Scholarships in China for undergraduates
Unofficial summary · Sources checked
Two national scholarship frameworks name bachelor's study. The Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS) names undergraduates in its Bilateral Program and in three of its designated programmes (EU, PIF and WMO). The International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025 has its own Bachelor's Degree category.
Match your level, country and test scores against 19 national scholarship entries on the scholarship match tool, which prints each result with a label and links to the official notice.
Chinese Government Scholarship programmes
The Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship lists supporting categories per programme. Each programme's categories below are taken from its own section or table row.
| Programme | Source | Supporting categories | Names undergraduates? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bilateral Program | section I(I) | undergraduates, postgraduates, general scholars, senior scholars | Yes — section I(I) |
| University Program | section I(II) | subject to the requirements of each designated university | Not named in section I(II) |
| Great Wall Program | section I(III) row | postgraduates, general scholars, senior scholars | Not named in section I(III) row |
| EU Program | section I(III) row | undergraduates, postgraduates, general scholars, senior scholars | Yes — section I(III) row |
| AUN Program | section I(III) row | postgraduates | Not named in section I(III) row |
| PIF Program | section I(III) row | undergraduates, postgraduates, general scholars, senior scholars | Yes — section I(III) row |
| WMO Program | section I(III) row | undergraduates, postgraduates | Yes — section I(III) row |
| Student Exchange Program | section I(IV) | general scholars, senior scholars (training no longer than 12 months) | Not named in section I(IV) |
The Bilateral Program is open to undergraduates (section I(I)); an applicant files with the dispatching department of their home country. The EU Program (section I(III) row) names undergraduates for students and scholars from EU member states; applications go to the Office for Education and Culture, Mission of the PRC to the EU. The PIF Program (section I(III) row) names undergraduates for students and scholars from Pacific Island countries; applications go to the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. The WMO Program (section I(III) row) names undergraduates for aspiring students and scholars in meteorological research; applications go to WMO.
The Great Wall Program row (section I(III)) names postgraduates, general scholars and senior scholars and does not name undergraduates. The AUN Program row (section I(III)) names postgraduates only and does not name undergraduates. The University Program (section I(II)) says supporting categories are subject to each university's requirements and does not name undergraduates. The Student Exchange Program (section I(IV)) names general and senior scholars only and does not name undergraduates.
CGS bachelor's conditions and stipend
For a CGS undergraduate program, section IV requires:
- a high school diploma or its equivalent and age under 25 (section IV item 2);
- a China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) valid score report, uploaded when applying (section IV item 7; CSCA website: www.csca.cn).
Section IV item 7 applies to bachelor programs. Sections IV items 8–10 set HSK levels for scholar and postgraduate programs, not for bachelor programs.
The stipend for undergraduates is CNY 2,500 per month (section III).
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025
This scholarship is a separate document from the CGS guide. Its Bachelor's Degree category (item 3) is the Scholarship for Bachelor's Degree in International Chinese Language Education.
Conditions from the 2025 guidelines:
- The program commences in September 2025 and runs for a maximum of four academic years (item 3).
- Applicants hold a senior high school diploma and a minimum HSK Test (Level 4) score of 210 and HSKK (Intermediate Level) score of 60 (item 3).
- Applicants are non-Chinese citizens, aged between 16 and 35 on September 1, 2025; the maximum age for in-service Chinese teachers may be extended to 45, but those who apply for a Bachelor's degree shall be younger than 25 under most circumstances (section I item 5).
Questions people ask
Does the CGS Bilateral Program accept undergraduates?
Yes. Section I(I) of the Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship names undergraduates among the Bilateral Program's open categories.
What is the CGS undergraduate stipend?
CNY 2,500 per month, stated in section III of the CGS guide.
Is HSK required for a CGS bachelor's program?
Section IV requires a CSCA score report for bachelor programs (item 7). Sections IV items 8–10 set HSK levels for scholar and postgraduate programs, not for bachelor programs; section IV does not set an HSK requirement for bachelor programs.
Sources
- Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship — China Scholarship Council (Campus China)
- Application Guidelines for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2025 — Center for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC)
Checked 10 October 2026. This page is an unofficial summary, is not legal or immigration advice, is not published by the bodies named, and the official text and the instructions of the body handling your application prevail if they differ.