September 2025 entry

The online application process will open November 1st 2024 and

close January 31st 2025.

Introduction

UCD and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2007, renewed in 2011, for the purposes of providing high-quality research training to qualified Chinese students from Chinese universities/research institutions.

This is an exciting opportunity for Chinese students to benefit from studying in one of Europe’s leading research-driven universities.

UCD supports applications for:

• the UCD CSC Scholarship Scheme – 4 year PhD student scholarships
• the General CSC Scholarship Scheme, which funds both research visits and 4 year full-time PhD programmes.

Eligibility criteria

• Candidates must be citizens of the People’s Republic of China.
• Candidates can be resident in China or outside China.
• Applications are only accepted from students who have the agreement of a UCD academic member of staff to be their supervisor.
• Applicants are required to demonstrate a high level of competence in English language and, at a minimum, meet the UCD English language proficiency requirements (noting that a number of UCD Schools will require greater than the minimum scores).
• Candidates should be intending to pursue study/research in one of the priority academic areas identified by UCD and CSC:
  • Energy, Resource, Environment, Agriculture, Manufacture, Information Technology, Life Science, Food and Health, Space Study, Maritime Study, Nanotechnology, New Materials, Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, Business and Law. However, applicants to other study/research areas will also be considered.
• Candidates should satisfy the selection criteria set out by CSC by completing the CSC Application Form and CSC Employer Reference Form.
• Successful candidates must return to China upon completion of their PhD studies and/or research.

How to apply