CSC Scholarship at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies: Application Guide
Guangzhou, GuangdongExplore admission dates, funding options and application steps for Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. Choose your degree and funding route before opening an application portal.
Application link checked October 2, 2026. Universities occasionally change systems: confirm the destination before entering personal information.
2027-2028 CSC applications
This profile includes information from previous intakes. For 2027-2028 Type B availability, eligible programs and deadlines, refer to Guangdong University of Foreign Studies's current official scholarship notice before preparing or paying for an application.
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Application dates
Official notice checked October 2, 2026
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CSC route recorded from prior evidence
Check the current program noticeCGSIS agency number
11910
Confirm inside CGSISLiving costs beyond housing
CNY 2,500–4,000 / month
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Application dates, fees and sources
2026/2027 intake (Fall 2026 degree programs): online registration 1 March 2026 to 20 June 2026, per the Institute of International Education (留学生教育学院) notice published 23 March 2026. The preceding Spring 2026 intake ran 30 September 2025 to 26 December 2025. The 2026 GDUFS International Student Scholarship and the 2026 Guangdong Province Government International Student Scholarship both closed on 5 July 2026, per notices published 20 and 21 April 2026. The 2024 prospectus describes CSC Type A embassy applications and Type B postgraduate applications using agency 11910, with an annual December–March range; that historical rule does not establish exact 2026 or 2027 CSC opening or closing dates. The March–June 2026 window above is general degree-student registration. A separate 2026 International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship route accepts one-semester applicants entering March 2027; its Beijing-time application deadline is 31 October 2026. The rule page was published 4 March 2026 and says applications are accepted 'from now'; it does not state a separate calendar opening date. This five-month award is for the scholarship's specified language-related routes and has its own HSK 3/HSKK and interview conditions; it is not the Fall 2026 degree intake. No 2027/2028 full-degree or CSC Type B deadline was found in the current official admissions listing.
For Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, refer to the current official admissions notice for opening and closing dates by program and intake. Dates from a previous intake should not be used as the next intake's deadline. Directory-wide opening checks were last completed September 14, 2026.
Fee note: The 2026 fall degree notice’s tuition appendix lists a one-time CNY 500 application fee for new students, including the MBA tracks. It is non-refundable once paid; the notice does not state a separate application-submission payment stage. The same appendix lists MBA tuition of CNY 54,000/year for the two-year full-time track and CNY 36,000/year for the three-year part-time track. Its approved pre-semester tuition withdrawal rule permits an 80% tuition refund; illegal conduct prevents refunds. Older non-degree programme pages record registration fees of CNY 300–500, including CNY 300 for the four-week intensive course. Those figures do not establish the charge for a different route. The 2024 prospectus explicitly lists application-fee exemptions for CSC and International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship recipients; the reviewed 2026 ICLTS notices do not restate an application-fee rule. Confirm current award-specific payment instructions. Source: https://iie.gdufs.edu.cn/info/1099/5488.htm
Published dates and unconfirmed windows
Application timing and source scope
2026/2027 intake (Fall 2026 degree programs): online registration 1 March 2026 to 20 June 2026, per the Institute of International Education (留学生教育学院) notice published 23 March 2026. The preceding Spring 2026 intake ran 30 September 2025 to 26 December 2025. The 2026 GDUFS International Student Scholarship and the 2026 Guangdong Province Government International Student Scholarship both closed on 5 July 2026, per notices published 20 and 21 April 2026. The 2024 prospectus describes CSC Type A embassy applications and Type B postgraduate applications using agency 11910, with an annual December–March range; that historical rule does not establish exact 2026 or 2027 CSC opening or closing dates. The March–June 2026 window above is general degree-student registration. A separate 2026 International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship route accepts one-semester applicants entering March 2027; its Beijing-time application deadline is 31 October 2026. The rule page was published 4 March 2026 and says applications are accepted 'from now'; it does not state a separate calendar opening date. This five-month award is for the scholarship's specified language-related routes and has its own HSK 3/HSKK and interview conditions; it is not the Fall 2026 degree intake. No 2027/2028 full-degree or CSC Type B deadline was found in the current official admissions listing.
Recorded CSC agency number; confirm it in the current CSC call: 11910
Guide scope reviewed 3 October 2026. Dates apply only to the intake and route named in each notice.
Funding options
Scholarships listed for Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
These awards are listed on the university profile. Eligibility, eligible degree levels, coverage, deadlines and whether new applicants can apply vary by award and intake. Open the dated call before selecting an award or paying an application fee.
- CSC / Chinese Government Scholarship
- International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship (国际中文教师奖学金)
- Guangdong Province Government International Student Scholarship (广东省政府来粤留学生奖学金)
- GDUFS International Student Scholarship (广东外语外贸大学来华留学生奖学金)
How to apply to Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Choose your funding route to see where to start, which systems to use and what to submit.
Historical reference: Start with the university application
Self-funded admission
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2027 dates unconfirmed · Autumn degree intake; program-dependent
An exact 2027 admission window is not established by the reviewed university sources. Check the prospectus for your degree and teaching language before scheduling submission.
University website — locate the current admission noticeHistorical bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral direct admission
Apply at gdufs.17gz.org during March 1–June 20, 2026, then confirm submission with admissions by phone or studyiniie@gdufs.edu.cn. Upload notarized qualifications/transcripts, passport and any China visa, photo and medical form. Bachelor’s applicants need CSCA results and programme-specific language evidence. Chinese degree study generally requires HSK 5 ≥180; MTCSOL/foreign Translation master’s require 210. Han-language entry-year exceptions and English bachelor’s TOEFL 70/IELTS 5.5 or examination alternatives are separate. Master’s/doctoral applicants need two associate-professor-or-higher recommendations, an approximately 1,500-character research plan and prior thesis abstract; examinations/interviews apply as specified. The appendix lists a non-refundable CNY 500 one-time new-student application fee, without specifying when submission-stage payment occurs. Police certificates require prescribed translation/authentication and originals; email a copy for approval and confirm the postal address first. Under-18 applicants need authenticated birth/parent documents and notarized China-guardian papers. Scholarship applicants must obtain admissions confirmation before applying for an award. Portal results are preliminary; the official admission email controls.
Reference: Fall 2026 degree entry;2026/2027 academic year. Confirm the latest notice for the same course and route before applying.
Read the university's procedure- 1
Choose your program and intake
Check Guangdong University of Foreign Studies's current prospectus for your degree, teaching language, eligibility and deadline. Arrange supervisor contact or pre-admission first when the program requires it.
Read official admission instructions - 2
Prepare your documents
Use the checklist below, then compare it with your program's required documents. Prepare any signed forms, translations and referee submissions before starting the final application.
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Complete the university application
Use the official application link and complete the fields required for your route. Submit documents only through the channel and at the stage stated in the current notice. Pay a charge only when instructed; retain any submission confirmation the system provides.
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Review your offer and costs
Check tuition, accommodation, insurance, payment deadlines and any financial-guarantee requirement. Accept the offer through the university's stated process. A CSC application is not part of a purely self-funded route.
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Track decisions and respond to requests
Check your portal and email for missing-document requests, interviews and results. If a form is returned, correct it and resubmit. Keep admission and scholarship decisions separate; follow the final offer for acceptance, registration and original-document checks.
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Document checklist and upload instructions
Use the document list for your exact program. Prepare these common items, then add any scholarship-specific forms:
- Identity: passport information page and photograph. Copy your name, birth date and passport number exactly into each application.
- Education: diploma or official expected-graduation certificate, transcripts and any required degree authentication. Include the original language and certified translations where requested.
- Language: the required HSK, IELTS, TOEFL or accepted alternative. A medium-of-instruction letter replaces a test only if the program allows it.
- Academic materials: study plan or research proposal; graduate recommendation letters; supervisor or pre-admission letter when required. Some systems send referees a private submission link.
- Additional requirements: CSCA results for applicable undergraduate routes; portfolio for relevant arts programs; medical form, police clearance, financial guarantee or guardian documents when listed. Check validity periods before arranging time-sensitive documents.
Scan each complete document clearly. Use the file type and size limit shown beside its upload field; combine multi-page documents only where the system permits. Open every uploaded file to check legibility, page order, signatures and stamps. Keep a copy of everything you submit.
Application templatesHow to fill the university application
Follow the submission method in your programme's notice. The steps below apply when it requires an online form; email and paper applications follow their separate source-linked instructions above.
- Open the university link for your degree level. On an admissions website, find the international-student application entry, then register or sign in. Button names vary between systems.
- Choose the correct entry year, degree, teaching language and program. Read its requirements before selecting your funding option.
- Enter personal information as it appears in your passport. List education and employment dates accurately, and enter a reliable email address.
- Complete the study plan and referee fields. Upload each document to its matching slot; enter a CSC application number only if your route asks for one.
- Preview the whole application. Follow the fee instructions, submit the form and check that the system acknowledges submission. Saving a draft does not submit it.
How to fill the CSC application
- Open the CSC portal below and register or sign in. Complete your personal details before starting the scholarship application.
- Select the application category specified in the current scholarship call. Type A commonly uses a dispatching authority and Type B a university; confirm the exact category and agency number in that route's current notice and check the receiving institution displayed by the system.
- Select the degree category, teaching language, major and study period specified by the eligible program. Keep these consistent with your university application.
- Upload the requested documents, review all fields and submit. Download the completed application form; sign and upload it to the university or dispatching-authority system when instructed.
- Save your application number and a copy of the submitted form. If you withdraw to edit, submit again before the deadline and tell the receiving office if it already began reviewing your application.
University agency number on record: 11910. For Type B, match it to Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in CSC. Type A uses your dispatching authority's number instead.
Open CSC application systemCSC scholarship application systemCosts and scholarship coverage
Application fees are separate from tuition and everyday expenses. Use the same degree, program and accommodation type when comparing universities.
Application feeCNY 500Application charge; separate from tuition and other study costs
View cost sourceTuitionSee your program’s fee scheduleCompare annual fees with annual fees; some programs quote the whole degree
View cost sourceAccommodationSee campus and room ratesCheck room type, billing period and whether housing is guaranteed
View cost sourceLiving expensesCNY 2,500–4,000 / month (planning estimate)CSC Path city estimate for food, transport, phone and personal spending; excludes tuition and accommodation. Actual spending varies. A stipend is funding, not a cost estimate.
University background, academic strengths and sources
Established in May 1995 through the merger of Guangzhou Foreign Languages College (founded in 1964) and Guangzhou Foreign Trade College (founded in 1980). In 2011, GDUFS became the UN's 19th global cooperation partner for training candidates for competitive language examinations. A 2024 university page reported 31 foreign-language programs and 26 teaching units; those counts are tied to that dated source, not presented as a current catalog total. Fields listed on this profile include School of English for International Business, Faculty of English Language and Culture, School of Interpreting and Translation Studies, School of International Trade and Economics. For 2027-2028 CSC applications, check the current university notice for eligible programs, funding categories, deadlines and required application systems before preparing documents or paying a fee.
Scholarship records for Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
4 funding entries are recorded. Browse by route first, then open the full sourced list when you need the exact award name.
View all recorded scholarship names
- CSC / Chinese Government Scholarship
- International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship (国际中文教师奖学金)
- Guangdong Province Government International Student Scholarship (广东省政府来粤留学生奖学金)
- GDUFS International Student Scholarship (广东外语外贸大学来华留学生奖学金)
Scholarship availability is based on program type and province; always confirm on the university's international admissions page for the current intake.
Guangzhou, Guangdong: living costs
Estimated monthly living costs for food, transport, phone and personal items, excluding accommodation. Check your award's coverage and the university's housing charges separately; scholarship routes have different benefits.
Check the current CSC award terms
Scholarship coverage depends on the current call, degree level and eligible program. A prior CSC host listing does not confirm an open route or a specific award at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. Check the university notice for tuition, accommodation, insurance, stipend, eligibility and the application deadline before applying.
Source-linked admission details
8 sourced facts, recorded source check: October 2, 2026. Open the details when comparing costs or entry requirements.
View sourced admission facts
Scope: CSC agency number, host status, application fee and the 2026/2027 intake deadline, read from official GDUFS and Chinese government sources. See the recorded official notices and any source qualifications below.
- CSC agency number
- CSC agency number (机构代码) 11910 is published by GDUFS on page 7 of its official 广东外语外贸大学来华留学生学历生招生简章（2024版） prospectus PDF, in the row for 中国政府奖学金 自主招生项目（B类）, alongside the application window December to March. The page is an image PDF with zero extractable text, so the figure was read by rendering page 7 at 400 dpi, OCR-ing it, and visually confirming the cropped cell; three independent OCR passes and the visual check all returned 11910.
- Scholarship
- GDUFS is confirmed as a Chinese Government Scholarship host institution, listed as entry 74 (广东省 / Guangdong, 广东外语外贸大学 / Guangdong University of Foreign Studies) in the official CSC host-institution list PDF published at campuschina.org on 14 January 2026. That list carries no agency numbers.
- Scholarship
- The university's own prospectus states it is one of the first batch of 38 Chinese Ministry of Education 来华留学生示范基地 (demonstration bases for international students) and that its international student education began in 1986. It lists four scholarships: Chinese Government Scholarship, International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship, Guangdong Province Government International Student Scholarship, and GDUFS International Student Scholarship.
- Application fee
- The 2026 fall degree notice’s Appendix 1 lists a one-time CNY 500 application fee for new students, non-refundable after payment. Older language-training pages record CNY 300–500, and CNY 300 for four-week intensive study. The 2024 prospectus lists CSC/ICLTS application-fee exemptions; the separate 2026 ICLTS rules do not restate a fee rule.
- Intake
- 2026/2027 academic year Fall intake: online registration ran 1 March 2026 to 20 June 2026, with admission results issued progressively from late June to early August 2026, per the notice 2026年秋季国际学生·学历生报名通知 published 23 March 2026. The Spring 2026 intake ran 30 September 2025 to 26 December 2025.
- Application deadline
- The GDUFS scholarship and Guangdong Province Government scholarship application deadline for 2026 was 5 July 2026, per the 2026年广东外语外贸大学来华留学生奖学金 notice (published 20 April 2026) and the 2026年度广东省政府来粤留学生奖学金 notice (published 21 April 2026).
- Intake
- From academic year 2026/2027, applicants for bachelor's degree study at Chinese Government Scholarship host institutions must sit the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) before applying; GDUFS published a dedicated explanatory notice and the first global CSCA sitting was scheduled for 21 December 2025, with five sittings per year from 2026 (January, March, April, June, December).
- Tuition notes
- The 2026 fall degree tuition appendix lists: Chinese-language and other Chinese-taught bachelor’s CNY 20,000/year; English-taught bachelor’s CNY 33,800/year; academic master’s CNY 25,000/year; foreign Translation/Interpreting master’s (three years) CNY 23,500/year; MTCSOL CNY 28,000/year; MBA full-time (two years) CNY 54,000/year and part-time (three years) CNY 36,000/year; MIB CNY 28,000/year; doctorate CNY 30,000/year. These are the listed 2026 fall rates. The separate 2024 prospectus recorded MBA CNY 168,000 total, with CNY 84,000/year full-time or CNY 56,000/year part-time; CNY 56,000 was not the full three-year total. It also listed MTI and Journalism/Communication CNY 35,000/year. Earlier non-degree pages record CNY 17,200/year, CNY 8,600/half-year, CNY 4,700/eight weeks and CNY 2,600/four weeks; those are separately attributed historical programme rates, not confirmed 2027 tariffs.
Source: Institute of International Education, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (广东外语外贸大学留学生教育学院) — official degree-student prospectus PDF. Fees and dates can change: confirm the current intake on the official notice before paying anything.
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Browse the official website to identify potential supervisors and their research groups. We link to the official site rather than listing individual professor emails: always find current contact details on department pages.
Official websiteGuangdong University of Foreign Studies CSC scholarship FAQ
Does Guangdong University of Foreign Studies accept CSC Type B applications?
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies appears in our directory based on prior CSC host or program evidence. For 2027-2028 Type B participation, consult the university's current international-admissions notice and confirm the application channel and Agency Number before applying.
Is the CSC scholarship at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies fully funded?
A full Chinese Government Scholarship normally covers tuition, accommodation or a housing subsidy, medical insurance, and a monthly stipend. That does not prove Guangdong University of Foreign Studies will offer a full Type B award in 2027-2028: some routes are partial or unavailable, so confirm the current notice and your final award letter.
What is the application deadline for Guangdong University of Foreign Studies?
The latest official information checked October 2, 2026 says: 2026/2027 intake (Fall 2026 degree programs): online registration 1 March 2026 to 20 June 2026, per the Institute of International Education (留学生教育学院) notice published 23 March 2026. The preceding Spring 2026 intake ran 30 September 2025 to 26 December 2025. The 2026 GDUFS International Student Scholarship and the 2026 Guangdong Province Government International Student Scholarship both closed on 5 July 2026, per notices published 20 and 21 April 2026. The 2024 prospectus describes CSC Type A embassy applications and Type B postgraduate applications using agency 11910, with an annual December–March range; that historical rule does not establish exact 2026 or 2027 CSC opening or closing dates. The March–June 2026 window above is general degree-student registration. A separate 2026 International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship route accepts one-semester applicants entering March 2027; its Beijing-time application deadline is 31 October 2026. The rule page was published 4 March 2026 and says applications are accepted 'from now'; it does not state a separate calendar opening date. This five-month award is for the scholarship's specified language-related routes and has its own HSK 3/HSKK and interview conditions; it is not the Fall 2026 degree intake. No 2027/2028 full-degree or CSC Type B deadline was found in the current official admissions listing. Check the current notice for your degree, route, and intake before applying.
What can I study at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies on a CSC scholarship?
Fields listed for Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou, Guangdong include School of English for International Business, Faculty of English Language and Culture, School of Interpreting and Translation Studies, School of International Trade and Economics. If its current CSC notice confirms your degree level and subject, use the official program catalogue to check the teaching language and identify a suitable supervisor.
Does Guangdong University of Foreign Studies charge an application fee?
The 2026 fall degree notice’s tuition appendix lists a one-time CNY 500 application fee for new students, including the MBA tracks. It is non-refundable once paid; the notice does not state a separate application-submission payment stage. The same appendix lists MBA tuition of CNY 54,000/year for the two-year full-time track and CNY 36,000/year for the three-year part-time track. Its approved pre-semester tuition withdrawal rule permits an 80% tuition refund; illegal conduct prevents refunds. Older non-degree programme pages record registration fees of CNY 300–500, including CNY 300 for the four-week intensive course. Those figures do not establish the charge for a different route. The 2024 prospectus explicitly lists application-fee exemptions for CSC and International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship recipients; the reviewed 2026 ICLTS notices do not restate an application-fee rule. Confirm current award-specific payment instructions. Source: https://iie.gdufs.edu.cn/info/1099/5488.htm
Figures based on China Scholarship Council program information. Always verify current details on campuschina.org and your target university's admissions page.
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