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China Scholarship Council (CSC) Doctoral Scholarships at Sorbonne University

Sorbonne University, France

Scholarship overview

Sorbonne University and the China Scholarship Council run a joint doctoral scholarship programme for Chinese candidates. Sorbonne researchers submit doctoral projects, which doctoral schools validate and publish; candidates then apply to project leaders and, once pre-selected, to the CSC, which makes the final award.

Award Information

  • Chinese nationality and no employment outside China at the time of application.
  • Final-year Master's student or recent graduate (in China or abroad), or first-year PhD student in China with a recommendation letter from the home university.
  • Very good English; French at B2 minimum (C1 recommended) for some humanities and social sciences fields.
  • CSC scholarship of EUR 1,350 per month for up to 4 years, re-evaluated periodically by the CSC.
  • Candidates pay administrative fees.
  • Recipients must return to China after the thesis defence, or after a postdoctoral stay abroad approved by the CSC.

The published calendar (2021-2022 cycle): projects published and applications open 1 October; applications close 31 January; pre-admission letters 21-28 February; application on the CSC website by 31 March; results announced 31 May. Check current dates.

  1. Browse the doctoral projects published by Sorbonne doctoral schools.
  2. Contact project leaders and submit your file through the university online form.
  3. Project leaders forward pre-selected files to doctoral schools, which may issue pre-admission letters subject to funding.
  4. Pre-selected candidates apply on the CSC website.

Contact

[email protected]; Faculty of Sciences doctoral questions: [email protected]

Official links

How selection works

  • Project leaders pre-select, doctoral schools issue pre-admission letters, and the CSC makes the final award.

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