(1) The program will be launched in November each year through university website.

(2) Students contact the overseas universities and host supervisor for the formal invitation letter or admission letter till early March.

(3) Students apply through their school before 10^thMarch.

(4) SWJTU pre-screening and recommend qualified applicants to CSC.

(5) CSC will organize a selection committee composed of professors and experts from related fields to select final candidates for the scholarship. Results of the selection will be published by CSC in late May.

(1) Doctoral Degree Program

Those who wish to pursue doctoral degrees at overseas universities may apply 36-48 month scholarship.

(2) Joint-training Program

Postgraduates currently registered at a doctoral program at SWJTU can apply for 6-24 months overseas joint-training programs under CSC scholarship. The joint-traning program is organized under the cooperation of doctoral supervisors at SWJTU and the host university abroad. Doctoral students are expected to come back to SWJTU after this joint training for their dissertation defense and degree awarding.

(1) Citizen of P.R. China, and not be currently studying abroad at the time of application.

(2) Enrolled as full-time student at SWJTU.

(3) Has obtained formal admission or invitation letter and tuition fee waiver from a foreign university by the time of application.

(4) Meet language proficient requirement of foreign universities and CSC.

(5) Willing to observe the requirement of CSC.

(1) A living stipend as prescribed by the Chinese government according to different countries for each month

(2) Health insurance

(3) A round-way international airfare at the beginning and end of the program