CSC Scholarship at Nanjing Agricultural University: Application Guide

Scope: Nanjing Agricultural University's published 2026/2027 international admissions terms — the CSC agency number, the application fee and tuition, entry requirements, the self-funded and CSC application windows, and the awards the university offers international students — as stated in its own admission and scholarship notices.. See the recorded official notices and any source qualifications below.

Official name

Nanjing Agricultural University (南京农业大学), Nanjing, Jiangsu Province; founded 1902; a Ministry of Education national key university and a Double First-Class university.

CSC agency number

10307 — stated verbatim in Step 4 of the 2026 CSC-NAU High-level Graduate Students Program brochure as "(Type: B; Agency No.: 10307)" and repeated identically in Step 4 of the 2026 Chinese Government Scholarship Silk Road Program brochure. This is the number applicants enter in the CSC Information Management System for International Students.

CSC programme type

Type B (Chinese University Program) for both the High-level Graduate Students Program and the Silk Road Program; the university states it does not accept Type A bilateral applications but will issue a pre-admission letter to help qualified candidates apply through their own government.

Application fee

CNY 500 per person for degree applicants, or USD 80 for a transfer from outside China, non-refundable once remitted; CNY 300 per person for non-degree visiting students.

Undergraduate tuition

CNY 20,000 / 22,000 / 33,000 per year for Chinese-taught programmes and CNY 24,000 / 26,000 / 39,000 per year for English-taught programmes, by discipline band.

Master's tuition

CNY 24,000 / 26,000 / 39,000 per year for Chinese-taught programmes and CNY 28,000 / 30,000 / 45,000 per year for English-taught programmes, by discipline band.

Doctoral tuition

CNY 30,000 / 33,000 / 49,000 per year for Chinese-taught programmes and CNY 34,000 / 37,000 / 50,000 per year for English-taught programmes, by discipline band.

Accommodation

Two-bed international student rooms at CNY 1,200 (Binjiang campus) or CNY 1,000 (Weigang campus) per person per month for stays of a month or longer, or CNY 60 and CNY 50 per person per day for a short stay within one month; standard in force since September 2024.

CSC High-level Graduate Students Program deadline

31 January 2026 — "The applicant must submit the application online with application material mentioned above before January 31, 2026. The recommendation list will be sent to the review committee of CSC Scholarship for approval."

CSC Silk Road Program deadline

20 May 2026 — "The applicant must submit the application online with application material mentioned above before May 20, 2026."

Silk Road Program eligible nationalities

Ten named countries only: Kenya, Ethiopia, Benin, Egypt, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Myanmar, Pakistan, Nigeria and Laos (Nationalities must be from one of the following countries).

Self-funded application deadline

The 2026 undergraduate admissionPDF gives 31 May 2026, closed, withJune 2026 as the latest accepted CSCA exam and a booking-receipt exception for pending results. Other levels require their own notice; the older late-June/mid-July page is not the 2026 undergraduate cutoff.

CSC stipend — master's

CNY 3,000 per month (硕士研究生：人民币3,000元/月).

CSC stipend — doctoral

CNY 3,500 per month (博士研究生：3500元人民币/月).

CSC accommodation subsidy — off campus

CNY 700 per month for master's students and CNY 1,000 per month for doctoral students; on-campus students receive a free standard room instead.

Nanjing Municipal Government Scholarship amounts

CNY 20,000 for graduate students, CNY 10,000 for undergraduate students and CNY 5,000 for non-degree students, for one academic year; a partial scholarship.

NAU International Student Scholarship amounts

Full scholarship: tuition waiver, accommodation subsidy of CNY 10,000 per year, a monthly stipend of CNY 1,500 and comprehensive medical insurance. A partial scholarship tier covers a tuition waiver only.

Language requirement — Chinese taught

HSK Level 5 or above is mandatory for bachelor's programme applicants and for Chinese-taught graduate programmes (本科生学历项目及其它汉语授课项目的申请人需至少达到HSK5级).

Language requirement — English taught

IELTS 6.0 or above, or TOEFL 80 or above; TOEFL Mybest Scores are accepted, the university's DI code is C702, and TOEFL Essentials is accepted. Applicants from an English-speaking country or with a previous degree taught in English also qualify.

Age limits — degree programmes

Under 25 for bachelor's, under 35 for master's, under 40 for doctoral. The CSC High-level and Silk Road programmes apply the same 35 and 40 caps.

Age limits — non-degree programmes

Under 45 for general scholar (进修生) applicants and under 50 for senior scholar and research scholar (研究学者) applicants.

CSCA requirement

From the 2026/2027 academic year, bachelor's degree applicants must sit the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) before applying and submit the result; the official test site is www.csca.cn and subject requirements are listed in the university's application system.

Application system and contact

NAU's own online application system at https://njau.at0086.cn/StuApplication/Login.aspx; admissions mailbox admission@njau.edu.cn; telephone +86-25-84395197 and +86-25-84399117; Office of International Relations, College of International Education, No. 666 Binjiang Avenue, Jiangbei New Area, Nanjing. Paper documents are not accepted (现在不收取纸质材料，请勿邮寄).

Institutional standing

Founded 1902 and the first institution in China to offer four-year bachelor's programmes in agricultural disciplines; 20 colleges, 74 bachelor's, 96 master's and 53 doctoral programmes; a Double First-Class university; seven disciplines graded A in the fourth national first-level discipline assessment, including four A+ (Crop Science, Agricultural Resources and Environment, Plant Protection, and Agricultural and Forestry Economics and Management).

Scholarships available to international students

Five awards are published: the Chinese Government Scholarship High-level Graduate Students Program; the Chinese Government Scholarship Silk Road Program; the China-Link Short-term Scientific Exchange Scholarship Program; the Nanjing Municipal Government Scholarship; and the Nanjing Agricultural University International Student Scholarship.

Tuition notes

Published by Nanjing Agricultural University's College of International Education on its 费用标准 (Study Costs) page, intl.njau.edu.cn/lhlx/zsxx/fybz.htm, and mirrored on the English Fees page coieen.njau.edu.cn/Admission1/Fees.htm, both read 17 September 2026. Figures are CNY per academic year and vary by discipline band: social sciences / science, engineering and agriculture / medical sciences, arts and physical education.

Accommodation

International student apartments are two-bed rooms with a private bathroom, washroom and water heater. Binjiang campus CNY 1,200 per person per month for a stay of one month or longer, or CNY 60 per person per day for a short stay within one month; Weigang campus CNY 1,000 per person per month, or CNY 50 per person per day. The standard has applied since September 2024 (本住宿标准自2024年9月份开始执行).

Medical insurance

Comprehensive medical insurance is arranged through the insurer at https://www.lxbx.net/home, which the university's 费用标准 page names as the reference for the premium (保险费：请参考 https://www.lxbx.net/home); the university does not publish a figure.

Entry requirements

Language: Chinese-taught programmes require HSK Level 5 or above (HSK5级) for bachelor's degree applicants and for Chinese-taught graduate programmes; applicants who obtained a Chinese university degree taught in Chinese need not provide proof. English-taught programmes accept applicants from an English-speaking country, or with a previous degree taught in English, or holding IELTS 6.0 or above / TOEFL 80 or above — TOEFL Mybest Scores are accepted, the university's DI code is C702, and TOEFL Essentials is accepted.. Age: Bachelor's applicants under 25; master's applicants under 35; doctoral applicants under 40; general scholar (non-degree) applicants under 45; senior scholar and research scholar applicants under 50. The CSC High-level Graduate Students Program and the Silk Road Program both cap master's applicants at 35 and doctoral applicants at 40.

Source: 2026 CSC-NAU High-level Graduate Students Program (2026年中国政府奖学金-南京农业大学高水平研究生项目招生简章), published 28 October 2025 by the College of International Education, Nanjing Agricultural University — the university's own official notice, linked from its scholarships index at coieen.njau.edu.cn. Fees and dates can change: confirm the current intake on the official notice before paying anything.