The Chinese Government Scholarship-WMO Program is jointly administered by the China Scholarship Council and the World Meteorological Organization. It supports master’s and PhD study in meteorology at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology or hydrology and water-resources fields at Hohai University in Nanjing.
The 2026 WMO compendium listed 15 awards for this CSC-WMO route and described it as a full scholarship. Candidates require institutional admission and nomination through their country’s Permanent Representative with WMO.
Benefits & funding
- The 2026 CSC-WMO entry is designated as a full scholarship.
- For NUIST placements, the university lists tuition, university dormitory, comprehensive medical insurance, and a monthly stipend of CNY 3,000 for master’s students or CNY 3,500 for doctoral students.
- NUIST also states that WMO provides round-trip international airfare and international insurance for its placements.
Eligibility
- Staff of a National Meteorological and Hydrological Service or relevant national institution, nominated by their country’s Permanent Representative with WMO and admitted to an eligible program.
- Nationals of least developed and developing countries, the route’s stated target countries (read here as the OECD DAC list of ODA recipients); Chinese citizens are excluded, as NUIST requires citizenship outside China.
- Master’s: a bachelor’s degree and younger than 35 on 1 September of the study-start year.
- PhD: a master’s degree and younger than 40 on 1 September of the study-start year.
- A valid HSK certificate for Chinese-taught study; IELTS or TOEFL for English-taught study.
- NUIST also requires a CGPA of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 and good physical and mental health.
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Eligible nationalities
Afghanistan · Angola · Bangladesh · Benin · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cambodia · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · DR Congo · Djibouti
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Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gambia · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Haiti · Kiribati · Laos · Lesotho · Liberia · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mozambique · Myanmar · Nepal · Niger · Rwanda · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tuvalu · Uganda · Yemen · Zambia · North Korea · Syria · Algeria · Bhutan · Bolivia · Cabo Verde · Cameroon · Republic of the Congo · Côte d'Ivoire · Egypt · Eswatini · Ghana · Honduras · India · Iran · Jordan · Kenya · Kyrgyzstan · Lebanon · Micronesia · Mongolia · Morocco · Nicaragua · Nigeria · Pakistan · Papua New Guinea · Philippines · Samoa · São Tomé and Príncipe · Sri Lanka · Tajikistan · Tokelau · Tunisia · Ukraine · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Vietnam · Zimbabwe · Albania · Argentina · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belize · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Colombia · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Fiji · Gabon · Georgia · Grenada · Guatemala · Guyana · Indonesia · Iraq · Jamaica · Kazakhstan · Kosovo · Libya · Malaysia · Maldives · Marshall Islands · Mauritius · Mexico · Moldova · Montenegro · Montserrat · Namibia · Nauru · Niue · North Macedonia · Palau · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Saint Helena · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Serbia · South Africa · Suriname · Thailand · Tonga · Türkiye · Turkmenistan · Venezuela · Wallis and Futuna · Palestine
Education required
Bachelor · Master
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Application process
- 1Apply to NUIST or Hohai University and obtain the required pre-admission or admission letter.
- 2Complete the Chinese Government Scholarship application through Campus China; the NUIST route uses program category A and agency number 00002.
- 3Obtain nomination from the applicant’s country Permanent Representative with WMO and complete the WMO Fellowship Nomination Form.
- 4Send WMO the nomination form, the completed CSC application form, and the university pre-admission letter by the WMO deadline.
Program timeline
WMO issued its 2026 education and training opportunities circular.
Feb 5, 2026
Application deadline for the CSC-WMO route.
Feb 26, 2026
NUIST asks applicants to apply by this date.
31 March
Studies begin in Nanjing.
September 2026