CSC Scholarship at Southwest University: Application Guide

Scope: Application fee, accommodation and insurance charges, and entry requirements published by Southwest University for international applicants to degree and non-degree programmes.. See the recorded official notices and any source qualifications below.

Application fee

CNY 500, payable only by applicants who apply successfully

English-taught programme supplement

An extra CNY 4,000 per year is added for English-taught programmes

Accommodation fee

Single room CNY 7,000 per person per semester or CNY 12,000 per person per year; double room CNY 5,000 per semester or CNY 9,000 per year; quad room CNY 3,500 per semester or CNY 6,000 per year

Medical insurance

CNY 800 per year for medical insurance

CSC Type B deadline (2026/2027)

15 February 2026 for the September 2026 intake, per the 2026-2027 SWU Chinese Government Scholarship High Level Postgraduate Program notice

CSC Silk Road Program deadline (2026/2027)

17 May 2026 for the September 2026 intake, per the 2026-2027 SWU Chinese Government Scholarship Silk Road Program notice

CSC Type B agency number

10635 — the notice states "please select Program Category Type B. The Agency Number of Southwest University is 10635"

CSC High Level Postgraduate coverage

Tuition waiver, free on-campus accommodation, monthly living allowance of CNY 3,000 for master's and CNY 3,500 for PhD students, and comprehensive medical insurance

Silk Road Program eligibility

Open to prospective September 2026 students from ten Belt and Road countries: Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Nigeria, Tanzania, Morocco and Rwanda; GPA 3.3+/4.0 or 83+/100

SWU President Scholarship and New Silk Road Scholarship

Applications run 1 January to 15 June each year; Type A covers tuition plus a monthly allowance (undergraduate CNY 1,100, master's CNY 1,400, PhD CNY 1,700), Type B covers tuition only

Chongqing Mayor Scholarship value

First prize CNY 25,000/year undergraduate, CNY 30,000/year master's, CNY 35,000/year doctoral; second prize CNY 10,000, CNY 15,000 and CNY 20,000 respectively

Scholarship exclusivity

The site states international students may be covered by only one type of scholarship while studying in China, and a President or New Silk Road scholarship is cancelled if the holder is awarded the Chongqing Mayor Scholarship

Grade requirement

Minimum cumulative GPA 3.0 out of 4.0 and 80 out of 100 for entry; 3.3 out of 4.0 and 83 out of 100 for the 2026-2027 CSC programmes

Accommodation

Single room CNY 12,000 per person per year (CNY 7,000 per semester); double room CNY 9,000 per person per year (CNY 5,000 per semester); quad room CNY 6,000 per person per year (CNY 3,500 per semester)

Entry requirements

Language: Chinese-taught: HSK 4 200+ for undergraduate, HSK 5 190+ for master's, HSK 5 200+ for PhD. English-taught: IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL iBT 80+ for undergraduate and master's, IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL iBT 85+ for PhD. The 2026-2027 CSC notices require HSK Level 5 180 for Chinese-taught postgraduate applicants, and for English-taught master's TOEFL 80 with no section under 20 or IELTS 6.0 with no band under 5.5, and for PhD TOEFL 85 with no section under 21 or IELTS 6.5 with no band under 6.0.. Age: Under 30 for undergraduate programmes, under 35 for master's programmes, under 45 for PhD programmes; the 2026-2027 CSC notices set master's applicants under 35 and PhD applicants under 40.. Required degree: High school diploma or above for undergraduate entry; a four-year bachelor's degree for master's entry; a master's degree for PhD entry.. Financial guarantee: No financial guarantee document is listed among the published application materials; the CSC notices instead require a notarized diploma, transcripts, language certificate, study plan, two recommendation letters (one from an SWU supervisor for the High Level Postgraduate Program), the Foreigner Physical Examination Form and a non-criminal record report.

Application dates — official notice audit

The 2026 CSC High-Level Graduate call closed February 15, 2026; the separate 2026 Silk Road education program closed May 17, 2026. Standing self-funded and local-award guidance gives January 1–June 15 annually; this is not a named 2027 call. The national dispatch authority sets the exact CSC Type A deadline. Standing ICLTS guidance gives May 15 for September and October 31 for March entry; confirm the cycle-specific notice. Source: https://admissions.swu.edu.cn/info/1011/1025.htm

Recorded route dates — CSC Type B deadlines, agency code and program scopes

Official SWU pages specify deadlines and named 2026/27 routes separately. The High-Level route is full-time master's/PhD. Silk Road route is also postgraduate, but only for students from ten named BRI countries and listed education programs. Both require CSC Type B and SWU portal filing; the Silk Road notice says agency number 10635. Both deadlines are past. SWU's application-period page gives a general CSC Type B annual timeframe, but that standing text is not a substitute for the dated route-specific 2026 notices. These dates retain the notice’s recorded cycle; they are not a new application forecast. Source: https://admissions.swu.edu.cn/Scholarships/Chinese_Government_Scholarship.htm; https://admissions.swu.edu.cn/info/1023/1272.htm

Source: Tuition and Fees, International College English admissions site, Southwest University. Fees and dates can change: confirm the current intake on the official notice before paying anything.