KTH and the China Scholarship Council (CSC) Programme 2025

KTH-CSC programme is based on the agreement between KTH and the China Scholarship Council (CSC). A number of scholarships can be offered to Chinese citizens applying to KTH.

According to the agreement between KTH and the China Scholarship Council (CSC), the maximum number of available scholarships is the following:

• 50 Full PhD students (48 months) per year
• 20 Visiting PhD students (6-12 months) per year
•  5 Visiting scholars (3-12 months) per year

The KTH-CSC programme is a collaborative programme between CSC and KTH. The procedure consists of two parts: the student's application at KTH to receive KTH's official invitation letter, and application at CSC to receive a scholarship.

• Table of Content
• About KTH Royal Institute of Technology
• KTH-CSC Programme
• Requirements for KTH-CSC Programme Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

KTH-CSC Programme

Requirements for KTH-CSC Programme Qualification

Degree

You must have a degree that is equivalent to a Swedish Master's degree when you start your PhD studies at KTH. If you study in a combined Master+PhD programme (????) at a Chinese university, you must have completed at least two years of study.

English proficiency

• For Full PhD applicants: IELTS (academic) 6.5 overall (no subscore below 5.5) or TOEFL (iBT) 90 (written minimum 20). This requirement is waived if English is the only language of instruction for your current or previous level of studies.
• Visiting PhD students and visiting scholar applicants: IELTS (Academic) 6.5 overall (no sub-score below 5.5) or TOEFL (iBT) 90 (written minimum 20) is preferred. If you cannot provide the above-mentioned test result, a letter of your English proficiency issued by the KTH responsible supervisor of the position is mandatory.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

If you are interested in the positions at KTH-CSC programme, you are welcome to submit an application. 

1. Find the position that you want to apply in Available Positions.
2. Fill in the application form (online).
3. Submit the following required documents to [email protected] before the application deadline. The application documents must be scanned and compressed into one PDF document, the subject of the email should be: Registration number + your full name.

For more details, visit KTH Scholarship webpage