Université de Lyon – China Scholarship Council Joint Doctoral Scholarship

The Université de Lyon – China Scholarship Council Joint Doctoral Scholarship is a funded doctoral programme enabling Chinese candidates to pursue a PhD within the doctoral schools of the Université de Lyon. The scholarship provides a monthly living allowance and covers doctoral training under bilateral agreements. Funding duration can be up to 48 months depending on the programme and candidate pathway. Applicants must secure academic acceptance for a doctoral project at the Université de Lyon and apply to the China Scholarship Council for the grant.

Monthly living allowance of €1,350; funding for up to 48 months; coverage of doctoral training under the bilateral agreement.

Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the People's Republic of China and hold or be about to obtain a Master's degree or equivalent; they must meet Université de Lyon doctoral admission requirements and have a thesis proposal validated by a supervisor.

Consult and apply to advertised thesis offers online, obtain academic validation from the Université de Lyon supervisor/doctorate school, then submit the official scholarship application to the China Scholarship Council.