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 |
| Civil Engineering PhD | FOSA2406042 | Impact of mixed vegetation of different types on river flows | Xiaonan Tang |
| Civil Engineering PhD | FOS2305JJ01* | Information Fusion Navigation Algorithm based on Lidar-Vision Integration | Lei Fan |
| Civil Engineering PhD | FOS2312JAA01* | Research and Application of Plastic Behavior and Constitutive Model of Thin Plate Metal Materials |
Guobin Gong |
| Architecture PhD | FOSA2312042 | Chinese Architecture in the New Media Environment: Presenting Images and Framing Discourses | Jiawen Han |
| Civil Engineering PhD | FOSA2412013 | Semantic segmentation of point cloud data using multi-modal data fusion and deep learning | Lei Fan |
| Urban Planning and Design PhD | FOSA2506046 | The Renewal of Industrial Parks in China: Case Studies in Suzhou | Bing Chen |
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| Business PhD | FOSLG240408 | Inferring Market Return Predictability from the Cross Section of Options: A Machine Learning Approach | Edwin Ruan |
| Business PhD | PGRSLG240703 | Non-real estate corporations vs. non-financial corporations and systematic risk: Evidence from Chia | Xuezhong He |
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| Computer Science and Software Engineering PhD | TW5LG240501 | Personalized Image Generation Using GANs and Diffusion Models | Xianxu Hou |
| Computer Science and Software Engineering PhD | TW5A2412002 | Novel Deep Learning Architectures and Their Applications in Time Series | Di Zhang |
| 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 Electronics Engineering PhD | FOSLG250401 | GaN P-Channel Heterojunction Field-Effect Transistors for CMOS Circuit | Dr Jie Zhang |
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| Business PhD | TW5A2506005 | The Impact of ESG Legal Risks in Due Diligence on Merger and Acquisition Decision-making of Chinese A-share Listed Companies | Kai Liu |
| Programme | Project Code | Title of PhD Project | Supervisor |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering PhD | FOSA2412012 | Research on AI-Empowered Optimisation Scheme for Edge Intelligent IRS-Aided Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network | Bintao Hu |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering PhD | ST250304AI | AI-Assisted Wireless Charging System Design and Optimization for Low Altitude Economy Application | Wenzhang Zhang |
| 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 | TW5A2406002 | Nonlinear dynamics of aperiodically-excited pendula | Sze-Hong Teh |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering PhD | TW5A2506004 | Study on Robust Fractional Order Dynamic Inverse (RFODI) Control System for Industrial Automation | Ibrahim Mustafa Mehedi |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering PhD | TW5A2506006 | Personalized Human-Robot Interaction with Emotionally Adaptive Mobility Assistants for Elderly Care | Ki-Young Song |
Apply for PhD Merit-Based Scholarship
This type of scholarship is intended to support candidates with outstanding research potential. Prospective applicants seeking consideration for a merit-based scholarship may indicate their interest when submitting their application to the university’s doctoral programmes.
The school and University’s Postgraduate Research Scholarship Panel will conduct a comprehensive evaluation based on the applicants’ academic excellence, research potential, research experience, and achievements, and will recommend the most qualified candidates for the award.
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.