China Scholarship Council-University of Leeds Scholarship

Overview

Up to 10 China Scholarship Council-University of Leeds Scholarships are available for high quality international students who will be commencing PhD research study from Session 2011-2012 for study in any Faculty at the University of Leeds.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA – Please read this information carefully, as your application form will be automatically rejected if you do not meet ALL of the eligibility criteria listed below
 Applicants MUST first submit a research degree study application form and be in receipt of a University BANNER ID Number to be eligible for a China Scholarship Council-University of Leeds Scholarship. Applications without a valid University ID Number will be rejected. To apply for a place on a research degree programme, please visit: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/students/apply_research.htm
 These awards are only available to applicants who would be liable to pay academic fees at the full international fee rate;
 These awards are only available to citizens and permanent residents of the People’s Republic of China at the time of application;
 Applicants should not be currently working or studying outside China at the time of application and must agree to return to China upon completion of their PhD research degree at the University of Leeds;
 Applicants must satisfy the selection criteria set out by the China Scholarship Council (CSC) by completing the CSC Application Form and CSC Employer Reference Form which can be found at http://www.csc.edu.cn/;
 Applicants must normally hold a First Degree at undergraduate level equivalent to at least a UK First Class Honours degree and should be considered to be the ‘best of the best’ (eg, applicants should be demonstrably in the top 20% of their cohort). Applicants should either have graduated with the appropriate First Degree or be in their final year of study;


 Applicants whose first language is not English must have already met the University’s English Language requirements1. Some Schools require a standard of English higher than the University minimum;
 Applicants must be studying or working at one of the eligible Universities (see page 2);
 These awards are not open to individuals who have already been awarded a Doctoral degree or equivalent qualification;
 Applicants must not hold another Scholarship (other than a China Scholarship Council scholarship).

REGULATIONS

These include the following (full information on the regulations will be sent to all successful applicants):
 Awards must be taken up on 1 October 2011;
 The awards are available for new research students undertaking full-time study leading to the degree of PhD. Students who are already registered for PhD research study are excluded from this competition;
 The award will cover full international fees. The China Scholarship Council will pay a maintenance grant, return economy air travel to and from the UK and visa application fees to successful applicants;
 The award will be made for one year in the first instance and renewable for a further period of up to two years, subject to satisfactory academic progress;
 Applicants must live within a reasonable distance of the University of Leeds whilst in receipt of this Scholarship.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

 Applicants must complete all sections of the application form, using the space provided on the form and with strict observation of any word limits. Attachments are not permitted and all will be disregarded.
 The completed form should be returned to the Postgraduate Scholarships Office, Marjorie & Arnold Ziff Building, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT by no later than 3 December 2010 or by email to: pg_scholarships@leeds.ac.uk
 To track the progress of your application, please visit http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk and select the tab ‘Application Tracking’, then follow the instructions on screen. Please note that, due to the large volume of applications, the Postgraduate Scholarships Office will not enter into any correspondence regarding the progress of an application.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE & RESULT

Applications are logged by the Postgraduate Scholarships Office and passed on to the relevant Schools for initial consideration. Each School selects a shortlist of candidates who they wish to recommend for the award. The Group on Scholarships, Studentships and Prizes then meets to consider the shortlists and select the successful applicant. Applicants can expect to be notified of the outcome of their application for the China Scholarship Council-University of Leeds Scholarship by the beginning of February 2011. The University will publish the names of the successful applicants within the University and externally on the University website.

Source: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/rsa/postgraduate_scholarships/ChinaSCLeeds-AppForm11


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