What the funding covers
Funding coverage
Tuition waiver for up to four years plus stipend top-up to the Otago doctoral scholarship level
Where and what you can study
Host country
New Zealand
Eligible universities / institutions
University of Otago / China Scholarship Council
Programs and degree levels
PhD
Who can apply
Eligible passport countries
Not specified
GPA / academic requirement
Chinese applicant eligible under the CSC–Otago joint scheme
English language test
Otago PhD English requirements apply
Key exclusions / restrictions
Not specified
Documents needed
- 1Conditional PhD admission
- 2Otago nomination request
- 3CSC joint-scheme application
Timeline
Cycle
Annual cycle
Application deadline
CSC annual deadline; 2026 Otago nomination required by end of February
Status
Annual cycle
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