Programs

The above arrangements are agreed between SUSTech the partner universities. Changing the study arrangement must be approved by both universities in advance.

SUSTech PhD Scholarships

·SUSTech offers the PhD Scholarship to full-time Collaborative PhD students with excellent research potential. The Scholarship provides stipend for up to four years study period:

·During the study period in the partner university, SUSTech will provide stipend according to the stipend rate of the partner university（except for Turin program）;

·During the study period in SUSTech, student will be provided a basic annual stipend from RMB 80,000. Admitted students are also qualified to compete for a performance-based award of RMB20,000 per year.

Criteria for PhD Scholarships

Applicants should have graduated from a leading university in a country/region, and have demonstrated outstanding potential for research excellence.

Minimum GPA requirements:

·For Master level applicants: both Bachelor and Master GPA should be 3.0 or above;

·For Bachelor level applicants: GPA should be 3.0 or above in general, and not lower than 3.4 for applying to HKBU program, not lower than 3.6 for HKU program. 

Minimum English language requirements:

Tuition and Accommodation Fees

·GRE score is required in Polytechnic University of Turin Program.

·All English test score reports should be issued within the past two years.

·If the English language requirement in any particular subject of any partner university is higher than the above requirement, applicants must meet the higher requirement. Please also check the language requirements on the website of the partner university.

·During the study period in the partner university, tuition fee are provided by SUSTech except for programs in Hong Kong. Students in these programs will pay the tuition fee to partner universities by themselves.

·During the study period in SUSTech, students enrolled in 2020 will be charged SUSTech Tuition fee at RMB10,000 per year and accommodation fee at RMB 1,300 per year for a single room in the graduate student dormitories. Accommodation while study abroad, visa, transportation and all other fees are borne by students themselves.

·Accommodation while study abroad, visa, international transportation and all other fees are borne by students themselves.

·The fees listed above are for reference and are subjected to adjustment from time to time.

How to Apply

1. Application deadline:

April 8, 2020. Please email the application documents to SUSTech department contacts listed below before 14:00PM. Subject of email: Application for SUSTech Collaborative PhD Program 2020 (2nd Batch)-SUSTech Department-Name. List of department contacts: https://gs.sustech.edu.cn/callus

For applicants applying to HKBU program, please provide HKBU application number at the same time.

It is strongly recommend that applicant should contact SUSTech supervisors before submit the application.

2. Application Documents (PDF version):

(1) Application Form (Please download the “Application form-SUSTech PhD” from http://gs.sustc.edu.cn/zhaoshengQ&A)

(2) Personal Statement, in Chinese or English.

(3) Degree certificates and academic transcripts, which must be original documents or notarized copies. If applicants are university students, they shall also provide an official pre-graduation certificate/letter showing their student status and stating the expected graduation date. For all documents in languages other than Chinese or English, notarized copies of translations in Chinese or English need to be provided.

(4) Photocopies of language proficiency certificates.

(5) Research proposal, in Chinese or English.        

(6) Two letters of recommendation with appropriate contact details, in Chinese or English.

(7) A photocopy of passport.

(8) Other documents that prove academic abilities.

Departments may require hard copies of the above documents. Application materials will NOT be returned regardless of the result of application.

Evaluation and Admission

Applications will be considered on the basis of the documents provided by the applicants. An interview and/or additional tests may be needed. Students who pass SUSTech selection will be notified to apply to the partner university. The final admission result will be announced by SUSTech or the partner university and offer letters will be issued by partner universities around May to July 2020. Enrollment will be in September 2020.

Enquiries

Miss Bao Zhu,

Program Coordinator, SUSTech Graduate School

Email：zhub@sustc.edu.cn