BRI students under the BRI edition of its Jasmine Jiangsu Government Scholarship.

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Jiangsu Government Scholarship (Jasmine Jiangsu Government Scholarship)

江苏省政府外国留学生奖学金（茉莉花奖学金）

Provincial scholarship offered by the Jiangsu Provincial Government to attract outstanding international students to study full-time at higher education institutions in Jiangsu Province. Commonly marketed as the 'Jasmine Jiangsu Government Scholarship'. Covers tuition, accommodation, living allowance, and medical insurance for degree and some non-degree students.

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Provincial

Shanghai Government Scholarship (SGS)

上海市外国留学生政府奖学金

Scholarship established by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government in 2006 to attract outstanding international students to study at higher education institutions in Shanghai. Divided into Type A (full scholarship) and Type B (partial scholarship). Type A covers tuition, accommodation, living expenses, and medical insurance; Type B covers tuition and medical insurance only.

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Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship

浙江省政府奖学金

Annual scholarship awarded by the Zhejiang Provincial Government to outstanding international students enrolled in full-time degree programs at higher education institutions in Zhejiang Province. Paid as a fixed annual award (per year, not a monthly stipend). Divided into Type A for graduate students and Type B for undergraduates.

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Beijing Government Scholarship (BGS)

北京市政府外国留学生奖学金

Scholarship established by the Beijing Municipal Government to support outstanding international students pursuing study or research at higher education institutions and research institutes in Beijing. Structured into three categories (A, B, C) with decreasing levels of coverage. Category A is the most comprehensive; Category C covers tuition and medical insurance only.

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National

MOFCOM Scholarship (Ministry of Commerce Scholarship)

商务部奖学金

National scholarship funded by MOFCOM as a foreign aid program to support postgraduate (master's and doctoral) studies in China for talented young and middle-aged officials and professionals from developing countries. Offered through two tracks: the MOFCOM Direct-Recruitment Program (a set of MOFCOM-led projects whose count varies by year — 39 in 2025, 40 in 2026) and the MOFCOM-CSC Joint Program (administered through the CSC application system, institution code 00010).

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CAS-ANSO Scholarship (Degree Program)

中国科学院-ANSO奖学金（学历项目）

Scholarship supporting 100–200 master's students and 300 doctoral students per year to pursue postgraduate science and technology education at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), and CAS institutes across China. Formerly known as the ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents (launched 2019). Includes a sub-category: the ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship for up to 40 students per year from developing countries.

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Provincial

Guangdong Provincial Government Outstanding International Student Scholarship

广东省政府来粤留学生优秀奖学金

Annual scholarship established by the Guangdong Provincial Government in 2013 to attract outstanding international students pursuing degree programs at higher education institutions in Guangdong Province. Awarded as a fixed annual lump sum per student by degree level, to both newly-admitted and currently-enrolled full-time degree students who demonstrate excellent academic performance (separate new-student and in-study tracks).

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