Chinese Government Scholarship 2025/2026 for South Africans

Deadline: January 24, 2025

Applications for the Chinese Government Scholarship 2025/2026 at the moment are open. The Chinese Government is providing scholarships for South African college students to check at Chinese establishments beginning within the 2025/2026 tutorial 12 months. The Department of Higher Education and Training (the Department) is accountable for nominations for the Chinese Government scholarship programme.

The scholarship is obtainable for undergraduate (Bachelors) and postgraduate (Masters or PhD) programmes within the recognized scarce abilities, in addition to non-degree Chinese language research. Bachelor’s diploma scholarships are taught in Chinese and can solely be awarded to candidates who have already got the required stage of Chinese proficiency (HSK 3 or above).

Scholarship

The Department of Higher Education and Training gives the next (topic to the supply of funds):

• One return economic system airfare;
• Monthly top-up stipend;
• Once-off settlement allowance;
• Research funding (postgraduate solely)
• Visa prices;
• Compulsory orientation programme earlier than departure.

Successful scholarship candidates can be required to signal a contract and return to South Africa upon completion of research.

Eligibility

• Open to South African residents in good well being (medical verify can be required for profitable candidates);
• Strong tutorial document with a minimal 60% common in earlier research;
• Availability to check in China from September 2025;
• Demonstrated curiosity in China and dedication to the event of South Africa;
• Applicants should meet the minimal tutorial necessities for entry into the programme of alternative.
• Bachelor’s candidates should have HSK 3 stage language certificates and be prepared to check in Chinese, functions with out a HSK stage 3 language certificates can be robotically disqualified.
• Master’s and doctoral candidates should have HSK 4 stage language certificates and be prepared to check in Chinese, functions with out a HSK stage 4 language certificates can be robotically disqualified.

Important: The scholarship doesn’t assist any medical levels and desire can be given to functions for postgraduate research.

Application

For extra data, go to Chinese Government Scholarship.