University of Otago China Scholarship Council Doctoral Scholarship

Established in 2016 in conjunction with the China Scholarship Council, this scholarship provides a tuition fee waiver for up to 4 years, for full-time PhD study and a supplementary stipend to ensure that each China Scholarship Council doctoral scholarship student receives the stipend equivalent in value to that received by recipients of a standard University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship. This scholarship is open to PhD candidates supported by the China Scholarship Council.

Applicants must:

• meet the eligibility standards set by the China Scholarship Council to apply for and receive one of its scholarships awarded specifically under their joint scheme with Otago. Awards made by the China Scholarship Council outside its joint scheme with Otago are not subject to reciprocal funding support by Otago. Please refer to the official website of the China Scholarship Council for more information.
• have unconditional admission into the PhD programme at the University of Otago.
• as part of their application to the China Scholarship Council supply nomination letters from Otago by the Manager Graduate Research School confirming PhD programme admission and the Manager Postgraduate Scholarships, Prizes and Awards confirming tuition fee waiver by Otago should the China Scholarship Council award a scholarship to the applicant under the joint scheme.