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Applying for China Scholarship Council (CSC) program

 

Important notice

【If you wish to apply for the CSC program through Hokkaido University】
   The CSC program through Hokkaido University is only open to October enrollment. 
   However, please note that the application timeframe is the same as that for the April enrollment.

The Graduate School of Engineering will recommend for CSC program only those accepted to the Doctoral course via e3 Special Selection, October enrollment with CSC program.

The following categories of applicants cannot be recommended for CSC from the Graduate School of Engineering:

  • Research Students
  • Master's course applicants
  • Doctoral course applicants for April enrollment
  • Applicants for Japanese course via the International Students Entrance Examination
  • Applicants already enrolled in Japanese universities

Please make sure to check your eligibility for CSC in China before applying for admission.

If you are a Chinese national planning to apply for the Scholarship Program supported by China Scholarship Council (CSC) to fund your study at the Doctoral program, before your application to CSC program in China, you need to:

  1. Be admitted to the Doctoral course at e3 program via e3 Special Selection, October enrollment with CSC program
  2. Obtain an Acceptance Certificate for CSC Program candidates from Hokkaido University.
Application procedures

1) e3 Specilal Selection

To get admission to e3 program, please apply for Doctoral course via e3 Special Selection, October enrollment with CSC program. For details, please refer to the Admission page.

*Caution: The application timeframe of e3 Special Selection, October enrollment with CSC program is the same as that for the April enrollment. Please refer to “e3 Special Selection Application Schedule”.

2) Selection for CSC Program at Hokkaido University

After receiving the Admission Certificate, candidates selected for October Enrollment with CSC Program shall subsequently apply for CSC Program selection at Hokkaido University. Please follow the guidelines prepared by Hokkaido University. 

*New application guidelines are usually published around December - January.

Only those who have passed the selection as a CSC Program candidate from Hokkaido University will receive an Acceptance Certificate (受入内諾書), stating that they will be exempted from the tuition fee and other fees required for submission to the CSC.

3) Selection for CSC Program in China

After completing the two steps above, you can submit the required application documents to the CSC program in China following the official CSC guidelines.

4) After you receive the selection results from CSC, please contact e3 program office and submit a copy of the acceptance or rejection certificate.

Submission Deadlines

Please note that, depending on the university of your origin, submission deadlines may vary.

Regardless of the submission deadline at Hokkaido University, please make sure to confirm the submission deadlines with your home university by yourself and inform us at step 2.

In addition, it takes about one month for Hokkaido University to review the application documents and issue a letter or a certificate, so please submit your application well in advance.

Enrollment Fee and Tuition Fee

Awardees of CSC scholarship are exempted from paying the enrollment fee and the tuition fee for the period of scholarship approved by CSC.

However, if you apply to CSC scholarship without following the procedures in Step 2, the entrance fee and the tuition fee will not be exempted even if approved for CSC scholarship.