Article 1 of the Notice of the Ministry of Education on Further Improving the Funding Standards of National Scholarships for Doctoral Students

In order to further support the cultivation of doctoral students and mobilize the enthusiasm of young high-end talents, with the consent of the State Council, from the spring semester of 20 17, the national subsidy standard for full-time doctoral students (except those with fixed salary income) in the national postgraduate enrollment plan will be raised, in which: the doctoral students in central universities will be raised from 12000 yuan per student to 15000 yuan per year. The number of doctoral students in local colleges and universities will be increased from not less than 1.00 million yuan per student to not less than 1.30 million yuan per year (the specific standards will be determined by the Provincial Department of Finance and the Department of Education); Scientific research institutes and other postgraduate training institutions shall comply with them.