China Merit Scholarship

Eligibility

To apply for one of these scholarships, you must:

hold one of the following English language test scores

• IELTS 5.5 overall score (5.0 minimum in each element) equivalent, plus an average of 80% in your highest academic qualification from China.
• or IELTS 5.5 overall score (5.0 minimum in each element) equivalent, plus either Graded Units at A and B in the SQA Advanced Diploma programmes.
• or IELTS 6.0 overall score (5.0 minimum in each element) equivalent, plus Graded Units at B and B in the SQA Advanced Diploma programmes.

have applied to study or hold an offer to study a foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate programme at Teesside University
be a full-time sponsored or self-funding student, paying international fees, starting your course in September 2026.
be domiciled in China and have a nationality classified as Chinese
you must pay your deposit and accept your offer before the scholarship can be added to your account.
be an international fee payer at Teesside University studying on-campus in Middlesbrough or Darlington (Teesside University Online and Teesside University courses outside the UK are therefore excluded from this scholarship).

Please note that there is a limited number of scholarships available.

This scholarship cannot be offered in conjunction with any other Teesside University scholarship.