CSC Scholarship at Tianjin Normal University: Application Guide

Scope: 2026 and 2027 intakes, international degree, preparatory and language students, from the university's own International Exchange Office site at gjjl.tjnu.edu.cn. See the recorded official notices and any source qualifications below.

Scholarship

Tianjin Normal University is a host institution for the Chinese Government Scholarship, the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship and the Tianjin Municipal Government Scholarship, and states it has run an international student programme since 1964, having welcomed 80,000 students from 86 countries and regions.

CSC agency number

The Chinese Government Scholarship high level postgraduate programme (Type B) 2026 application deadline is Beijing time 22 March 2026, and the notice states 您的受理机构编号为: 10065 — the source of the five-digit receiving-agency number 10065.

Application deadline

The International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2026 filing opened on 1 March 2026 with closing dates of 15 May 2026 for the September 2026 entry across the doctoral, master's, bachelor's, one-academic-year and one-semester tracks; 31 October 2026 for the one-semester track entering March 2027; 15 April 2026 for the four-week programme entering July 2026; and 15 September 2026 for the four-week programme entering December 2026.

Scholarship

The International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship at Tianjin Normal University requires applicants to be aged 16 to 35 as counted on 1 September 2026, relaxed to 45 for in-service Chinese language teachers and generally not over 25 for bachelor's scholarship applicants.

Tuition

Degree programme tuition is CNY 17,800 per year for general bachelor's programmes, CNY 21,200 for art bachelor's programmes, CNY 24,800 for master's programmes and CNY 28,800 for doctoral programmes; the long-term Chinese language programme is CNY 7,800 per semester and the preparatory programme is CNY 17,800 per year.

Language requirement

Degree programme entry requirements: bachelor's applicants must hold a high school diploma and be under 25 with HSK 4 at 180 or above; master's applicants must hold a bachelor's degree and be under 35 with HSK 5 at 180 or above; doctoral applicants must hold a master's degree and be under 45 with HSK 5 at 180 or above.

Language requirement

Undergraduate applicants must provide a CSCA (China Scholastic Competency Assessment) score report from www.csca.cn; self-funded applicants for International Chinese Language Education, Chinese Language and Literature and other Chinese-plus programmes do not require HSK scores, and self-funded applicants for Chinese-language master's programmes must reach HSK level 4 at 180 or above.

Physical examination

All applicants must submit two recommendation letters, a notarised certificate of the highest academic qualification, academic transcripts, a study plan of at least 500 words for undergraduates and 1,000 words for postgraduates, a scanned passport, an electronic passport photograph, the Foreigner Physical Examination Form with a blood test report valid for six months, and a certificate of no criminal record generally dated within six months of submission.

Age requirement

Applicants under 18 must submit the relevant legal documents of their guardian in China.

Accommodation

On-campus accommodation in the International Student Residence Hall is CNY 50 per person per day charged daily, in double-occupancy or four-person suites with shared living room, private bedrooms and private bathrooms, air conditioning, heating, wireless internet and bedding supplies.

Visa and residence permit

Visa costs stated in the brochure: single-entry visa application approximately CNY 400, physical examination approximately CNY 600, and residence permit extensions charged per the authorities' policies.

Application portal

Applications are made by registering an account and uploading materials through the university's online application system at tnu.at0086.cn/student.

Programmes

Long-term programmes enrol in February or March and in September each year; the preparatory programme enrols in September and runs for one year, covering Chinese Language and Literature and Chinese History and Culture plus one or two preparatory courses for the intended major.

Language requirement

The university runs six Confucius Institutes and one independent Confucius Classroom, and operates four Chinese Language Proficiency Test centres.

Application fee

The 2026 International Students Admissions Brochure publishes no application fee for degree, preparatory or long-term language applicants; the only application-fee mention is within bundled short-term package pricing.

Tuition notes

Tuition for international students from the university's own 2026 International Students Admissions Brochure, dated 2 March 2026. Degree programmes: general bachelor's programmes CNY 17,800 per year and art bachelor's programmes CNY 21,200 per year; master's programmes CNY 24,800 per year; doctoral programmes CNY 28,800 per year. Long-term Chinese language programme: CNY 7,800 per semester, with each semester of 19 weeks and 20 class hours per week. Preparatory programme: CNY 17,800 per year. Insurance is charged at actual cost, approximately CNY 1,000 per year, and teaching materials are charged at actual cost. On-campus accommodation in the International Student Residence Hall is CNY 50 per person per day for a double-occupancy or four-person suite. These are per-year or per-semester charges and are never an application fee.

ICLTS intake status

December 2026 four-week route closed 15 September 2026. March 2027 one-semester route remains open through 31 October 2026. The September 2026 degree route closed 15 May. Source: https://gjjl.tjnu.edu.cn/__local/B/A7/5D/8987B3CA29373A7304436D6D8F5_2D31E3F4_5339D.pdf

Source: Tianjin Normal University International Exchange Office — 2026 International Students Admissions Brochure (dated 2 March 2026). Fees and dates can change: confirm the current intake on the official notice before paying anything.