I saw a lot of students asking similar questions like this in almost every forum related to study in China. Well, in this article let me explain what agency numbers are, how to get the right agency number, how to use agency numbers and the full list of Agency Numbers for the Chinese Government Scholarship - Chinese University Program.

1. What is an Agency Number for Chinese Government Scholarship?

As we all know, there are many types of a Chinese Government Scholarships such as Bilateral Program, Chinese University Program, EU Program, PIF Program, AUN Program, Great Wall Program, etc. We need to apply for these different scholarships through different institutions. For example, it is Chinese universities that deal with Chinese Government Scholarship - Chinese University Program. And other types of China scholarships are handled by institutions like the Chinese Embassy in different countries. All in all, different Chinese scholarship application channels are different and we call all of them agencies. If you apply for a CSC scholarship from the embassy, then the embassy is an agency. If you apply for a Chinese Government Scholarship through a Chinese university, then the university is an agency. There are more than 2.7 thousand ordinary colleges and universities in China recognized by the Ministry of Education but not all of them can receive CSC students. In fact, according to official data, at present, a total of 289 Chinese universities can accept Chinese Government Scholarship students. No matter what channel you apply for the CSC scholarship, you can only choose universities from the 289 ones.

When we are engaged in the CSC official website to apply for a Chinese Government Scholarship, we need to fill in the information of the application receive agency. But we can't just enter the name of the agency. Instead, we can only enter the unique numbers which represent that agency. In other words, that is, each agency has it’s own unique agency number. For example, 10001 stands for Peking University, 5861 stands for Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, 3602 stands for Chinese Embassy in Indonesia. If you want to apply for Peking University when applying for Chinese Government Scholarship - Chinese University Program, then just fill 10001 then there will appear the name of PKU. Just like a unique zip code represents a unique area, the same is true for the agency number. And in the actual application process, you will see three types of scholarships to choose from which are Program Category Type A, Program Category Type B, and Program Category Type C. I explained the classification of ABC in detail in another article where you can also have a look if you feel confused.

2. How to find the right agency number for the Chinese Government Scholarship?

The most direct way to get the agency number is to ask that agency. Call the embassy to ask if the embassy is responsible for that scholarship or go check the school's official website if your application needs to be reviewed by that university. And for the Chinese Government Scholarship - Chinese University Program, the agency number of about 2000 Chinese universities were translated and listed by a company named CUCAS which is the biggest platform to applying for Chinese universities and also the owner of this Tribe Forum. I think you have a 99% chance of finding the agency number you want on their website.

3. The newest list of Chinese University Agency Numbers for Chinese Government Scholarship - Chinese University Program

To help you more quickly find the agency number of your target university from the 289 universities which can accept the Chinese Government Scholarship students, I spend all my morning sorting out the latest information about the Chinese university agency number. Although officials say they have 289 universities that can accept CSC students, only 286 university names are updated on their website. But I found one more in the Application System which has not been updated on the introduction website maybe. So in the table below, there are a total of 287 university agency numbers, almost the full list of the Chinese university agency number.

4. How to use agency number for Chinese Government Scholarship?

CSC only accepts recommended applicants from the dispatching authorities in your country or the Chinese universities under the Chinese University Program of CGS. The Agency Number can only be obtained from the dispatching authorities or the corresponding universities upon recommendation. Application with incorrect Agency Number will not be processed.

Step1: First of all, you can browse and find the universities and programs you are interested in from the CSC website. After you have decided on the application options and prepared the application documents, you can go to the 2021 CSC Scholarship Application System to start applying.

Step 2: Register your account and fill in your personal information.

Step 3: Select the correct “Program Category”. If you don't understand the difference between program categories, please click here to view related content.

Step 4: Find the Chinese university agency number from the CSC Agency Number List of the Chinese University Program or check the above table I made if you wanna apply for the Chinese Government Scholarship - Chinese University Program and input the correct Agency Number.

Step 5: Fill in the application information. Please make sure that all the information and uploaded documents are valid and accurate.

Step 6: Submit and print the application form and send it to authorities if required.

Do you know the main information about an agency number for the Chinese Government Scholarship now? Hope what I write helpful!

Differences of CSC type A, type B, type C

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