Zhejiang Scholarships for International Students

1Provincial scheme

2Universities we cover

1Cities in the province

CNY 2,000–3,600Lowest monthly cost

Schemes

What Zhejiang actually offers

Provincial schemes are smaller than the central government scholarship and far less contested. Most are administered by the university after admission, so the application is often a checkbox rather than a separate portal.

Scheme	Levels	What it covers	How it is administered
Zhejiang Provincial Government Scholarship	Bachelor / Master / PhD	Full or partial tuition	Allocated to universities, which then select candidates internally.

Coverage varies between schemes and between universities within the same province. Confirm the current terms with the international office before you rely on any of it.

Why it matters

What applying here actually gets you

Zhejiang's provincial scholarship is a straightforward tuition award, full or partial, and it works the way most provincial schemes do: the province allocates a quota to each university and the university selects candidates internally. That means there is no provincial application portal, and it also means your chances depend on how the university chooses to use its quota.

What makes Zhejiang worth a separate page is the combination rather than the scheme itself. Hangzhou is the cheapest of the eastern cities we cover, so a tuition award here leaves more of the stipend or savings intact than the same award in Shanghai or Beijing. The city also has one of the country's strongest technology and internet industries, which is what makes it a reasonable choice for computer science, AI and business students who want an English-taught master's with a live industry link nearby.

What the scheme is worth

Full or partial tuition cover, allocated to universities which then select candidates internally
Applied at all three degree levels — bachelor's, master's and PhD
Hangzhou is the cheapest eastern city we cover, so a tuition waiver converts into more months of cover
A strong technology and internet sector in the city, relevant to CS, AI and business students

Process

How the application actually runs

The steps are in the order they happen, because the first one catches most applicants out.

Apply to the university first

The quota is allocated to the university, so the award follows admission rather than running as a separate application.

Ask how the university allocates its provincial quota

Universities differ in whether they use the quota for a top-up, a partial waiver or a full award. Ask which applies to your programme.

Check the language-programme angle

Zhejiang University admits language students in both September and March. If you are building towards a degree rather than applying for one, a language place can be the entry point to the provincial award later.

Price it against Hangzhou, not Shanghai

Hangzhou's monthly costs sit well below Shanghai's, so a tuition-only award is less painful here than in the neighbouring province.

Confirm the internal selection criteria

Rankings, interview results and department recommendations often decide the internal selection. Ask what the university weights.

Universities

Where the scheme can reach you in Zhejiang

2 institutions we cover in this province, 1 of which can nominate scholarship students directly.

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Zhejiang University

Hangzhou · est. 1897 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class

Very wide discipline coverage on a large modern campus, close to Hangzhou's tech employers.

Tuition: CNY 24,000–40,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B

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Hangzhou Dianzi University

Hangzhou · est. 1956 · Zhejiang provincial key · not 985/211

An electronics and computing school with unusually deep ties to Hangzhou's IT industry.

Tuition: CNY 18,000–28,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught

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Cities

The part the award does not cover

A tuition waiver leaves the monthly budget untouched. These are the figures that decide how far it goes.

City	Dormitory / month	Realistic total / month	Tuition you still pay
Hangzhou	700–1,500	2,000–3,600	CNY 400–700 / yr

All figures CNY per month for one student. Full city profiles, including private rent, are on each city's page.

Before you commit

The part that catches people out

A provincial quota allocated to a university means the outcome can depend on department-level discretion as much as on your file. Ask how selection is made and what the weighting is, rather than assuming a strong transcript decides it on its own.

FAQ

Questions about Zhejiang scholarships

The province allocates a quota to each university and the university selects candidates internally, so there is no separate provincial portal. You apply to the university and ask what you are nominated for.

It is primarily a tuition award, full or partial. Treat it as reducing tuition rather than covering a month's living costs, and check the current call for any stipend component.

It is the cheapest of the eastern cities we cover, and materially below Shanghai, which is why a tuition-only award stretches much further there.

Not sure which scheme you can get?

Tell us your level, field and the universities you are considering. We will tell you which funding routes actually apply to you — and which ones do not.

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