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China Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD Scholarship

Chinese postgraduate students are invited to apply for full-time PhD study at Lincoln University.

Chinese postgraduate students are invited to apply for full-time PhD study at Lincoln University. Lincoln University has an MOU with the China Scholarship Council (CSC) to receive students with CSC PhD scholarships. CSC PhD scholarships are for a period of up to four years of study.

Application Steps

Step 1: Register your interest for the CSC scholarship programme by contacting Mr Jeff Sun China Director Lincoln University. Contact details are:

Step 2: Complete the CV/Resume form and Research Statement Form and email the completed forms to Mr Jeff Sun

  • 2.1 You may download the CV/resume form here (Mr Jeff Sun can also email the form to you)
  • 2.2 You may download the Research Statement form here (Mr Jeff Sun can also email the form to you)

Step 3: Confirm that your research area can be catered for at Lincoln University by checking the list of available supervisors. 

Step 4: Begin the application process online here.

Step 5: After you have successfully been accepted, an offer letter will be provided by the University.

Step 6: If you require a letter of support, you may email your supervisor and make a request.

Step 7: Update and communicate with your home university as appropriate.

Step 8: Submit a scholarship application to the China Scholarship Council.

Step 9: CSC will notify you if your scholarship application is successful.

Key Dates

CSC application deadline: 31 March

Lincoln University application deadline: 15 March

List of research areas

  • Agriculture and Horticulture

    e.g. plant and animal science, crop and livestock production, animal production science, animal genetics and breeding, animal nutrition etc

  • Environment Science

    e.g. ecology and conservation, bio-protection with an emphasis on plants, insects and microbes, soil and physical sciences etc

  • Water Management

    e.g. mitigation of water contamination, safeguarding water quality, increasing water use efficiency for high-quality food production etc 

  • Food and Wine Science

    e.g. viticulture, microbiology, sensory science, biochemistry etc

  • Agribusiness and Commerce
    • agribusiness
    • accounting, economics and finance
    • business management
    • farm management,
    • forestry economics
    • horticultural management
    • hotel and tourism management
    • international rural development
    • marketing and food marketing
    • property and valuation
    • supply chain management etc
  • Landscape Architecture

e.g. urban renewal, sustainable design, ecological restoration, public space design etc

Register your interest for the CSC scholarship programme now

Contact Jeff Sun