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China Scholarship Council – University of Oxford (Nuffield Department of Medicine & Radcliffe Department of Medicine) Scholarships for 2015/16 entry. Contents. 1. China Scholarship Council ( CSC ) 2. Admission requirements 3 . How to apply 4 . University of Oxford.
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China Scholarship Council – University of Oxford (Nuffield Department of Medicine & Radcliffe Department of Medicine) Scholarships for 2015/16 entry
Contents 1.ChinaScholarshipCouncil(CSC) 2.Admission requirements 3. Howtoapply 4.University of Oxford
China Scholarship Council • Affiliated to China’s Department of Education • Government sponsorship towards study overseas • Provides scholarships to students for higher education
CSC-Oxford Programme • Jointly funded, full scholarship for 4 years of doctoral study towards a DPhil (PhD) degree at the University of Oxford • Includes all fees (university and college) and a stipend (of at least £13,863 GBP per year) • Students may be eligible for a supplementary award of approx. £4,000 GBP per year • One return airfare (China-UK-China) • Number of awards: Around ~5 places at NDM, additional places in other departments
Admission Requirements • CSC’s requirements: • Chinese citizenship • Must be a student from a “211 Project University” • The applicant must not already have a PhD • After finishing their studies overseas, the student should return to China
Admission Requirements • Oxford’s requirements: • 1: Undergraduate GPA >= 3.5 • 2: English Proficiency: • TOEFL: Overall 100 • 24 (Reading), 22 (Listening), • 25(Speaking) 24 (Writing) • OR • IELTS: • Overall 7.0 • 6.5 per component
How to apply Submit the initial application (CV and cover letter) with 3 choices of DPhil projects by the deadline – 5pm GMT on 21 October 2014 First round of interviews will be in Beijing on the 5 November 2014 Shortlisted candidates to submit full applications to Oxford Second-round interviews will be conducted via Skype with the chosen Oxford PIs and a panel in December 2014
University of Oxford • The oldest English-speaking university in the world • Has educated 11 kings from 7 countries, including 6 kings of the United Kingdom, 47 Nobel Prize winners, and 53 presidents from 19 countries. The Prime Minister of the UK, David Cameron, graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford. • Each student is a member of a college (applicants may state a preference for a college in their full Oxford applications). The colleges are interdisciplinary communities and usually offer accommodation to their students.
Oxford’s Colleges • Total of 38 colleges and 6 Permanent Private Halls • Merton College, Christ Church College, Magdalen College…
Important notes • For more information about the CSC, attend the October CSC Fair in Beijing, or visit the CSC’s website: http://www.csc.edu.cn • For more information about the Oxford scholarships, visit: • http://www.ox.ac.uk/feesandfunding/prospectivegrad/scholarships/university/csc/ • http://www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/csc-ndm-studentships • Email address for inquiries and initial applications to NDM: graduate.studies@ndm.ox.ac.uk