CSC-UniPi Joint Scholarship Programme
40 scholarships to enrol in a full PhD programme at the University of Pisa
Application period for academic year 2025-2026 are now open!
Since 2015, the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the University of Pisa have signed an agreement to offer every year 40 scholarships to talented Chinese students to study a full PhD programme at UniPi. If the selected Chinese students successfully complete the requirements of the designated PhD program at UniPi and defend their dissertation at UniPi, they will be conferred a degree at UniPi.
List of all the PhD programmes available at UniPi (PhD programmes with the leading institution different from Pisa and National PhD programmes are excluded from CSC-UNIPI Joint Scholarship Programme)
Requirements:
- Citizens of PRC (overseas Chinese students may be eligible for application subject to CSC policy)
- Students who will complete a master degree by 30 September 2025
- Excellent knowledge of English
Two-steps selection process:
- on line pre-selection by UniPi to get an offer of admission
- a selection by CSC for the prospective awarding of a scholarship
- PRE-SELECTION BY UNIPI: in order to get the pre-acceptance letter prospective PhD students should directly apply for admission by 31 January 2025, by submitting to Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo. - subject “UNIPI/CSC joint Scholarship” and specifying the PhD programme of interest:
- CV
- Research project
- Master degree certificate with translation in english (if already obtained)
- Transcripts (marksheet) with translation in english
- Copy of a valid Passport with translation in english
- Motivation statement signed is optional
- Reference letter(s) is optional (university letterhead and stamp and signature by a professor are mandatory)
- English language knowledge certificate
- SELECTION BY CSC: once UniPi notified the admission, successful applicants will then have to apply to CSC call according to the deadlines mentioned there, generally in the month of March.
Between March and June 2025, CSC will review the applications according to CSC requirements and priorities, and provide UniPi with a final list of scholarship recipients and inform the successful candidates.
UNIPI will accept ONLY the candidates who obtain the CSC Scholarship.
UniPi will offer a tuition fee waiver, which covers: registration/tuition fee, thesis defense fee, and the necessary resources and equipment needed to study. The facilities and resources include study space, laboratory access, computer use, network and a library. The successful applicant will be part of the research groups of professors with official access to their respective research funds.
UniPi will give all of the required help to the successful applicants for access to accommodation, banking and visa formalities, and will provide a free Italian language course of 40 hours (4 hours/week).
The main fields of cooperation are: Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Energy, Systems, Territory, Construction, Information and Industrial Engineering, Medicine, Business Administration and Management. However applicants to other study/research areas will also be considered.
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Candidates interested in applying to the University of Pisa outside the CSC grant agreement will follow a regular admission procedure. Contact: Questo indirizzo email è protetto dagli spambots. È necessario abilitare JavaScript per vederlo.
Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes at the University of Pisa: Dongfang International Centre for Educational Exchange – China Scholarship Council
50 Chinese students per year, selected by the Dongfang International Centre, will be able to enrol in a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programme at UniPi as follows:
30 in Bachelor’s degree programmes
10 in Master’s degree programmes taught in Italian
10 in Master’s degree programmes taught in English
The University of Pisa will offer a tuition fee waiver and will provide a free Italian language course of 200 hours. UniPi will provide the successful applicants with all of the necessary support for access to accommodation, banking and visa formalities.
For further info please visit http://www.cscdf.org