Postgraduate Research Scholarships
Apply for a scholarship for an existing funded PhD project
You can apply for an existing PhD project which has received funds from the University or external funding bodies. These projects have an established research topic and a formed supervisory team. You can check the below list of funded PhD project for information about specific projects available or contact potential supervisors to discuss funding opportunities. These projects are remain open until the position is filled. The start date of the programme is normally the first day of March, June, September, or December. Please note the reference number with* refers to PhD project collaborated with industry.
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| Computer Science and Software Engineering PhD | FOSA2312018 | New combinatorial perspectives on parking functions and their variations | Thomas Selig |
| Computer Science and Software Engineering PhD | FOSA2312027 | Deep learning for online Classification | Nanlin Jin |
| Computer Science and Software Engineering PhD | FOSA2312016 | Continual Graph Learning with Self-Awareness | Steven Guan |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering PhD | FOSA2212009 | Development of Dispatchable Solar PV Systems Based on Hierarchical Solar Forecasting | Xiaoyang Chen |
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| Computer Science and Software Engineering PhD | TW5A2406006 | AI and Cognitive Robotics towards Visual-tactile Perception of Materials and Human-Robot Interaction | Fan Zhang |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering PhD | TW5A2312003 | Development of Intelligent Robotic System with Adaptive Manipulation and Effective Human-Robot Interaction | Fan Zhu |
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| English, Culture and Communication PhD | FOSA2306023 | English writing processes and products of young Chinese learners: The roles of motivation and cognition | Dawei Wei |
| English, Culture and Communication PhD | PGRS2312001 | Transforming Chinese secondary school students into emergent bilinguals in an English language classroom—A longitudinal pedagogical intervention that deploys translanguaging to stimulate agentive learning | Yan Zhao |
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| Biological Science PhD | FOSA2406024 | The mechanism of the therapeutic potential of stem cell-derived Dendrobium Officinale sprouts (DOS) for gastric mucosa wound healing | Jie Zhang |
| Biological Science PhD | FOSA2312034 | Mechanisms of matrix remodeling associated 7 (MXRA7) proteins translocation across cell compartments and actions in nuclei of skin-derived cells | Yiqiang Wang |
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| Computer Science PhD | TW5A2406004 | Leveraging Knowledge Bases and Graphs for Enhanced Natural Language Understanding and Generation | Qi Chen |
| Computer Science PhD | TW5A2406005 | Prompt Learning for Video Anomaly Detection | Yuxuan Zhao |
| Computer Science and Software Engineering PhD | FOSA2306025 | Advanced Data Fusion Learning-Driven Computer-Aided Diagnosis Model for Lung Cancer | Hong Seng Gan |
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering PhD | FOSA2406021 | A study on the carrier transportation mechansim of self-alignment vertical structure flexible synpatic transistors for neuromorphic computing | Qifeng Lu |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering PhD | FOSLG230803 | A study on the vertical structure electric double layer flexible artificial synaptic transistor | Wei Chen |
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| Computer Science and Software Engineering PhD | TW5A2406001 | Research on End-to-End Real-Time Scheduling Methods for Remanufacturing under Dynamic Uncertainty | Yufan Zheng |
| PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering | FOSLG240601 | The development of a performance optimization strategy on heat transfer devices with considerations of the dynamic system characteristics | Long Huang |
| PhD in Electrical & Electronic Engineering | FOSLG230503 | Multi-Physics Optimization of Control Valve Structure – An Integrated approach with Approximation Assisted Models | Long Huang |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering PhD | FOSA2312003 | Approximation-Assisted Transient Vapor Compression Cycle Modeling under Fast Fluid Dynamics Simulated Built Environment | Long Huang |
Apply for a scholarship with your own project
This scholarship aims to cultivate innovative applicants who devote to their original research projects. You can bring your own research project to apply for a scholarship. This scholarship is available to potential doctoral candidates whose principal supervisor is from following schools:
- Academy of Film and Creative Technology
- Academy of Future Education
- Design School
- International Business School Suzhou
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Mathematics and Physics
- XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang)
- HeXie Academy
The scholarship application is only open to the applicant applying for a full-time doctoral programme.
Timeline
There will be two application rounds for each academic year:
- First round– applications submitted by 17:00 CST (UTC+8), 15 October will be reviewed in the first round and the successful scholarship recipients will be announced in December.
- Second round– applications submitted by 17:00 CST (UTC+8), 15 April will be reviewed in the second round and the successful scholarship recipients will be announced in July.
The scholarship deadlines are strictly adhered to and late submission will not be accepted.
Scholarship application submission
The scholarship application should be submitted through online system following the normal PhD application procedure. The admission process of doctoral programme will be initiated after the release of scholarship result.
More details can be found on the ‘How to Apply‘ page of the website.
XJTLU offers a range of scholarships to highly motivated and dedicated candidates to pursue research leading to a doctoral degree. Qualified applicants may receive financial support including:
It is a condition of the award that full scholarship holders are required to undertake a Teaching Assistant or Research Assistant role; while these positions are also available for fees-only scholarship holders and partial tuition-fee scholarship holders, who will be paid with university standard.
Scholarships are available for full-time study only, and there are currently no scholarships available for part-time programmes.
If you are seeking doctoral funding opportunities, you could either apply for a scholarship for an existing funded PhD project or a scholarship with your own project.