Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS)
China Scholarship Council / Ministry of Education of China China · open to applicants worldwide
Full scholarships from the Chinese government for international students to study undergraduate, master's or doctoral programs in China, applied for via Chinese embassies (Type A) or designated universities (Chinese University Program).
Free to start · no account needed
Get your personal statement and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes.
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About
What it offers: Full tuition and living support (international travel not covered).
Also: applications through the CGS online information system.
Who can apply: Non-Chinese citizens; embassy route uses an agency number in the CGS online system; undergraduate applicants must first sit the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA).
Free to apply.
Annual; embassy/consulate deadlines fall early in the year (e.g. 8 February 2026 for the Melbourne consulate route); universities set their own dates.
How to apply: through cgs information system (you need an account there).
What to prepare: application form, study plan, transcript, references, medical form, csca score.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “Applications for the 2026/2027 Chinese Government Scholarship are now open”
Who can apply
- Open to students, researchers
- Non-Chinese citizens; embassy route uses an agency number in the CGS online system; undergraduate applicants must first sit the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA).
What you will need
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Preparation planOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- TranscriptOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Recommendation letters (drafts for your referees)Upload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Document checklistOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Test scoresOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (cgs information system), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
Get your personal statement and notes for your referees for this programme, drafted from your own documents in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed: you look at the draft first, and nothing goes to China Scholarship Council / Ministry of Education of China without your tap.
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