CSC Scholarship at Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Application Guide

Scope: 2026/2027 academic year intake, international degree students and non-degree visiting students, from the university's own International Education College site at iec.tjutcm.edu.cn. See the recorded official notices and any source qualifications below.

Application fee

The 2026 International Student Admissions Brochure (天津中医药大学国际学生招生简章, dated 11 December 2025) publishes a 报名费 (registration fee) of CNY 500 for both degree and non-degree students, and repeats it in English as "Application Fee: 500￥".

Application deadline

Self-funded applications close on 30 June each year for September entry, and the entrance examination is held in September; the brochure states explicitly that scholarship closing dates are governed by the separate scholarship notices (报名截止日期：每年6月30日（奖学金截止时间见各自简章）).

Application deadline

The 2026 Chinese Government Scholarship postgraduate notice (2026年天津中医药大学中国政府奖学金研究生招生简章（中文授课）, dated 31 December 2025) sets the online CSC application deadline at 1 March 2026 and requires the pre-admission letter application by the same date, with enrolment in September 2026 and the programme type stated as category B.

CSC agency number

The CSC receiving-agency code for TUTCM is 10063 (受理机构编码为10063), stated in the 2026 Chinese Government Scholarship postgraduate notice.

Application fee

The Chinese Government Scholarship full award covers 免交报名费、学费 (waiver of the registration fee and tuition), a living allowance, free on-campus accommodation and comprehensive medical insurance for international students in China; the notice adds that the award does not cover international travel, transport inside or outside China, or the medical examination.

Intake

From the 2026/2027 academic year, undergraduate applicants must take the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) before applying and submit the score report. Mathematics is compulsory for all applicants; the Chinese-for-science subject is waived for applicants to fully English-taught bachelor's programmes and for Chinese Language and Literature applicants holding a valid HSK 4 report.

Verified fact

CSCA tests cost CNY 450 for a single subject and CNY 700 for two or more subjects. The first sitting was held on 21 December 2025, and from 2026 the test runs five times a year in January, March, April, June and December.

Language requirement

Master's applicants must be under 35 and doctoral applicants under 40. Chinese-taught applicants need HSK level 4 or above, with a score report valid for two years and a test date later than January 2024.

Entry requirements

Doctoral applicants must hold a master's degree in Chinese medicine, integrated Chinese and Western medicine, Chinese materia medica, pharmacy or a related discipline; applicants from clinical or basic medicine backgrounds must show completed designated TCM courses or a TCM or acupuncture licence in their home country.

Programmes

Degree programmes are taught in Chinese or English. Chinese-taught study is available at bachelor's, master's and doctoral level; English-taught study is offered for the bachelor's programme in integrated Chinese and Western clinical medicine, for Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina at master's and doctoral level, and for Chinese Materia Medica at master's and doctoral level.

Application portal

All applications must be filed through the online application system (报名网址 https://tjutcm.at0086.cn/Student); the university states that materials sent by email or post are not accepted as a basis for admission (通过邮件或邮寄来的申请材料学校不作为受理依据).

Application fee

After the application materials are reviewed and approved, the applicant must pay the registration fee, remitting it to the university's Bank of China, Tianjin Xin Ming Yuan Branch account (281760066362, receiver 天津中医药大学, SWIFT BKCHCNBJ200), and must quote the passport name on the remittance and provide the receipt to the university.

Programmes

The university holds national Double First-Class status with Chinese Materia Medica as a Double First-Class discipline, has two national key disciplines in Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina and in TCM Internal Medicine, and has 10 affiliated hospitals and 41 teaching and practice hospitals.

Age requirement

Bilingual (Chinese and English) study is available; English-taught applicants must be fluent in English and able to study in it. Applicants under 18 must complete guardianship notarisation in Tianjin, and foreign-national applicants of Chinese descent must hold a valid foreign passport or nationality document for at least four years and show at least two years of actual residence abroad within the last four years.

Tuition notes

Tuition for international students from the university's own 2026 International Student Admissions Brochure, dated 11 December 2025, quoted per academic year. Bachelor's programmes: CNY 25,000 per year taught in Chinese and CNY 37,000 per year taught in English. Master's programmes: CNY 31,000 per year taught in Chinese and CNY 41,000 per year taught in English. Doctoral programmes: CNY 43,000 per year taught in Chinese and CNY 53,000 per year taught in English. Non-degree visiting students are charged separately: per-credit attendance at CNY 40 per class hour in Chinese or CNY 50 per class hour in English, clinical internship at CNY 1,200 per week with a Chinese supervisor or CNY 1,750 per week with an English supervisor (CNY 4,200 and CNY 6,400 per month respectively), and the one-year English acupuncture programme at CNY 12,500 for the first semester of theory plus CNY 16,500 for the second semester of theory and clinical practice. Chinese language courses are CNY 2,000 per month, CNY 7,000 per semester or CNY 14,000 per year. The registration fee of CNY 500 is separate and is recorded as the application fee. These are per-year, per-semester, per-month or per-hour charges and are never an application fee.

Source: Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, International Education College — 天津中医药大学国际学生招生简章 (International Student Admissions Brochure, dated 11 December 2025). Fees and dates can change: confirm the current intake on the official notice before paying anything.