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