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UK-China Scholarships for Excellence


The Scholarships for Excellence scheme is jointly funded by the United Kingdom and the People’s Republic of China to enable young and outstanding PhD students and post doctoral researchers in science and technology to study and conduct cutting edge research in each other’s country.

The scheme forms a central part of the Sino-UK Partners in Education programme. Since its launch in 2005, over 100 UK and Chinese scholars have benefited from Scholarships for Excellence and its sister programme, Fellowships for Excellence.

The 2010 tranche of Scholarships for Excellence awards will provide funding for up to 30 new PhD and post doctoral students.

The application form for this year’s programme (including guidance and eligibility criteria) is available below.

Scholarships for Excellence 2010 application form (DOC, 2.4 Mb) 

You can email UK.China@jiu.gsi.gov.uk if you need more information on the Scholarships for Excellence scheme.