Scope: 2026/2027 intake, international applicants to Northeast Normal University at bachelor's, master's and doctoral level, and the university's published international scholarship portfolio. See the recorded official notices and any source qualifications below.
- CSC agency number
- 10200 — 选择项目类别 Type B,受理机构编号 10200(东北师范大学)— select program category Type B, receiving agency number 10200 (Northeast Normal University)
- CSC High-Level Postgraduate Program (Type B) deadline
- Open from publication of the guidelines on November 5, 2025 until February 22, 2026 Beijing Time for the 2026/2027 intake (closed)
- Type B preliminary review and outcome
- The university completes preliminary review in mid-March 2026, sends pre-admission notices by email, and announces final results with the Letter of Admission and JW201 form before July 2026; scholarship holders enrol at the end of August or start of September 2026
- Self-funded application deadline
- Bachelor's, master's and doctoral applications all close on June 22, 2026 Beijing Time for the 2026/2027 intake (closed)
- Type A Bilateral Program timeline
- Guidelines published November 19, 2025; applicants apply to their home-country dispatching authority or a Chinese embassy and NENU states the application time and method follow that authority, so no university-set date applies
- Silk Road Program
- The most recent published guide is the 2025 Silk Road Program (Type B) guide, published April 24, 2025, with a May 15, 2025 deadline; no 2026 edition was published
- General application fee by degree
- Recorded 2026/2027 general tariff: CNY 400 undergraduate; CNY 800 master’s/doctoral, online and non-refundable. The 2026/2027 CSC High-Level notice does not establish a fee or exemption. Master’s source: https://iso.nenu.edu.cn/chinese/lxxm/ssyjs.htm
- Bachelor's tuition
- CNY 16,000 per year for arts and science majors; CNY 19,600 per year for arts and sports majors
- Master's and doctoral tuition
- Master's CNY 18,600 per year arts, CNY 23,000 science, CNY 26,000 arts and sports; doctoral CNY 22,000 arts, CNY 29,000 science and arts and sports
- Other costs
- Insurance CNY 800 per year; accommodation CNY 40 per day for a single room; food CNY 1,000 to CNY 1,500 per month
- Type B scholarship coverage
- 免学费和校内住宿费 — tuition and on-campus accommodation fees waived, comprehensive medical insurance for international students in China, and a monthly living allowance of RMB 3,500 for doctoral and RMB 3,000 for master's students
- Type A scholarship coverage
- Tuition and on-campus accommodation waived, comprehensive medical insurance, and a monthly living allowance of RMB 2,500 for undergraduates, RMB 3,000 for master's students and general scholars, and RMB 3,500 for doctoral students and senior scholars
- Eligibility (Type B)
- Non-Chinese citizens; master's applicants hold a bachelor's degree and are under 35; doctoral applicants hold a master's degree and are under 40; not concurrently funded by another Chinese government or institutional scholarship
- Language requirements
- Chinese-taught programmes need HSK Level 5 with 180 or above or a Chinese-medium degree from a Chinese university; English-taught programmes need TOEFL 80 or IELTS 6.0 or above, native or official English, or an English-medium degree
- Passport validity
- 护照有效期应晚于2026年9月 — the passport must be valid beyond September 2026
- Bachelor's admission test
- Bachelor's applicants must take the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) organised by the China Scholarship Council and submit the score report; a Chinese Language major applicant with HSK Level 4 of 180 or above is exempt from the Humanities Chinese test
- No agents permitted
- 申请者应直接向东北师范大学提交申请,不得通过中介机构提交申请材料 — applicants must apply to NENU directly and may not submit through an agency, on pain of losing scholarship eligibility
- NENU Presidential Scholarship for Outstanding International Students
- A full scholarship (全额奖学金) established by NENU; each year newly admitted self-funded students are comprehensively evaluated on academic performance, language proficiency, overall competence and development potential, and the award is granted to the best candidates
- Application systems
- Applicants must apply in both the Chinese Government Scholarship Information System (campuschina.org) and the NENU International Student Service System (studyatnenu.nenu.edu.cn)
- Tuition notes
- Bachelor's tuition is CNY 16,000 per year for arts and science majors and CNY 19,600 per year for arts and sports majors. The same guide gives insurance at CNY 800 per year, accommodation at CNY 40 per day for a single room and food at CNY 1,000 to CNY 1,500 per month. Master's tuition runs CNY 18,600 per year for arts, CNY 23,000 for science and CNY 26,000 for arts and sports; doctoral tuition is CNY 22,000 for arts and CNY 29,000 for science and arts and sports.