About UCAS Scholarship 2026
The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) has set up the UCAS Scholarship 2026 for International Students and young talents all over the world to pursue Master’s or Doctoral degree, or attend courses, conduct research or pay academic visits at UCAS colleges/CAS institutes.
The Scholarship also encourages international graduate students currently studying at foreign universities to come for study on joint programs.
The scholarship consists of both a full scholarship and a partial scholarship. The full scholarship provides tuition waiver, application fee waiver, monthly stipend, basic accommodation and medical insurance; while the partial scholarship covers some items.
Summary of the UCAS Scholarship 2026
- Type: Masters, PhD Scholarships
- Country to study: China
- School to study: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Funding Type: Fully Funded
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Perks: Full Scholarship, ¥3500 Monthly Stipend, Accommodation, Health Insurance
- Deadline: January 31st, 2026
Eligibility Criterias for the UCAS Scholarship 2026
- NOT hold Chinese citizenship, with a valid foreign passport, friendly to China and abiding by the laws and decrees of China, and UCAS rules and regulations.
- Be proficient in English or Chinese;
- For PhD program applicants: be born after 1st January 1991 (inclusive);
- For Master’s program applicants: be born after 1st January 1996 (inclusive);
- For Senior visiting students: be born after 1st January 1981 (inclusive);
- For Regular visiting students: be born after 1st January 1986 (inclusive);
- For joint program applicants: no age limitation.
- Meet the admission criteria for international students of UCAS (please refer to the Calls for 2026 Programs for International Students).
- NOT take up other assignments during the period of his/her scholarship.
Benefits of the UCAS Scholarship 2026
Full Scholarship
a) Tuition waiver
- PhD students would be exempted from a tuition fee of RMB 40,000/year.
- Master students would be exempted from a tuition fee of RMB 30,000/year
b) Monthly stipend:
- UCAS provides monthly stipend of RMB 2,500 for Doctoral students and RMB 2,000 for Master students.
- In addition, host supervisor and UCAS faculty/CAS institute (hereinafter referred to as faculty/institute) provide research assistantship for awardees considering their academic performances.
- The total amounts of monthly stipend will be no less than RMB 3500 for Doctoral students and RMB 3000 for Master students.
c) Accommodation:
- UCAS provides basic accommodation to awardees from faculties/institutes located in Beijing.
d) Medical Insurance:
- The insurance premium is RMB 800/year.
e) Application Fee:
- Students would be exempted from application processing fee of RMB 600.
f) Duration (with NO EXTENSION)
Master/Doctoral students: no longer than 36 months
Partial Scholarship
- Coverage: including the above a), d), e).
Duration
- Master/Doctoral students: no longer than 36 months; Students on joint programs and Regular and Senior visiting students: 6 – 24months.
Application Documents
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents;
- Application Form
- CV
- Degree Certificates
- Academic Transcripts
- Recommendation Letters
- Motivation Letter
- Passport Photograph
- Passport Document
- English Proficiency Documents
Application Procedures for the UCAS Scholarship 2026
- Please log in the Online Admission System for International Students at UCAS (here) and follow its instructions to finish all the required application procedures.
- File and submit your application in the system as requested before deadline. Choose “UCAS Scholarship for International Students” in your application.
- For More Information; Please refer to the Call for 2026 Master’s/Doctoral Degree Programs for International Students (here) and the Call for 2026 Visiting Students Programs for International Students (here)
Deadline: 31st January, 2025
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