We are glad to announce that the official selection for PhD Candidates  under the CSC agreement has now started.

The official documents can be found at the following link.
http://www.unipd.it/en/scholarships-chinese-phd-students


Please pass this information to any applicant you may consider valid.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:
>-Citizens of the People’s Republic of China
>- Students who will complete a Master degree by September 2015
>- Candidates in possess of an IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL 95 points by end of  February 2015
>- Students that comply with the requirements stated by the China Scholarship Council. You can check these requirements at:
>(http://www.csc.edu.cn/Chuguo/b774c239d0fc449f9bed631cdbfcc5c1.shtml).
>http://www.csc.edu.cn/Chuguo/66cc803910d04f328c69acebc2d86cf9.shtml
>http://www.csc.edu.cn/Chuguo/a89898ce9ec74df98cbfb2d2dade934b.shtml


HOW TO PARTICIPATE
>Candidates must send ONE EMAIL to china.phd@unipd.it:

1. Complete the application form

2. Complete the CV form

3. Attach and submit the following documents:
a) Copy of valid passport (scanned)
b) IELTS or TOEFL certification (or email confirmation of booking of exam)
c) Copies of diplomas with exam result transcripts (with official English translation)
d) Detailed research project in English with reference to a teacher or a research group of the University of Padova;

4. Students are furthermore required to ask their Professor or work unit
supervisor for:
 A letter of reference: it must be stamped and signed and must be sent directly by the Professor/Superior to the following email:
china.phd@unipd.it
The letter must be on official letterhead


5. Applicants should send ONE EMAIL with attached all relevant data
In the SUBJECT of such email, they should write:
Surname and name - CSC PhD application - area

Example:
Chen JinYu - CSC PhD application - farming
Zhang GuYing - CSC PhD application - astrology


5. CONFIRMATION
The candidates will receive within 48 hours a confirmation that their application was received and is complete. Such receipt must be kept. It
is, however, only a confirmation that the application has successfully been delivered to china.phd@unipd.it and is complete in all its documents.