Application templates

CSC application templates

Copy-friendly templates for your CSC application. Open a document, adapt the bracketed placeholders to your own details, and make it yours.

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Make each study plan your own

Templates show structure. Replace every placeholder, use your own experience, and check the program's instructions. Submitting a near-identical plan can hide what makes your application fit that program.

Too general

“I have always loved science. Your university is excellent, and I want to achieve my dreams.”

More useful structure

“In my final-year project, I tested [method] against [baseline]. At [program], I want to study [specific question] with [named lab or course].”

These examples illustrate the difference. Do not paste either paragraph into an application.

Application essay

Master's Study Plan

Free CSC study plan template for master's applicants, with a complete structure, section prompts, word-count guidance, and editable placeholders.

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Application essay

PhD Research Proposal

Free PhD research proposal template with prompts for the problem, literature gap, methods, timeline, expected contribution, and references.

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Reference

Recommendation Letter

Free CSC recommendation letter template with guidance on academic evidence, specific examples, letterhead, signatures, stamps, and recommender details.

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Outreach

Email to a Professor

Free professor outreach email template for CSC applicants requesting supervision and a pre-admission or acceptance letter, with subject-line guidance.

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Application essay

Motivation Letter

Free CSC motivation letter template covering your background, academic goals, program fit, reasons for choosing China, future plans, and scholarship need.

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Financial