Up to 30 scholarships will be available for students starting PhD studies from October 2027. Full tuition fee scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis to students who are in receipt of China Scholarship Council (CSC) funding.
You can apply for any academic discipline at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, however the following subject areas have been identified as priority areas:
- Sport, Exercise and Public Health
- Communication and Culture
- Built Environment and Infrastructure
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Eligibility
- you must be applying to start a new full-time PhD,
- you must be a Chinese national and ordinarily resident in mainland China. Overseas Chinese students may be eligible, subject to CSC policy at the time,
- overseas Chinese students in the UK must be in their final year of master's study in a UK university or in their first year of PhD study at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é,
- you should intend to return to China following completion of PhD studies at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é,
- you will need to meet the University’s academic and English language requirements for PhD study by 31 January 2027,
- you will need to meet any other requirements set by the CSC on their website.
Please follow the links to see further information regarding our and .
Value and duration
CSC provides a living allowance and covers air fare to/from the UK and UK visa application fees.
Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é will cover 100% of the tuition fees for the standard duration of PhD studies - 3 years full time for new students.
Application process
- You need to apply for a PhD at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é (in the funding section of the application form you need to advise that you are applying for an advertised studentship and add the reference ‘CSC 27’). Applications must be made online.
- Students may receive an offer of a PhD place from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é irrespective of their application to the CSC scholarship. Students who secure a nomination from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é to CSC for the scholarship award will receive confirmation of this by email in early March.
- You also need to apply to the online.
- If you are already in the UK, you must submit your online CSC application as well as a hard copy of completed application documents to the Education Section of the Chinese Embassy in the UK before the set deadline. More information will be released via its .
Deadline
To allow sufficient time to process your PhD application, please ensure you submit your PhD application to Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é by 4 January 2027. In order to apply for the CSC scholarship you will require an unconditional offer from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é.
If you receive an unconditional offer and CSC letter from us, you then need to apply for the CSC scholarship through the CSC-Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é scheme. Please see the CSC partnerships webpage. Please note that there will be a deadline to apply for CSC funding and therefore you are advised to check the CSC website.
Current Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é students
Chinese nationals who are currently self-funding their studies at Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é may be eligible to apply for CSC funding during their first year of study. If you intend to apply for CSC funding and wish to be considered for a tuition fee waiver from Ãå±±ÂÖ¼é, please contact the PGR administrator in your school (see contact details below) by 4 January 2027.
Please note that we receive a large number of applications and priority will be given to new students in the first instance.
| School/department | Contact name | Email address |
|---|---|---|
| Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering | Daniella Threapleton / Elizabeth Pendlebury | aacme.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Architecture | Berkeley Young | abce.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Building and Civil Engineering | Berkeley Young | abce.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Business and Economics | Tracey Preston / Eileen Weston | lb-research@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Chemical Engineering | Daniella Threapleton / Elizabeth Pendlebury | aacme.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Chemistry | Cosmina Ciuperca / Angela Smith | sci-pgr@lboro.ac.uk |
| Communication and Media Studies | Emma Nadin | ssh.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Computer Science | Cosmina Ciuperca / Angela Smith | sci-pgr@lboro.ac.uk |
| Creative Arts | Jane Pagett | sdca-pgr@lboro.ac.uk |
| Design | Jane Pagett | sdca-pgr@lboro.ac.uk |
| English | Emma Nadin | ssh.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Geography and Environment | Emma Nadin | ssh.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Institute for Design Innovation (London campus) | Bryony Stewart-Seume | londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk |
| Institute for Digital Technologies (London campus) | Bryony Stewart-Seume | londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk |
| Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance (London campus) | Bryony Stewart-Seume | londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk |
| Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (London campus) | Bryony Stewart-Seume | londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk |
| Institute for International Management (London campus) | Bryony Stewart-Seume | londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk |
| Institute for Media and Creative Industries (London campus) | Bryony Stewart-Seume | londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk |
| Institute for Sport Business (London campus) | Bryony Stewart-Seume | londonresearch@lboro.ac.uk |
| Law | Emma Nadin | ssh.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Materials | Daniella Threapleton | aacme.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Mathematical Sciences | Cosmina Ciuperca / Angela Smith | sci-pgr@lboro.ac.uk |
| Mathematics Education Centre | Cosmina Ciuperca / Angela Smith | sci-pgr@lboro.ac.uk |
| Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering | Lauren Long / Sam Chapman | ws.phdadmin@lboro.ac.uk |
| Physics | Cosmina Ciuperca / Angela Smith | sci-pgr@lboro.ac.uk |
| Politics and International Studies | Emma Nadin | ssh.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Social and Policy Studies | Emma Nadin | ssh.pgr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |
| Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences | Lesley Aldridge-Brown | ssehs.pgrapplications@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk |