The China Scholarship Council (CSC) and Hokkaido University are offering Ph.D. scholarships undergraduate and graduate students who would have completed their study prior to their enrollment at HU. Students with an undergraduate degree will enroll first in the master's program. The scholarships are meant for students from the People's Republic of China who intend to pursue a doctoral degree at HU and to Ph.D. students who want to spend one year as exchange student at HU.
HU will waive full tuition fees for selected students and the CSC will pay the living allowance prescribed by the Chinese Government, a return airfare to Japan by the most economical route, and visa application fees.
CSC scholarships will only be available to applicants who:
• are Chinese citizen and resident in China at the time of
application;
• agree to return to China upon completion of their studies and/or research;
• fulfill the relevant academic entry requirements set by HU and have been
accepted by HU professor.
• intend to pursue a Ph.D. in one of the priority areas identified by CSC.
The China Scholarships Council normally gives preference to applicants from the 985 Program Chinese universities, and the 211 Program Chinese universities, but applicants from other Chinese universities will also be considered.
Schedule and procedure
(China side)
January to February:
Applicants submit the application
documents including transcript, papers, certifications etc.
to their own university.
Applicants can contact
the foreign university at this time, or some professors recommend their students
to some overseas university.
March:
Both department and university review the
documents and interview the candidates and some presentation as well as health
examination. During this time, the candidate should submit relative information
to the official CSC website.
April:
The graduate schools submit the final name list and documents to CSC.
May to June: CSC publishes the list of successful
applicants.
Schedule and procedure (HU side)
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