China Scholarship Council
A deadline shown here is a research aid. The provider's current call controls the real deadline.
By volume, CSC is one of the largest sources of fully funded places available to Pakistani and other South Asian students, and it covers a very broad range of institutions rather than a handful of elite ones.
| Academic | Good academic standing; competitive programmes expect strong transcripts |
| Language | Chinese (HSK) for Chinese-taught programmes; English proficiency for English-taught programmes |
| Other | Age limits apply by degree level |
Multiple routes: Type A through your home-country government agency (in Pakistan, via HEC), Type B directly to a Chinese university, and Chinese Embassy routes. Applying through more than one eligible route is common practice.
We keep past cycles rather than deleting them. Historical dates are the best predictor of when the next call opens.
| Year | Status | Opens | Deadline | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027/2028 | Expected | — | — | Deadlines vary substantially by university and by route, typically falling between December and April. There is no single national deadline. |
This call has not opened yet. These awards are recorded as open, so they are the ones worth your time today.