Funding

Scholarship winners are covered for the following expenses:

• The China Scholarship Council covers the student’s visa application fees and annual living allowance, including Overseas Student Health Cover;
• Concordia University covers the tuition portion of fees for approved PhD candidates and will consider them in competition for further fellowships.

Candidates are advised to access the China Scholarship Council website for additional details on funding.
 

Eligibility for Scholarship

Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the scholarship:

• Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the People’s Republic of China at the time of application;
• Applicants cannot be working or studying abroad at the time of application;
• Applicants must receive an unconditional offer of admission from Concordia University.
   

Application Process

Applicants to the Concordia University/China Scholarship Council Scholarship must follow the procedures outline below:

• Doctoral candidates must first apply for admission to Concordia University;
  
• Once candidates have applied, they will receive a Student Identification Number; they must contact the School of Graduate Studies at Irene.Grigoropoulos@concordia.ca and state that they are interested in the Concordia University/China Scholarship Council Joint Scholarship. The student must include their name and ID number in the e-mail;
• Upon receiving an unconditional offer of admission, the applicants must also apply to the China Scholarship Council for funding. access the following link to fill out an application form. Candidates can visit the CSC website to fill out an application form
   

Deadlines

Applications for admission to Concordia University and for the China Scholarship Council must be submitted by the deadlines listed below:

• Candidates must apply to Concordia University by the degree program’s deadline date or by March 1, whichever date is earlier. The application will be reviewed for admission for the upcoming Fall term. Since some degree programs may have an earlier date of admission, applicants are advised to consult the degree program’s section in the Graduate Calendar for specific admission dates.
   

China Scholarship Council

• There are two (2) deadline dates to apply to the China Scholarship Council: March 20 and May 20. Applications submitted by the March 20 deadline will be reviewed in April. Applications submitted by the May 20 deadline will be reviewed in June.
   

Required Documents for Concordia

The following documents are required as part of the application package for Admission to Concordia University:

• Required documents for admission to Concordia are listed on the Admissions Requirements page. Individual degree programs may have additional requirements. Candidates are advised to consult the degree program entries in the Graduate Calendar.

The following documents are required as part of the application package to the China Scholarship Council:

• A completed application form (application forms and additional information on applying to the Council can be found on the China Scholarship Council website;
• A paper copy of the signed CSC Application form;
• A completed CSC Employer Reference Form;
• A copy of the full application to Concordia University plus supporting documents such as communications with the supervisor;
• A copy of the unconditional offer of admission from Concordia University.

NOTE: PhD applications to Concordia University must be received, along with all required documents, by the stated deadlines. All application fees must also be paid by this date. Late or incomplete applications will not be reviewed in time for the China Scholarship Council deadline.