The "Silk Road" Chinese government scholarship program is established to implement the "Vision and Action for Promoting the Construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road" and the related requirements of the "Education Initiative for Promoting the Construction of the "Belt and Road", aims to cultivate leaders and excellent skilled personnel for the Belt and Road Initiative partner countries. The program, which adheres to the philosophy of “strategy orientation, precise delivery, coordinated promotion, mutual benefit, and win-win results,” is carried out with the goal of assisting in the development of talents in four key sectors: high technology, basic energy, modern services, as well as policy and finance.

     QU is one of the universities designated to recruit international students to study in the 2026 Silk Road - Chinese Government Scholarship Program (Ph.D. degree and Master's degree) under this scholarship. The admission results are subject to expert evaluation by the China Scholarship Council.

 I.  Scholarship Programs

“Chinese Government Scholarship (Type B) Silk-Road Program” is open to:

Master program in Textile Engineering (English-taught)

Doctor program in Textile Science & Engineering (English-taught).

*Subject to the final announcement from CSC.

 II.   Eligibility & Requirements

To be eligible, applicant must:

1.      be a citizen of a country other than the People’s Republic of China, and be in good health both mentally and physically.

The applicants’ nationalities should be on the list of the Belt and Road countries.

Applicants must meet the admission requirements in terms of academic ability, language proficiency and other relevant criteria stipulated in “Qingdao University 2026 Application Information for International Graduate Students” (Attachment 1)

2.      be a bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for master’s programs; be a master’s degree holder under the age of 40 when applying for doctoral programs;

3.      Each scholarship recipient can be granted with no more than one scholarship. 

Scholarship qualification will be cancelled if be found recipient enjoy more than one scholarship.

 III. Application procedure

Applicants should make two online applications: one on the CSC website and the other at QU’s International Student application system. The application duration is from April.10, 2026 to May.15, 2026. The specific procedure is as follows. 

1. Register and apply at the CSC website (http://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn/). After filling in the online application form (for Agency No., please fill in “11065”; for Program Type, please choose “B”), please click the “submit” button and download the application form. 

2. Refer to the requirements in “Qingdao University 2026 Application Information for International Graduate Students” and visit the application system https://admission.qdu.edu.cn/ to finish on-line application.

Special Notes

※ CGS scholarship applicant is required to provide academic transcripts (from the undergraduate program onwards). Copies of academic records from first to last semester during the undergraduate, graduate (if any), and doctoral programs (if any) shall be provided. These transcripts shall be issued and sealed by the attending university’s academic affairs office, graduate school, or student management department. They can be in Chinese or English, but must be attached with notarized English translations if they are in foreign languages other than English;

3. The applications that have passed the initial review will be transferred to the relevant schools/departments for further assessment, and the result will be sent to your email.

Applicants who pass the assessment please pay the registration fee and send scanned copy of “proof of registration fee payment” to admission@qdu.edu.cn. (mark mail subject as “Silk-Road Program application”).

4. University will select nominees from those who have passed the assessment conducted by the relevant schools/departments as scholarship candidates, and formally recommend them to the CSC. The CSC will decide on the list of final awardees afterwards.

※ If one of the original documents is neither written in Chinese nor in English, please also submit a notarized Chinese or English translation.

※ The applicants are responsible for the accuracy and authenticity of the submitted information and documents. If any dishonesty or falsification was found, the application would be invalid.

※ Please make sure that the documents uploaded to http://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn/ are the same as what you submit at  https://admission.qdu.edu.cn/, as the CSC will organize experts to evaluate your qualification again, mainly based on the documents you submit, before making the final admission decision. (In other words, not every student nominated by the university will be awarded the scholarship eventually.)

IV. Application time

Applicants are supposed to finish on-line application at Qingdao University system  

before May.15, 2026.

 V. Admission & Registration

1. After receiving the CSC’s final decision, Qingdao University will inform the applicants via email, as well as send the admission documents to the new students. (It is difficult to predict when the final admission result will be announced. Please check email frequently during all the application process.)

2. The new academic year is expected to start at the beginning of September 2026. You will find the specific dates of registration on the admission notice. 

3. When coming to QU to register, the new students will be required to bring the admission notice, JW201 form, physical examination report, original highest diploma, etc. for the qualification review. (If the original copy is neither written in Chinese nor in English, a notarized Chinese or English translation will need to be submitted.) The scholarship of those who didn't pass the review would be canceled.

 VI. Grant Standard

The Chinese Government Scholarship provides:

1. Tuition fee is under the overall planning and utilization of university to provide teaching and management of scholarship students

2. Accommodation fee is under the overall planning and utilization of university to provide students with in-campus apartments (usually double- room).

3. Living allowance is granted by host institutions on a monthly basis. The monthly allowance for Doctorate students is 3,500 CNY per person. For Master student, the monthly allowance is 3,000 CNY per person.

4．Comprehensive medical insurance is purchased by the university in accordance with relevant regulations of studying in China stipulated by the Ministry of Education of China.   

5. Scholarship support period keep consistent with schooling period given in Admission Notice.

VII. Review

Students studying at school for 1 year or more than 1 year are required to participate in the Annual Review. The Annual Review mainly focuses on the academic achievements, learning attitude, attendance, behavior, rewards and punishments, which will be used to conduct a comprehensive evaluation as next year’s criteria on whether to continue to enjoy the scholarship or not. When registering in March every year, please go to the International Student Office to get the Annual Review Form to participate in the annual review. Not participating in the Annual Review without reason or failing to pass the Annual Review will cause the cancellation of the scholarship.

 VIII. Contacts

Tel: (86) 532-85953863      Email: admission@qdu.edu.cn

Add： International Students Admission Office, Minxing Building, Qingdao University, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071

Attachment 1. Qingdao University 2026 Application Information for International Graduate Students

Attachment 2. Instructions for Chinese Government Scholarship

Attachment 3. Chinese Government Scholarship Application Materials