Guides
All guides
5 guides, each written from an official guide or notice and dated.
- How to apply
Applying for the Chinese Government Scholarship: the seven steps and the document list
The official guide sets out seven steps, from choosing a university to the result reaching you through the receiving agency, and thirteen documents to prepare.
- Chinese Government Scholarship
Chinese Government Scholarship eligibility: age limits, HSK levels and the CSCA test
Age limits run from under 25 for bachelor's applicants to under 50 for senior scholars. Chinese-taught programmes need HSK 3 or 4, and bachelor's applicants take the CSCA.
- Chinese Government Scholarship
Chinese Government Scholarship programmes: the four routes and who takes your application
The official guide splits the Chinese Government Scholarship into four routes. Here is who each one is for and which body receives the application.
- Chinese language scholarships
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship: categories and HSK scores in the 2025 guidelines
The 2025 guidelines list six study categories, from a four-week programme to a doctorate, each with its own HSK and HSKK score. Here they are side by side.
- Chinese Government Scholarship
What the Chinese Government Scholarship pays: tuition, housing, stipend and insurance
The official guide lists four things the Chinese Government Scholarship covers, with a monthly stipend of CNY 2,500, 3,000 or 3,500 depending on your study level.