Scope: 2026 intake, international students including self-funded and scholarship applicants, from the university's own international students office. See the recorded official notices and any source qualifications below.
- Programmes
- The 2026 international bachelor's programme application window for self-funded students ran 1 December 2025 to 10 June 2026, filed on the Yunnan Normal University international student platform at ynnu.at0086.cn/student.
- Entry requirements
- Bachelor's applicants must be aged 18 to 25 and hold a high school diploma or equivalent; the notice states the university offers 15 bachelor's programmes for international students and that groups of 20 or more students from the same cohort form their own class.
- Application fee
- The registration fee for new students is CNY 250, and self-funded applicants must remit tuition to the university's designated bank account and upload the receipt to the application system before the university will process the application.
- CSC agency number
- The university's CSC institution code is 10681, with scholarship programme category B, as stated in its Chinese Government Scholarship application guide: 云南师范大学机构代码:10681 留学项目种类:B.
- Tuition
- Chinese Government Scholarship coverage at Yunnan Normal University: tuition waiver, free on-campus accommodation, a living allowance of CNY 2,500 per month for bachelor's students, CNY 3,000 per month for master's students and general scholars, and CNY 3,500 per month for doctoral students and senior scholars, plus comprehensive medical insurance.
- Age requirement
- Chinese Government Scholarship eligibility requires applicants to be non-Chinese citizens in good health, not currently studying in China, with a previous graduate of a Chinese institution needing more than one year since graduation; master's applicants need a bachelor's degree and must be under 35, and doctoral applicants need a master's degree and must be under 40.
- Application fee
- The Yunnan Provincial Government Scholarship covers registration fee, tuition, basic teaching materials, on-campus accommodation, a living allowance and comprehensive medical insurance, and is aimed primarily at Belt and Road, South Asian and Southeast Asian countries while remaining open to others.
- Scholarship
- The university publishes separate provincial awards for overseas students of Chinese origin and an RCEP good-neighbourly talent scholarship, in addition to the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship.
- Verified fact
- Fees are normally collected in RMB; where a foreign-currency transfer is unavoidable it is settled at the prevailing exchange rate and any shortfall must be paid after enrolment.
- Medical insurance
- International students must arrange their own medical insurance through an institution approved by the National Financial Regulatory Administration before registration and bring the policy to campus; typical premiums are about CNY 400 per person for half a year and CNY 800 per person per year.
- Tuition notes
- Annual tuition for international students from the university's official fees page. Bachelor's: liberal arts CNY 15,000 per year, sciences CNY 16,000 per year. Master's: liberal arts CNY 17,000 per year, sciences CNY 18,500 per year. Doctoral: liberal arts CNY 19,000 per year, sciences CNY 21,000 per year. Chinese language trainees: CNY 12,500 per year or CNY 6,250 per semester for small classes. Accommodation is CNY 2,400 per year per person in a two-person room, CNY 1,600 in a three-person room and CNY 1,200 in a four-person room. These are per-year or per-semester charges and are never an application fee.
- Application dates — official notice audit
- The 2026 bachelor guide sets Yunnan Provincial Scholarship deadline February 6, 2026, Chinese-origin aid deadline June 30, 2026, and ICLTS March 1–May 15, 2026. All are closed. CSC Type A deadlines come from the embassy/dispatching authority. Chinese-origin aid is partial: either tuition and registration waived with other costs self-paid, or half tuition plus campus accommodation with other costs self-paid. These dates do not establish a 2027 call. Source: https://lx.ynnu.edu.cn/info/1266/1006.htm
- Recorded route dates — 2026 undergraduate dates and current next-cycle status
- The dated 2026 official international undergraduate guide, published 2025-12-24, gives self-funded bachelor window 2025-12-01 to 2026-06-10, plus scholarship dates below. It specifies fall entry, usually registration in late August/early September. The official site/search index checked 2026-10-02 continues to surface 2026 guides and did not surface a 2027 international-student bachelor guide; next-cycle exact dates therefore remain unknown. These dates retain the notice’s recorded cycle; they are not a new application forecast. Source: https://lx.ynnu.edu.cn/info/1266/1006.htm