CSC extends online application period for scholarship programmes with 19 universities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada

Summary

The China Scholarship Council has extended the online application period for its co-operative scholarship programmes with 19 universities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, in a notice forwarded by the international office of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University on 4 September 2026. Colleges are asked to circulate the notice among staff and students and encourage applications, with the online deadline set for 30 September at 14:00. Applicants do not need to submit a foreign invitation letter or language test scores at the application stage, and may provide them after admission and before departure.

The notice is available at https://www. csc. edu.

cn/chuguo/s/4290 and https://www. csc. edu.

cn/chuguo/s/3626. The university's international office can be reached through Ms Yang on telephone 83820057, at No. 589 Xuefu Avenue, Hongjiaozhou, Nanchang, Jiangxi. The forwarded notice was issued by the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange and the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office, and appears in the university's notices section.

Commentary

Several of New Zealand's eight public universities hold co-operative scholarship agreements with the China Scholarship Council, covering doctoral study and visiting scholars. China was once New Zealand's largest source of international students, accounting for about 35,000 registrations a year before the pandemic, or nearly 30 percent of the international student total. The CSC's extension for 19 universities in Australia, New Zealand and Canada to 30 September, with language scores and foreign invitation letters temporarily waived at the application stage, shows China is still actively promoting government-funded study abroad and lowering application barriers.

For New Zealand SMEs, more Chinese government-funded students entering local universities would directly lift spending on accommodation, retail and professional services. The group could also become a ready talent pool for firms engaging with the China market, particularly in market research, social media operations and cross-border communication. CSC programmes, however, generally require students to return to China for two years after completing their studies, meaning most government-funded students will not stay in New Zealand long term.

Firms relying on such talent for long-term overseas business expansion face the risk of frequent turnover. A waiver at the application stage also does not mean New Zealand immigration visa approvals have been relaxed; actual arrivals remain constrained by visa policy, and firms need to watch the conversion rate. On industry competition, Australia and New Zealand both appear on the extension list, so New Zealand universities must compete with Australia for quality students.

A more practical entry point for NZ SMEs may be to engage directly with local university international student offices, offering internships, part-time work or project collaboration, and building talent networks early. After the 30 September deadline, the actual intake and arrival rate at each university will be the first indicator of the policy's real impact on the local New Zealand economy.

Keywords: China Scholarship Council, co-operative scholarship programme, extension of online application period, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, 19 universities, application deadline, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, government-funded study abroad

Summary in Chinese | 摘要

国家留学基金管理委员会发布《关于延长与澳大利亚、新西兰、加拿大19所高校合作奖学金项目网上申报时间的通知》，江西科技师范大学国际部于2026年9月4日予以转发。通知要求各学院将本通知分享至本院师生，积极鼓励学生报名参加，网上申报截止时间为9月30日14时。通知明确，申报阶段申请人无需提交外方邀请信及语言成绩，可在录取后、派出前补交。

通知给出的具体链接为 https://www.csc.edu.

cn/chuguo/s/4290 和 https://www.csc.edu.

cn/chuguo/s/3626。该校国际部联系老师为杨老师，联系电话83820057，学校地址为江西省南昌市红角洲学府大道589号。该转发通知由国际合作与交流处、港澳台事务办公室发布，属该校通知公告栏目内容。

Commentary in Chinese | 评论

新西兰八所公立大学中，多所与中国国家留学基金委签有合作奖学金协议，覆盖博士与访问学者。中国曾是新西兰最大国际学生来源国，疫情前年注册约3.5万人，占国际学生总数近三成。此次CSC延长与澳新加19所高校合作奖学金的申报时间至9月30日，并允许申报阶段暂免语言成绩和外方邀请信，显示出中国仍在积极推动公派留学并降低申请门槛。

对新西兰中小企业而言，一方面，更多中国公派留学生进入本地高校，会直接带动住宿、零售、专业服务等消费，留学生群体也可能成为企业接触中国市场的现成人才资源，尤其在市场调研、社交媒体运营、跨境沟通等方面具有独特价值。另一方面，CSC项目普遍要求学成后回国服务两年，意味着多数公派生不会长期留新，企业若依赖此类人才进行长期海外业务拓展，存在人员频繁更替的风险。同时，申报阶段免语言成绩并不等同于新西兰移民局签证审批放宽，实际入境人数仍受签证政策制约，企业需关注后续转化率。

从行业竞争看，澳大利亚和新西兰同在此次延长名单中，新西兰高校需要与澳方争夺优质生源，而NZ SME更可行的切入点或许是主动对接本地高校国际学生办公室，为留学生提供实习、兼职或项目合作，提前建立人才网络。9月30日申报截止后，各校实际接收人数和到校率将是判断该政策对新西兰本地经济实际影响的第一个观察指标。

关键词: 国家留学基金委, 合作奖学金项目, 网上申报时间延长, 澳大利亚, 新西兰, 加拿大, 19所高校, 申报截止时间, 江西科技师范大学, 公派留学

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