China Government Fully Funded Scholarship 2026 in China | MOFCOM Scholarships for Foreign Students 2026

If you plan to study in China with financial support, the MOFCOM Scholarship is one of the best opportunities for international students. This scholarship provides fully funded programs at Chinese universities across a wide range of fields. In this article, we will explain everything you need to know about the MOFCOM Scholarship, including its benefits, eligibility criteria, required documents, and a detailed step-by-step application process to help you apply successfully. The MOFCOM Scholarship 2026-2027 is available for master’s and PhD programs. MOFCOM Scholarships for International Students are valued at  36000 RMB/Year for each master’s degree student and 42000 RMB/Year for each doctoral degree student.

Starting from 2008, the Academic Programs sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China are designed to foster top cadre business officials and managerial personnel from the recipient countries, offering one-year or two-year master’s programs as well as three-year doctoral programs

The scholarship offers one-year or two-year master’s programs as well as three-year doctoral programs to offer inter-disciplinary to top-level personnel working in the fields of government, trade, foreign affairs, agriculture, technology, education, culture, and health, building intellectual capacity and facilitating the economic and social development of the recipient countries. These programs assist government officials, research fellows, and senior managerial personnel in their master’s and doctoral education in China. The programs are fully conducted in English. Admission requirements include a bachelor’s degree, relevant working experience, and good health conditions, which are essential for highly compact curriculum programs.

Scholarship Summary

• Level of Study: Master’s, PhD
• Institution(s): View the list below
• Study Destination: China
• Opportunity Focus Areas: Applied fields of government, trade, foreign affairs, agriculture, technology, education, culture, and health, building intellectual capacity and facilitating the economic and social development of the recipient countries.
• Program Period: MOFCOM Scholarship-CSC Program supports a Master’s program for 2-3 years or a PhD program for 3 years. Scholarship winners must register for an English-taught program.
• Deadline: Varies as per your country

MOFCOM Scholarship Participating Universities

1. Peking University
2. Tsinghua University
3. Renmin University of China
4. Beijing Normal University
5. Beijing Jiaotong University
6. University of International Business and Economics
7. Beihang University
8. Nankai University
9. Tianjin University
10. Jilin University
11. Fudan University
12. Shanghai Jiaotong University
13. Tongji University
14. East China Normal University
15. Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
16. Nanjing University
17. Zhejiang University
18. Xiamen University
19. Shandong University
20. Wuhan University
21. Huazhong University of Science and Technology
22. Wuhan University of Technology
23. Sun Yat-sen University
24. Southwest Jiaotong University
25. Xi’an Jiaotong University
26. Harbin Institute of Technology
27. Zhejiang Normal University.

Scholarship Coverage

MOFCOM Scholarship will cover:

• Exemption from tuition fees, teaching materials fees, research and investigation fees, English teaching subsidies, and graduation thesis guidance fees.
• Free access to on-campus accommodation.
• Living subsidy: 36000 RMB/Year for each master’s degree student; 42000 RMB/Year for each doctoral degree student.
• Settlement allowance: 3000 RMB/person.
• Comprehensive medical insurance in China.
• Free round-trip international air ticket: 1 time for students studying for one year; for those studying for two years or more, 1 time of free round-trip international air ticket plus n-1(n for the number of schooling years) times of round-trip air ticket for returning home to visit relatives.
• All degree students are required to participate in the annual review, and those who pass the academic performance assessment can continue to enjoy the full scholarship in the second year.
• Other expenses are managed by the Ministry of Commerce or the school and won’t be distributed to the students. The Ministry of Commerce only provides funding for students within the academic system. The student whose graduation is postponed will not continue to receive funding.

Eligibility Criteria for the MOFCOM Scholarship

To qualify for the MOFCOM Scholarship, the candidate must fulfil all of the following requirements:

• Required Language: English.
• Eligible Countries: All countries.
• The Applicants must be healthy non-Chinese citizens under the age of 45 (born after Sept. 1, 1976) from developing countries.
• Must have a bachelor’s degree or above with three or more years of work experience.
• Applicants with a professional learning or working background related to the program and still in service will be preferred.
• Must be serving as public officials at the department level or above (or corresponding levels) of the government of the home country, senior management personnel of various institutions and enterprises, or the academic backbone of universities and scientific research institutions.
• The Applicants must be proficient in English and utilise English for the specialty course study. (Reference Standard: IELTS 6.0 or above in overall band score, or new TOEFL 80 or above).
• All applicants shall be in good physical and mental condition. A health certificate or medical report issued by a local public hospital is required. The Applicants should have no diseases prohibited by China’s Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Laws and Regulations from entering China or from staying in China for a long time, including severe hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, other chronic diseases, mental disorders, or infectious diseases, which may have a serious impact on public health. Applicants who are in the period of recovery from a major surgery, the onset of the acute disease, or who have severe disabilities will not be considered. Females during pregnancy are not allowed to participate in training in China. If the Applicant becomes pregnant while studying in China, she will be expelled from school.
• Students who have studied in China or have been admitted to other Chinese government scholarship programs are not allowed to apply.
• Applicants should be equipped with the potential for career development in this field and intend to promote friendly exchanges and cooperation between their home country and China.

How to Apply for the MOFCOM Scholarship?

Please follow the application instructions below to apply for the MOFCOM Scholarship

Step 1: Visit the “CSC Study in China” website and click “Scholarship Application for Students” at https://www.campuschina.org/

Register an account through [CREATE AN ACCOUNT] and log in with your account.

Step 2: Input Personal Details. Click “Edit Personal Details” and finish inputting personal details by filling in all the information, verifying, and saving the information. After the completion of this section, return to the previous page by clicking “Finish” and start filling in your application information.

Step 3: Select the correct “Program Category”.

Please select Program Category “Type A”. (Only for applicants of MOFCOM Scholarship-CSC Program)

Step 4: Input the correct Agency Number.

Your Agency Number is: 00010. (Only for applicants of MOFCOM Scholarship-CSC Program)

The Program Category and Agency Number are directly matched; both are mandatory for online application. Scholarship-receiving authorities (or application processing authorities) will inform the program category and agency number of candidates who are qualified to apply.

After inputting the agency number, the matched agency name will automatically show on the page. As the Program Category and Agency Number are directly matched, application processing authorities will not receive your online application if the program category or agency number is not correct.

Step 5: Input Application Information

Next, please move on to the section “Language Proficiency and Study Plan” and upload “Supporting Documents” as requested, then click “Submit” to complete the application. Check each part of your application carefully before submission. Please make sure that all the information and uploaded documents are valid and accurate.

When applicants of the “Type A” application choose the “Preferences of Institutes”, the system will automatically match the available universities according to the selected “Student Category, Preferred teaching language, and Major Applying for”. For any inquiries concerning the available majors of each university, please visit the following website. https://www.campuschina.org/universities/index.html

“Catalogue of Discipline Field, First-level Discipline, Specialty” is available from the “Help” section; applicants could download the file to identify the relation between Discipline and Major.

Step 6: Once submitted, amendments cannot be made to “Personal Details” and “Application Information”. Before the application is processed by the processing authorities, an applicant can revoke the submitted application by clicking “Withdraw” and editing the application. After revoking the application, the applicant must submit it a second time after re-editing, or the application will not be processed. Once the application is processed, it cannot be revoked.

Step 7: Click” Print the Application Form” and download the form.

Step 8: Submit the scholarship application under the requirements of the dispatching authorities (or application processing agency)

The China Scholarship Council never entrusts any individual or intermediary agent to process Chinese government scholarship applications. Kindly remind all applicants to directly submit their scholarship applications through the official dispatching authorities, to avoid being deceived. The website below is the only official website of the China Scholarship Council publishing ‘Study in China information’, please do not trust information from any other portals or sources.

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To learn more about the MOFCOM Scholarship, please visit the official website:

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