Partially funded

China Merit Scholarship

Teesside University, United Kingdom

Scholarship overview

The China Merit Scholarship rewards eligible students from China with strong academic and English results who hold an application or offer to study at Teesside University. The number of scholarships is limited and eligibility does not guarantee an award.

Award Information

  • IELTS 5.5 overall (5.0 in each element) plus an average of 80% in your highest Chinese academic qualification; or IELTS 5.5 overall (5.0 each element) plus Graded Units A and B in an SQA Advanced Diploma; or IELTS 6.0 overall (5.0 each element) plus Graded Units B and B in an SQA Advanced Diploma.
  • Application or offer for a foundation, undergraduate or postgraduate programme starting September 2026.
  • Full-time, sponsored or self-funding, paying international fees.
  • Domiciled in China with Chinese nationality.
  • Studying on campus in Middlesbrough or Darlington; Teesside University Online and courses outside the UK are excluded.
  • Pay the deposit and accept the offer before the scholarship is added to your account.
  • Cannot be combined with any other Teesside University scholarship.
  • £3,000 for the first full academic year of study (2026 entry), applied as a fee waiver.

You must hold an offer by 30 April 2026. The notification email gives the deposit and acceptance deadline.

  1. Apply for your course at Teesside University and hold an offer by the deadline.
  2. No separate scholarship application is needed and you do not need to contact the University; eligible applicants are assessed automatically.
  3. If successful, you receive a scholarship offer by email with a deadline to pay your deposit and accept your offer.
  4. Pay the deposit and accept the offer before the deadline; the scholarship is then added to your account as a fee waiver. Missing the deadline revokes the offer, which passes to another eligible student.

Official links

How selection works

Awards are made at the discretion of the International Scholarships Committee. The Committee may consider financial background, prior academic performance, other information in the application and any subsequent interview. Successful applicants are notified by email; unsuccessful applicants are not contacted with an offer.

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