Scholarships for Chinese PhD students
The University of Padova and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) have created a scholarship programme to听enable talented Chinese students to undertake a PhD programme at Padova.
The听agreement between CSC and the University of Padova听was signed in Beijing, at the CSC headquarters, on October 20th 2014听and renewed in August 2022.
The scholarships build on Padova University鈥檚 existing relationship with China. It has, in fact, extensive research links with Chinese research institutions and Universities. This scheme provides Chinese students who demonstrate academic excellence and leadership potential with the opportunity to study for a PhD at the University of Padova. They are supported jointly by the China Scholarship (on behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Education) and the University of Padova.
PhD courses
The scholarships are available for study in the following听PhD courses:
-听Animal and Food Science
-听Astronomy听in agreement with Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica听
-听Biomedical Sciences
-听叠颈辞蝉肠颈别苍肠别蝉
-听Brain, Mind and Computer Science听in agreement with Fondazione Bruno Kessler
-听Clinical and Experimental Oncology and Immunology
-听Clinical and experimental sciences-听Crop Science
- Developmental Medicine and Health Planning Sciences听in agreement with Fondazione Istituto di Ricerca pediatrica Citt脿 della Speranza听-听Economics and Management-听Geosciences
-听Historical, Geographical, Anthropological Studies听in agreement with Universit脿 Ca' Foscari Venezia
-听History, Criticism and Preservation of Cultural Heritage
-听Industrial Engineering
-听Information Engineering
-听International, private and labor law-听Land, Environment, Resources and Health
- Law
-听Linguistic, Philological and Literary Sciences
-听Management Engineering and Real Estate Economics
-听Materials Science and technology
-听Mathematical Sciences
-听Mechatronics and Product Innovation Engineering
- Molecular Medicine
-听Molecular Sciences听in agreement with Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)听 听 听 听 听听
- Neuroscience
-听Oncology and Immunology
-听Pedagogical, Educational and Instructional Sciences
-听Pharmacological Sciences
-听Philosophy
-听Physics听in agreement with Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare 鈥� INFN
-听Psychological Sciences
-听Science and Engineering of Materials and Nanostructures
-听Sciences of Civil and Environmental Architectural Engineering
-听Social Sciences -听Social Sciences: Interactions, Communication, Cultural Constructions
-听Sciences, Technologies and Measurements for Space
-听Statistical Sciences
-听Translational Specialistic Medicine 鈥楪.B. Morgagni鈥�
-听Veterinary Sciences and Food Safety
Information on the PhD Courses are available here.
Admissions for CSC candidates
Applications are now open for听CSC (China Scholarship Council) candidates听for the next PhD cycle, which is expected to begin around November 2025.
Candidates with Chinese citizenship who are interested in applying for CSC scholarships and wish to apply to the University of Padova should submit their application in order to receive a letter of admission to the University of Padova鈥檚 PhD program, following the procedure outlined below (Guidelines for completing the online application form).听The effective admission will be subject to the granting of the CSC scholarship.
Candidates who wish to apply to the University of Padova听outside the UNIPD-CSC agreement听will follow the regular听admission procedure.
Application deadline is December 16, 2024 at 13 (CET)
Who can participate
- Citizens of the People's Republic of China
- Students who will complete a Master degree course by September 30th, 2025
- Candidates with an excellent knowledge of English.
Selection procedure will be based on the evaluation of qualifications and an oral examination. The oral examination aims to assess the candidate's motivation, their knowledge of the presented project, and to verify their excellent proficiency in the English language.
Evaluation rankings
Successful candidates are informed that acceptance letters will be sent starting Monday 10 February
The scholarship will cover
A grant for average living costs, one return flight from China to Italy, a contribution to attend conferences.
The University of Padova exempts candidates from the payment of tuition fees, while the amounts due for stamp duty and regional contribution to the right to education must be paid.
Awards are made for the full duration of your fee liability for the agreed course
Contacts
If you have any questions about the scheme, please contact听phd.application@unipd.it
For information in Chinese and available on the CSC website, please refer to听
Students will need to select "host country" and "category" for specific programmes.
