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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Varies
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
- travel expenses
- health
- application
- other
Description
The China Scholarship Council (CSC) provides scholarships for outstanding Chinese master's students, recent graduates and young (academic) professionals who want to do a full-time PhD programme at Leiden University.
Benefits
CSC provides the following coverage:
Living allowance of € 1,350 per month (including health insurance)
Return ticket from China to the Netherlands and vice versa
Leiden University provides the following coverage:
Full waiver of the application fee and bench fee for the PhD programme
Full waiver of the residence permit fee
One-time contribution of € 500 towards the costs of a health insurance
Supervision and personal research programme
140 hours of academic training activities (training in the candidate’s specialism, conference attendance etc.)
140 hours of training activities focusing on transferable skills (such as academic integrity, giving presentations, academic English, time management, career orientation, entrepreneurship etc.)
Participation in at least 2 (inter)national conferences and/or seminars
Membership of faculty social clubs for PhD candidates
Contribution of max. € 500 towards the printing costs of the dissertation
Eligibility
To be eligible for a CSC-Leiden University Scholarship, you must:
- Be a citizen of the People’s Republic of China at the time of application
- Be between 18 and 35 years old
- Hold a Master’s degree or be in the process of obtaining a Master's degree
- Be (conditionally) admitted to the relevant graduate school at Leiden University
- Have a high level of English language proficiency
- Have a letter of acceptance for a PhD programme at Leiden University
- Satisfy the CSC selection criteria
Faculty: Archaeology, Humanities, Medicine/LUMC, Governance and Global Affairs, Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Science, Interfacultair Centrum voor Lerarenopleiding, Onderwijsontwikkeling en Nascholing (ICLON), African Studies Centre, International Institute for Asian Studies
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
Netherlands
Nationality
Chinese
Study experience required
Master
Age
18 to 35 years old
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Visit the website of the relevant graduate school for details of how to do so.
Once you have found a PhD position and supervisor, apply for admission to the PhD programme at the graduate school in question.
After admission, ask your PhD supervisor (promotor) to write an acceptance letter using the format. The letter must be signed and written on Leiden University letterhead paper:
Acceptance letter format for a full PhD programme (48 months)
Science faculty candidates only: Your PhD supervisor (promotor) must nominate you for the scholarship by sending a copy of your acceptance letter to the Graduate School of Science .
Candidates for all other faculties: Your PhD supervisor (promotor) must nominate you for the scholarship by sending a copy of your acceptance letter to Leiden University's Scholarships Team.