China Scholarship Council-University of Bristol PhD Scholarship

Full PhD scholarships for Chinese students to carry out research at the University of Bristol.

The China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the University of Bristol jointly fund this programme.

PhD scholarships are available for up to 48 months of research at the University.

The University of Bristol provides full tuition fees for each PhD programme.

The China Scholarship Council provides:

a monthly stipend (set by the Chinese Government)
a return international airfare between China and the UK.

All scholarship students must return to China for two years after graduation.

Projects available
Developing hybrid AI on wearables and video for fine-grained cattle behavioural monitoring For further information, please contact the project supervisor Professor Andrew Dowsey
Mechanism of induction of cancer stem cells during metastasis For further information, please contact the project supervisor Dr Nobue Itasaki
Spatial Immunophenotyping of the Chicken Respiratory Tract: A Spatial Multimodal Approach to Avian Respiratory Immunity to Influenza Virus Infection For further information, please contact the project supervisor Dr Beatriz Vidana
Transforming Veterinary Diagnostics with AI: Image-Based Approaches for Infectious Diseases and One Health For further information, please contact the project supervisor Dr Beatriz Vidana

Apply using the application guidance.

You do not need to read the application guidance if you are applying from one of the following routes:

CSC-UoB joint-funded PhD programme applications

We no longer accept applications via the private route “个人渠道”.

Xiamen University-CSC Innovation Talent Scheme applications

Select 'CSC-Innovation Talent Scheme' on the funding source drop-down list in your PhD application form.

CSC visiting students or scholars

If you are interested in applying for CSC funding as a visiting student or scholar, contact the school.

Select 'CSC-visiting student' on the funding source drop-down list in your PhD application form.

Deadline

You must submit your PhD programme application with a valid English language certificate by 12 noon (UK time) on Monday 1 December 2025.

If you are nominated by the University of Bristol, you must apply directly to the China Scholarship Council (CSC).

Further details

You may apply for any research area of the University of Bristol. Visit our postgraduate research prospectus to learn about more than 80 PhD programmes across the six faculties in the University.

The University of Bristol also leads and participates in more than 35 world-leading, cohort-based Doctoral training centres. This results in one of the largest sources of funding and support for collaborative PhD training in the UK.