CSC Scholarship at Northwest Normal University: Application Guide

Scope: tuition, otherCosts, requirements, deadlines. See the recorded official notices and any source qualifications below.

Application deadline

Northwest Normal University's Chinese Government Scholarship call, published by the International Cultural Exchange College, states the application deadline for master's and doctoral applicants as 15 March 2025 and directs applicants to register at www.campuschina.org under Program Category B.

CSC agency number

The same notice gives the university's CSC institution code as 10736 (西北师范大学机构代码：10736).

Age requirement

The Chinese Government Scholarship at Northwest Normal University is open to master's and doctoral applicants only; master's applicants must hold a bachelor's degree and be under 35, and doctoral applicants must hold a master's degree and be under 40, and applicants may not hold another scholarship or be simultaneously applying to another Chinese university.

Physical examination

Chinese Government Scholarship applicants must submit a CSC application form, a passport scan, doubly notarised and embassy-verified diploma and transcript scans, a doubly notarised non-criminal record certificate, two recommendation letters from professors or associate professors, a study or research plan of no less than 1000 words, proof of research or social activity, language certificates, and a completed Foreigner Physical Examination Form valid for six months.

Language requirement

All Chinese Government Scholarship programmes at Northwest Normal University are taught in Chinese and require HSK Level 4 or above, with a language test report issued within two years of application.

Verified fact

Self-funded international degree students are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year (全年均可申请 / Applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year), applying online through the university's international student system at https://admission.nwnu.edu.cn.

Tuition

Self-funded degree tuition at Northwest Normal University is CNY 14,000 per year for undergraduates and general visiting students, CNY 16,000 per year for arts master's students and senior visiting students, CNY 18,000 per year for science master's students, and CNY 24,000 per year for doctoral students.

Accommodation

Other published costs for self-funded international students are a basic textbook fee that depends on the major, accommodation at CNY 450 per person per bed per month, and insurance at CNY 800 per person per year.

Scholarship

Self-funded international students at Northwest Normal University may be considered after one year of study, on the basis of academic results and conduct, for the Northwest Normal University President Scholarship or the Silk Road Scholarship, which are implemented in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Age requirement

Eligibility ages for self-funded applicants are under 30 for bachelor's degree study, under 40 for master's degree study and under 45 for doctoral study; applicants must not be simultaneously applying to another Chinese university.

Intake

The long and short term Chinese language programme runs for one semester or more, at 20 class hours per week in beginner, intermediate and advanced classes, with compulsory intensive reading, listening, speaking, writing and reading and electives including HSK exam preparation, phonetics, calligraphy and Chinese history, and applications are accepted throughout the year.

Intake

The International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship call published by the college runs from 1 March to 15 May 2025 for study commencing September 2025, covering doctoral study in International Chinese Language Education (four years), master's study in International Chinese Language Education (two years), and one-year, one-semester and short-term Chinese language study, applied for through cis.chinese.cn.

Scholarship

The university's 2026 international student admissions brochure, published 7 January 2026, states that admission materials are issued progressively from June 2026 and that students enrol in September 2026, and requires undergraduate and Chinese Government Scholarship applicants to sit the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) organised by the China Scholarship Council.

Institution profile

Northwest Normal University has enrolled international students since 1983 and has trained more than 2,600 international students from 51 countries; the International Cultural Exchange College was established in 2012 and handles international student admissions, management and services for the whole university.

Programmes

The International Cultural Exchange College runs four Confucius Institutes and 18 international Chinese language education practice bases, and holds a doctoral programme in International Chinese Language Education approved in 2024.

Accommodation

All international student dormitories at Northwest Normal University are double rooms, allocated at random after registration; international students living off campus must complete residence registration within 24 hours of moving in.

Contact

The international student contact is the International Cultural Exchange College, Room 413, Yunqu Building, Northwest Normal University, No. 967 Anning East Road, Anning District, Lanzhou, Gansu, postcode 730070, telephone (86-0931)-7971913, email internationalstudy@nwnu.edu.cn.

Tuition notes

From the Northwest Normal University International Cultural Exchange College page for self-funded academic students (学历生), whose 费用 (fee) table gives annual tuition in CNY: undergraduates and general visiting students CNY 14,000; master's students and senior visiting students CNY 16,000 in arts and CNY 18,000 in science; doctoral students CNY 24,000. The same table gives a basic textbook fee that depends on the major, accommodation at CNY 450 per person per bed per month, and insurance at CNY 800 per person per year. The China Scholarship Council Study in China directory entry for Northwest Normal University independently lists CNY 14,000 per academic year for each of its four-year Chinese-taught bachelor's programmes.

CSC source-year scope

Code 10736 and the 15 March deadline are from the 2025 call only. No current deadline was independently verified; confirm a current call and code before applying. Source: https://foreign.nwnu.edu.cn/2025/0331/c601a251244/page.htm

Source: 西北师范大学来华留学生（学历生）招生信息 — 国际文化交流学院 (Northwest Normal University international academic students admissions page, International Cultural Exchange College). Fees and dates can change: confirm the current intake on the official notice before paying anything.