CHINA SCHOLARSHIP COUNCIL (CSC) 2026 PROGRAM

The State Department for Higher Education is in receipt of communication from the State Department for Public Service and Human Capital Development informing of a scholarship from the People’s Republic of China Ministry of Finance and Commerce (MOFCOM) which is awarded by the China Scholarship Council (CSC). The scholarship is open to eligible public servants for Masters and PhD programs in China.

Nominees of the program must be formally sanctioned by the employer and meet the requirements for nomination as per the rules and regulations governing foreign training in the Public Service.

The applicant is required to read the programme descriptions carefully, prepare the application material in strict adherence to course requirements, complete online application and complete all the application procedures.

Eligibility criteria:

Government officials under the age of 45years;

Be in good health and fit to participate in the program;

Bachelor’s degree holders with three (3) years working experience;

Neither studying in China nor being admitted to other scholarship programs provided by Chinese Government; and

Possess a police clearance certificate from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI).

Applicants can choose maximally three (3) preferred universities out of the twenty-six (26) designated ones. CSC will place each applicant in one university only on the basis of their choices and universities’ requirements.