Chinese Government Scholarship-Bilateral Program — Bachelor's Scholarship

The Chinese Government Scholarship-Bilateral Program supports undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, general-scholar, and senior-scholar study in China. It is established under education agreements between China and foreign governments, institutions, universities, or international organizations and administered by the China Scholarship Council.

Applicants work through the dispatching authority in their home country, seek admission materials from eligible Chinese universities, and complete a Type A application in the CGS information system. Available categories, institutions, languages, and deadlines depend on the applicant’s dispatching authority and chosen university.

Benefits & funding

Awards may be full or partial; a partial award contains one or more components of the full package.
A full award covers tuition, university accommodation or an accommodation subsidy, comprehensive medical insurance, and a monthly stipend.
Monthly stipends are CNY 2,500 for undergraduates, CNY 3,000 for master’s students and general scholars, and CNY 3,500 for doctoral students and senior scholars.
Academic study follows the standard program length; a typical route is four to five years for undergraduates, three years for master’s students, four years for doctoral students, and one year for scholars, with one to two years of language preparation where required.

Eligibility

Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health and must satisfy the admission rules of their chosen university.
Undergraduate applicants need a high-school diploma or equivalent, an excellent academic record, and are generally under 25; they must also submit a valid CSCA score report.
Master’s applicants need a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, an excellent academic record, and are generally under 35; doctoral applicants need a master’s degree or equivalent and are generally under 40.
General scholars need at least a high-school diploma and are generally under 45; senior scholars need a master’s degree or an associate professorship or higher and are generally under 50.
For Chinese-taught study, general and senior scholars normally need HSK Level 3, while master’s and doctoral applicants need HSK Level 4; other-language programs follow the university’s requirements.
Applicants must obtain the nomination or recommendation required by the dispatching authority in their home country; no separate residency gate is stated.

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Application process

1
Ask the dispatching authority in your home country which Bilateral Program categories are available and obtain its deadline and agency number.
2
Select eligible Chinese universities and programs, then request the required admission or pre-admission materials.
3
Register in the CGS information system, choose Type A, enter the correct agency number, and complete the personal, language, study-plan, and institution-preference sections.
4
Upload the required passport, academic records, language or CSCA results, study plan, recommendations, and other route-specific documents.
5
Submit the online application and any additional materials required by the dispatching authority.

Program timeline

The general Chinese Government Scholarship application season begins, but Bilateral Program authorities set their own windows.
Typically September
A common Bilateral Program application period; applicants must use the exact local deadline.
Early January to early April
After dispatching-authority nomination
Candidates obtain university admission materials and complete the Type A online application.
Institution-defined
Admission decisions, study start, and study end dates vary by university and program.