China Link Scholarship Program 2026

I. Program Overview

To deepen academic ties, friendship, exchange and mutual learning among young people in China and abroad, and to establish an international platform for early-career research talent, the China Scholarship Council (CSC) will continue to implement the Chinese Government Scholarship Short-term Scientific Exchange Program, known in English as the China Link Program, in 2026.

II. Scholarship Plan

Scholarship category	Eligible applicant group
General Scholar	Current undergraduate or master's students
Senior Scholar	Current doctoral students or faculty members

Funding period: 1–12 months. The program in China must begin no later than August 31, 2027.
Language of instruction: English or Chinese, subject to the academic program offered by the Chinese host institution.
Fields of study: All fields other than Chinese language.

III. Scholarship Coverage

Recipients receive a full scholarship during their stay in China, comprising:

A tuition waiver.
Free on-campus accommodation.
Comprehensive medical insurance.
A living allowance provided at the Chinese Government Scholarship rate:

Scholarship category	Monthly living allowance
General Scholar	RMB 3,000
Senior Scholar	RMB 3,500

IV. Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

Be citizens of a country other than the People's Republic of China and be in good physical and mental health.
Be no more than 45 years old when applying as a General Scholar, or no more than 50 years old when applying as a Senior Scholar.
Remain a full-time student or faculty member at one of CSC's overseas partner institutions throughout both the application process and participation in the program. The complete list appears below.
Have secured admission from a participating Chinese institution. The complete list of Chinese host institutions appears below.

V. Application Process

Contact a participating Chinese institution in advance and secure admission. Applicants are advised to consult the institution's international student admissions office as early as possible because institutional admission deadlines may differ.
Complete the scholarship application through the Chinese Government Scholarship Information System. After submitting the online application, contact the Chinese institution's international student admissions office by email or through the channel specified by the institution. Clearly provide: applicant name + CSC application serial number + application for the China Link Scholarship. The scholarship application portal is open to applicants throughout the year.
The Chinese institution reviews its China Link applications and must submit its nominated candidates to CSC at least two months before the candidates' planned arrival in China.
CSC provides scholarship admission results to Chinese institutions on a monthly basis.
The Chinese institution notifies applicants of the scholarship admission results.

VI. Overseas Partner Institutions

The 2026 program information lists 213 overseas partner institutions. Applicants must remain full-time students or faculty members at one of these institutions during the application and participation periods.

No.	Country	Overseas partner institution
1	Australia	Adelaide University
2	Australia	Australian National University
3	Australia	Curtin University
4	Australia	Deakin University
5	Australia	Edith Cowan University
6	Australia	Griffith University
7	Australia	James Cook University
8	Australia	Macquarie University
9	Australia	Queensland University of Technology
10	Australia	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
11	Australia	The University of Melbourne
12	Australia	The University of Monash
13	Australia	The University of Queensland
14	Australia	The University of Sydney
15	Australia	The University of Western Australia
16	Australia	University of Newcastle
17	Australia	University of Southern Queensland
18	Australia	University of Tasmania
19	Australia	University of Technology Sydney
20	Australia	University of Western Sydney
21	Australia	University of Wollongong
22	Australia	Victoria University
23	Belgium	Vrije University Brussels
24	Belgium	Ghent University
25	Belgium	Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
26	Belgium	Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain)
27	Canada	Concordia University
28	Canada	Dalhousie University
29	Canada	Laval University
30	Canada	McGill University
31	Canada	McMaster University
32	Canada	Memorial University of Newfoundland
33	Canada	Queen's University
34	Canada	Simon Fraser University
35	Canada	The University of British Columbia
36	Canada	University of Alberta
37	Canada	University of Guelph
38	Canada	University of Manitoba
39	Canada	Université de Montréal
40	Canada	University of Ottawa
41	Canada	University of Regina
42	Canada	University of Saskatchewan
43	Canada	University of Toronto
44	Canada	University of Victoria
45	Canada	University of Waterloo
46	Canada	University of York
47	France	AgroParisTech
48	France	Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers
49	France	Chimie ParisTech PSL
50	France	ESPCI ParisTech
51	France	Institut d’Optique Graduate School
52	France	Mines ParisTech
53	France	Centrale Supélec (Paris)
54	France	Ecole Polytechnique
55	France	Ecole Centrale Lille
56	France	Ecole Centrale Lyon
57	France	Ecole Centrale Méditerranée
58	France	Ecole Centrale Nantes
59	France	Ecole nationale supérieure d'architecture de Lyon
60	France	Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne
61	France	Ecole nationale des travaux publics de l'État (ENTPE)
62	France	Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC)
63	France	Ecole nationale supérieure de techniques avancées (ENSTA)
64	France	Ecole nationale de la statistique et de l'Administration É conomique (ENSAE)
65	France	École nationale de l'aviation civile (ENAC)
66	France	Ecole nationale supérieure de formation de l’ enseignement agricole (ENSFEA) ;
67	France	Ecole normale supérieure, ENS
68	France	Ecole normale supérieure Paris-Saclay
69	France	Ecole normale supérieure de Lyon
70	France	Ecole normale supérieure de Rennes
71	France	Ecole nationale supérieure des mines d'Albi-Carmaux (IMT Mines Albi)
72	France	Insitut Polytechnique de Pairs
73	France	Institut de physique du globe de Paris
74	France	Institut catholique d'arts et métiers (ICAM)
75	France	INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Centre Val de Loire (INSA CVL)
76	France	INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Hauts-de- France (INSA HdF)
77	France	INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon)
78	France	INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes (INSA Rennes)
79	France	INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rouen Normandie (INSA Rouen Normandie)
80	France	INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Strasbourg (INSA Strasbourg)
81	France	INSA Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Toulouse (INSA Toulouse)
82	France	Institut national polytechnique de Toulouse (Toulouse INP)
83	France	Institut supérieur de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (ISAE-SUPAERO)
84	France	Institut national universitaire Champollion (INU Champollion).
85	France	Institut universitaire technologique de Cachan
86	France	Institut universitaire technologique d'Orsay
87	France	Institut universitaire technologique de Sceaux
88	France	Polytech Angers
89	France	Polytech Annecy-Chambéry
90	France	Polytech Clermont
91	France	Polytech Dijon
92	France	Polytech Grenoble
93	France	Polytech Lille
94	France	Polytech Lyon
95	France	Polytech Marseille
96	France	Polytech Montpellier
97	France	Polytech Nancy
98	France	Polytech Nantes
99	France	Polytech Nice Sophia
100	France	Polytech Orléans
101	France	Polytech Paris-Saclay
102	France	Polytech Sorbonne
103	France	Polytech Tours
104	France	Université de Bordeaux
105	France	Université Paris Cité
106	France	Université Paris-Saclay
107	France	Université de Lyon
108	France	Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
109	France	Université Lumière Lyon 2
110	France	Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
111	France	Université Jean Monnet
112	France	Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne
113	France	Université de Technologie de Belfort-Montbéliard
114	France	Université de Technologie de Compiègne
115	France	Université de Technologie de Troyes
116	France	Université de technologie Tarbes Occitanie Pyrénées (UTTOP)
117	France	Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
118	France	Université d'Evry
119	France	Sorbonne Université
120	France	Sciences Po
121	France	Sciences Po Lyon
122	France	Télécom Paris
123	France	Télécom SudParis
124	France	Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse
125	France	Université Toulouse Capitole
126	France	Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès
127	France	Ecole nationale supérieure d'architecture de Toulouse (ENSA Toulouse)
128	France	Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT)
129	France	Toulouse Business School (TBS)
130	France	VetAgro Sup
131	Germany	Free University of Berlin
132	Germany	Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
133	Germany	RWTH Aachen University
134	Germany	University of Göttingen
135	Germany	University of Munich
136	Germany	University of Tuebingen
137	Ireland	University of Galway
138	Ireland	University College Cork
139	Ireland	University College Dublin
140	Ireland	Trinity College Dublin
141	Italy	Politecnico di Milano
142	Italy	Polytechnic University of Turin
143	Italy	Sapienza University of Rome
144	Italy	University of Bologna
145	Italy	University of Padua
146	Italy	University of Pisa
147	Italy	Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
148	Netherlands	Erasmus University Rotterdam
149	Netherlands	Leiden University
150	Netherlands	Maastricht University
151	Netherlands	University of Amsterdam
152	Netherlands	University of Groningen
153	Netherlands	VU University Amsterdam
154	New Zealand	Auckland University of Technology
155	New Zealand	Massey University
156	New Zealand	University of Auckland
157	New Zealand	University of Canterbury
158	New Zealand	University of Lincoln
159	New Zealand	University of Otago
160	New Zealand	University of Waikato
161	New Zealand	Victoria University of Wellington
162	Poland	Warsaw University of Technology
163	Portugal	Instituto Superior Técnico
164	Spain	Autonomous University of Barcelona
165	Spain	Madrid Polytechnical University
166	Spain	Polytechnic University of Catalonia
167	Spain	Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
168	Spain	Universitat Politècnica de València
169	Spain	IE IE University
170	UK	Brunel University of London
171	UK	Cardiff University
172	UK	Durham University
173	UK	Imperial College London
174	UK	King's College London
175	UK	Lancaster University
176	UK	Loughborough University
177	UK	Queen Mary University of London
178	UK	The Queen’s University of Belfast
179	UK	The London School of Economics and Political Science
180	UK	University College London
181	UK	University of Bath
182	UK	University of Birmingham
183	UK	University of Bristol
184	UK	University of Cambridge
185	UK	University of Dundee
186	UK	University of East Anglia
187	UK	University of Exeter
188	UK	University of Glasgow
189	UK	University of Huddersfield
190	UK	University of Leeds
191	UK	University of Leicester
192	UK	University of Liverpool
193	UK	University of Manchester
194	UK	Newcastle University
195	UK	University of Nottingham
196	UK	University of Oxford
197	UK	University of Portsmouth
198	UK	University of Sheffield
199	UK	University of Southampton
200	UK	University of St Andrews
201	UK	University of Surrey
202	UK	University of Sussex
203	UK	University of Warwick
204	UK	University of York
205	USA	Dartmouth College
206	USA	Temple University
207	USA	University of California, Davis
208	USA	University of California, Irvine
209	USA	University of California, Riverside
210	USA	University of Notre Dame
211	USA	The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
212	USA	University of Tulsa
213	USA	Saint Joseph's University

VII. Participating Chinese Institutions

The 2026 program information lists 295 participating Chinese institutions from which applicants must obtain admission before completing the scholarship process.

No.	Province or municipality	Chinese host institution
1	Anhui	Anhui University
2	Anhui	Anhui Agricultural University
3	Anhui	Anhui Normal University
4	Anhui	Anhui Medical University
5	Anhui	Hefei University
6	Anhui	Hefei University of Technology
7	Anhui	Huangshan University
8	Anhui	University of Science and Technology of China
9	Beijing	North China University of Technology
10	Beijing	Peking University
11	Beijing	Beijing International Studies University
12	Beijing	Beijing Film Academy
13	Beijing	Beijing Technology and Business University
14	Beijing	Beijing University of Technology
15	Beijing	Beihang University
16	Beijing	Beijing University of Chemical Technology
17	Beijing	Beijing Jiaotong University
18	Beijing	University of Science and Technology Beijing
19	Beijing	Beijing Institute of Technology
20	Beijing	Beijing Forestry University
21	Beijing	Beijing Normal University
22	Beijing	Beijing Sport University
23	Beijing	Peking Union Medical College
24	Beijing	Beijing Foreign Studies University
25	Beijing	Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
26	Beijing	Beijing Language and Culture University
27	Beijing	Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
28	Beijing	University of International Business and Economics
29	Beijing	North China Electric Power University
30	Beijing	Tsinghua University
31	Beijing	Capital University of Economics and Business
32	Beijing	Capital Normal University
33	Beijing	Capital Institute of Physical Education
34	Beijing	Capital Medical University
35	Beijing	China Foreign Affairs University
36	Beijing	Communication University of China
37	Beijing	China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
38	Beijing	Chinese University of Mining and Technology-Beijing
39	Beijing	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
40	Beijing	China Agricultural University
41	Beijing	Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
42	Beijing	China Youth University For Political Sciences
43	Beijing	Renmin University of China
44	Beijing	China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
45	Beijing	China Conservatory
46	Beijing	China University of Political Science and Law
47	Beijing	Central University of Finance and Economics
48	Beijing	Central Academy of Fine Arts
49	Beijing	Minzu University of China
50	Beijing	The Central Academy of Drama
51	Beijing	Central Conservatory of Music
52	Chongqing	Sichuan International Studies University
53	Chongqing	Southwest University
54	Chongqing	Southwest University of Political Science & Law
55	Chongqing	Chongqing University
56	Chongqing	Chongqing Jiaotong University
57	Chongqing	Chongqing Normal University
58	Chongqing	Chongqing Medical University
59	Chongqing	Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications
60	Fujian	Fujian University of Technology
61	Fujian	Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
62	Fujian	Fujian Normal University
63	Fujian	Fujian Medical University
64	Fujian	Fuzhou University
65	Fujian	Huaqiao University
66	Fujian	Wuyi University
67	Fujian	Xiamen University
68	Fujian	Xiamen University of Technology
69	Gansu	Gansu University of Chinese Medicine
70	Gansu	Lanzhou University
71	Gansu	Lanzhou Jiaotong University
72	Gansu	Lanzhou University of Technology
73	Gansu	Northwest Normal University
74	Guangdong	Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
75	Guangdong	Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
76	Guangdong	South China University of Technology
77	Guangdong	South China Agricultural University
78	Guangdong	South China Normal University
79	Guangdong	Jinan University
80	Guangdong	Southern University of Science and Technology
81	Guangdong	Southern Medical University
82	Guangdong	Shantou University
83	Guangdong	Sun Yat-Sen University
84	Guangxi	Guangxi University
85	Guangxi	Guangxi University for Nationalities
86	Guangxi	Guangxi Normal University
87	Guangxi	Guilin University of Electronic Technology
88	Guangxi	Guangxi Medical University
89	Guangxi	Nanning Normal University
90	Guizhou	Guizhou University
91	Guizhou	Guizhou Normal University
92	Guizhou	Guizhou Minzu University
93	Hainan	Hainan University
94	Hainan	Hainan Normal University
95	Hebei	Hebei University
96	Hebei	Hebei University of Technology
97	Hebei	Hebei Medical University
98	Hebei	Hebei Normal University
99	Hebei	Hebei University of Economics and Business
100	Hebei	Yanshan University
101	Henan	Zhengzhou University
102	Henan	Henan University of Technology
103	Henan	Henan University of Chinese Medicine
104	Henan	Henan University
105	Heilongjiang	Northeast Forestry University
106	Heilongjiang	Northeast Agriculture University
107	Heilongjiang	Harbin Engineering University
108	Heilongjiang	Harbin Institute of Technology
109	Heilongjiang	Harbin University of Science and Technology
110	Heilongjiang	Harbin Normal University
111	Heilongjiang	Harbin Medical University
112	Heilongjiang	Heihe University
113	Heilongjiang	Heilongjiang University
114	Heilongjiang	Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
115	Heilongjiang	Jiamusi University
116	Heilongjiang	Mudanjiang Normal University
117	Heilongjiang	Qiqihar University
118	Hubei	Yangtze University
119	Hubei	Hubei University
120	Hubei	Hubei University of Chinese Medicine
121	Hubei	Huazhong University of Science and Technology
122	Hubei	Huazhong Agricultural University
123	Hubei	Central China Normal University
124	Hubei	China Three Gorges University
125	Hubei	Wuhan University
126	Hubei	Wuhan Textile University
127	Hubei	Wuhan University of Technology
128	Hubei	Wuhan Sports University
129	Hubei	China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
130	Hubei	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
131	Hunan	Changsha University of Science and Technology
132	Hunan	Hunan University
133	Hunan	Hunan Normal University
134	Hunan	Xiangtan University
135	Hunan	Central South University
136	Jilin	Beihua University
137	Jilin	Changchun University
138	Jilin	Changchun University of Science and Technology
139	Jilin	Changchun University of Chinese Medicine
140	Jilin	Northeast Electric Power University
141	Jilin	Northeast Normal University
142	Jilin	Jilin University
143	Jilin	Jilin Agricultural University
144	Jilin	Jilin Normal University
145	Jilin	Jilin International Studies University
146	Jilin	Yanbian University
147	Jiangsu	Southeast University
148	Jiangsu	Hohai University
149	Jiangsu	Jiangnan University
150	Jiangsu	Jiangsu University
151	Jiangsu	Jiangsu Normal University
152	Jiangsu	Nanjing University
153	Jiangsu	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
154	Jiangsu	Nanjing University of Science and Technology
155	Jiangsu	Nanjing Forestry University
156	Jiangsu	Nanjing Agricultural University
157	Jiangsu	Nanjing Normal University
158	Jiangsu	Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
159	Jiangsu	Nanjing University of the Arts
160	Jiangsu	Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
161	Jiangsu	Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
162	Jiangsu	Nantong University
163	Jiangsu	Soochow University
164	Jiangsu	Yangzhou University
165	Jiangsu	China University of Mining and Technology
166	Jiangsu	China Pharmaceutical University
167	Jiangxi	Gannan Normal University
168	Jiangxi	Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
169	Jiangxi	Jiangxi Normal University
170	Jiangxi	Jiangxi Agricultural University
171	Jiangxi	Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
172	Jiangxi	Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute
173	Jiangxi	Nanchang University
174	Jiangxi	Nanchang Hangkong University
175	Liaoning	Anshan Normal University Liaoning China
176	Liaoning	Bohai University
177	Liaoning	Dalian Polytechnic University
178	Liaoning	Dalian Maritime University
179	Liaoning	Dalian Jiaotong University
180	Liaoning	Dalian University of Technology
181	Liaoning	Dalian University of Foreign Languages
182	Liaoning	Dalian Medical University
183	Liaoning	Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
184	Liaoning	Northeastern University
185	Liaoning	Jinzhou Medical University
186	Liaoning	Liaoning University
187	Liaoning	Liaoning Technical University
188	Liaoning	Liaoning University of Technology
189	Liaoning	University of Science and Technology Liaoning
190	Liaoning	Liaoning Normal University
191	Liaoning	Liaoning Shihua University
192	Liaoning	Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
193	Liaoning	Shenyang University of Technology
194	Liaoning	Shenyang Aerospace University
195	Liaoning	Shenyang Jianzhu University
196	Liaoning	Shenyang Ligong University
197	Liaoning	Shenyang Normal University
198	Liaoning	China Medical University
199	Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University
200	Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University of Technology
201	Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia Agricultural University
202	Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia Normal University
203	Inner Mongolia	Inner Mongolia University For the Nationalities
204	Ningxia	Ningxia University
205	Ningxia	Ningxia Medical University
206	Qinghai	Qinghai University
207	Qinghai	Qinghai University For Nationalities
208	Shandong	University of Jinan
209	Shandong	Ludong University
210	Shandong	Qingdao University
211	Shandong	Qingdao University of Science and Technology
212	Shandong	Shandong University
213	Shandong	Shandong University of Science and Technology
214	Shandong	Shandong University of Technology
215	Shandong	Shandong Normal University
216	Shandong	Yantai University
217	Shandong	Ocean University of China
218	Shanxi	Shanxi University
219	Shanxi	Taiyuan University of Technology
220	Shanxi	Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
221	Shaanxi	Chang'An University
222	Shaanxi	Shaanxi Normal University
223	Shaanxi	Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
224	Shaanxi	Xidian University
225	Shaanxi	Xi'An Jiaotong University
226	Shaanxi	Xian Shiyou University
227	Shaanxi	Northwest University
228	Shaanxi	Northwestern Polytechnical University
229	Shaanxi	Northwest A&F University
230	Shaanxi	Xi'An International Studies University
231	Shanghai	Donghua University
232	Shanghai	Fudan University
233	Shanghai	East China University of Science and Technology
234	Shanghai	East China Normal University
235	Shanghai	East China University of Political Science and Law
236	Shanghai	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
237	Shanghai	Shanghai University
238	Shanghai	Shanghai University of International Business and Economics
239	Shanghai	Shanghai Maritime University
240	Shanghai	Shanghai Ocean University
241	Shanghai	Shanghai Jiao Tong University
242	Shanghai	ShanghaiTech University
243	Shanghai	University of Shanghai For Science and Technology
244	Shanghai	Shanghai Normal University
245	Shanghai	Shanghai University of Sport
246	Shanghai	Shanghai International Studies University
247	Shanghai	Shanghai Conservatory of Music
248	Shanghai	Shanghai University of Political Science and Law
249	Shanghai	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
250	Shanghai	Tongji University
251	Sichuan	Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
252	Sichuan	Chengdu University of Technology
253	Sichuan	University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
254	Sichuan	Sichuan University
255	Sichuan	Sichuan Agricultural University
256	Sichuan	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
257	Sichuan	Southwest Jiaotong University
258	Sichuan	Southwest Petroleum University
259	Tianjin	Nankai University
260	Tianjin	Tianjin University
261	Tianjin	Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
262	Tianjin	Tiangong University
263	Tianjin	Tianjin University of Science and Technology
264	Tianjin	Tianjin University of Technology
265	Tianjin	Tianjin Normal University
266	Tianjin	Tianjin Foreign Studies University
267	Tianjin	Tianjin Medical University
268	Tianjin	Tianjin University of Technology and Education
269	Tianjin	Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
270	Xinjiang	Shihezi University
271	Xinjiang	Xinjiang University
272	Xinjiang	Xinjiang Medical University
273	Xinjiang	Xinjiang Normal University
274	Yunnan	Dali University
275	Yunnan	Kunming University of Science and Technology
276	Yunnan	Kunming Medical University
277	Yunnan	Yunnan University of Finance and Economics
278	Yunnan	Yunnan University
279	Yunnan	Yunnan University of Nationalities
280	Yunnan	Yunnan Agricultural University
281	Yunnan	Yunnan Normal University
282	Zhejiang	Hangzhou Normal University
283	Zhejiang	Ningbo University
284	Zhejiang	Ningbo University of Technology
285	Zhejiang	University of Nottingham Ningbo China
286	Zhejiang	Wenzhou University
287	Zhejiang	Wenzhou Medical University
288	Zhejiang	Zhejiang University
289	Zhejiang	Zhejiang University of Technology
290	Zhejiang	Zhejiang Ocean University
291	Zhejiang	Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
292	Zhejiang	Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
293	Zhejiang	Zhejiang Normal University
294	Zhejiang	China Academy of Art
295	Zhejiang	Westlake University

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