Guangdong University of Finance & Economics: Scholarships for International Students

Scope: Application deadline, application fee, tuition, accommodation, insurance, scholarships, eligibility and the official application portal for international students at Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, from the university's own 2026 undergraduate, master's and doctoral admission guides, all published 27 February 2026 and read on 2 October 2026.. See the recorded official notices and any source qualifications below.

Application deadline

The 2026 undergraduate guide states 七、申请截止日期：2026年6月1日, published in English as "Application Deadline: June 1, 2026". The master's guide gives the same 1 June 2026 date; the doctoral guide states 申请截止日期: 2026年5月1日. All three windows have closed and no opening date is printed in any guide.

Application fee

CNY 500 per person, about USD 80, published as 报名费 in the 2026 undergraduate, master's and doctoral guides. The receipt must accompany the application with the remark "申请费+申请人护照号" or the application is invalid, and the fee is non-refundable once the application is complete. No exemption is published.

Tuition

CNY 19,000 per academic year for undergraduate study (about USD 2,700), CNY 25,000 per academic year for master's study (about USD 3,500) and CNY 30,000 per academic year for doctoral study (about USD 4,320), each paid in one instalment per academic year. This is tuition and is separate from the CNY 500 application fee.

Accommodation

CNY 12,000 per academic year for a single room (about USD 1,700) and CNY 6,000 per academic year for a twin room (about USD 850), paid by academic year. The rates exclude water, electricity, drinking water, hot bathing water and internet, and the guides state that on-campus housing on the Guangzhou campus is limited and should be requested in the application system.

Medical insurance

CNY 800 per person per academic year for the comprehensive medical insurance scheme for international students, covering accident and illness medical costs, hospitalisation, accidental disability and death. The doctoral guide states 未按规定投保的，不予录取 — applicants who do not insure as required are not admitted.

Scholarship

The 2026 guides name the Guangdong Government Outstanding International Student Scholarship (广东省政府来粤留学生奖学金). Published amounts are CNY 10,000 per person for undergraduates, CNY 20,000 for master's students and CNY 30,000 for doctoral students. The guides state that it is quota-limited, cannot offset tuition (此项奖学金不可抵扣学费), and is requested with the admission application; recipients may reapply each academic year under the published rules. A separate New International Student Grant is listed for the 2025 cohort, but no 2026/27 call was located. The 2026 admission guides reviewed do not name a CSC scholarship.

Eligibility

Undergraduate applicants must be non-Chinese citizens aged 18 or over and normally not over 30, hold a high-school diploma or above, be physically and mentally healthy to the visa medical standard and have no criminal record. English-taught applicants need IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 70 or Duolingo 100, waived for native English speakers or holders of an English-medium previous degree; Chinese-taught applicants need HSK Level 4 at 180 or above. Language certificates are valid for two years. International Business applicants must have studied high-school mathematics with good grades and no fails.

Documents

Signed application form; passport information page, plus the visa or residence-permit page and entry stamp for applicants already in China; notarised high-school diploma and transcript with translation where needed; CSCA score report where held; two recommendation letters, one from the high-school principal and one from a teacher; CV; study plan; language certificate; financial proof comprising a sponsor guarantee form and a bank deposit certificate of at least CNY 40,000, with proof of relationship where the sponsor is not the applicant; Foreigner Physical Examination Form valid six months; and a no-criminal-record certificate usually issued within the previous six months. Applications are reviewed, shortlisted applicants are interviewed online, and admission notices and the JW202 form are sent by email.

Application portal

https://gdufe.at0086.cn/StuApplication/Login.aspx — printed as the sole application route in all four 2026 admission guides and linked from the School of International Education's English site.

Source: Guangdong University of Finance & Economics, 2026 International Students Enrollment Guide of Full-time Undergraduate Programs, published 27 February 2026. Fees and dates can change: confirm the current intake on the official notice before paying anything.