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University application guide

How to apply to Hunan Agricultural University

湖南农业大学

Changsha, Hunan, China

This guide brings together the application routes, published timing, submission methods, scholarship steps, documents, and source links recorded for Hunan Agricultural University. Requirements can differ by degree, program, teaching language, and funding route. The university’s current notice controls the application.

Funding route on this profile

This profile does not currently list a verified CSC university route. Review the university’s latest notice before choosing a scholarship or self-funded application.

Application fee

CNY 500 per person (application/registration fee) CNY 500 per person, charged as an application/registration fee. The figure is the first line of the university's own published fee schedule, 'Fees and Scholarships for International Students of Hunan Agricultural University', an attachment to the 2025 admissions notice re-posted 11 September 2025, which reads: '500 CNY/person (application/registration fee)'. It sits above the tuition lines (14,000 CNY/person/academic year bachelor/language, 20,000 master, 25,000 doctoral) and above the accommodation lines, so it is an application charge and not tuition. The 2026 Admission Guide confirms the fee schedule as its own attached file (湖南农业大学收费和奖学金标准). Read directly from the university's fee schedule PDF on ied.hunau.edu.cn; not inferred.

Source-linked admission details

Application fee, tuition, accommodation, scholarships, entry requirements and the absence of a CSC agency number for international students at Hunan Agricultural University, read from the university's own ied.hunau.edu.cn site for the 2026/2027 intake. · recorded source check: September 17, 2026

Application fee
CNY 500 per person, published as the first line of the university's own fee schedule under the heading Fees: '500 CNY/person (application/registration fee)'. It is an application charge, non-tuition, and is the most recent figure the university publishes.
Tuition
14,000 CNY per person per academic year for bachelor and language programmes; 20,000 CNY per person per academic year for master's; 25,000 CNY per person per academic year for doctoral study.
Accommodation
11,000 CNY per person per academic year for a single room; 5,500 CNY per person per academic year for a twin room. The 2026 Admission Guide states the university arranges on-campus accommodation in standard double rooms on admission.
University scholarship amounts
The university's own scholarship table lists 7,000 CNY per academic year for language and bachelor's programmes, 10,000 CNY per academic year for master's and 12,500 CNY per academic year for doctoral programmes.
Scholarship sources
Chapter 5 (奖学金) of the university's own regulation 湖南农业大学招收和培养国际学生管理规定, published 13 November 2025, names the 湖南省政府奖学金 (Hunan Provincial Government Scholarship), the 湖南省“一带一路”奖学金 (Hunan Provincial "Belt and Road" Scholarship) and the university's own international student scholarship, administered under 湖南农业大学外国留学生奖学金管理暂行办法.
CSC agency number — none exists
Hunan Agricultural University does not hold a Chinese Government Scholarship agency number. It is absent from all 295 rows of the CSC Appendix. Chinese University List at campuschina.org and absent from the live CSC university directory; only five Hunan institutions are listed (Changsha University of Science and Technology, Hunan University, Hunan Normal University, Xiangtan University, Central South University), and the university's own site publishes no CSC notice and no institution code. No Chinese Government Scholarship programme is channelled through this university.
Entry requirements
Non-Chinese citizens in good physical and mental health with a good conduct record, at least 18 years old by the admission deadline; language/bachelor's applicants hold a high school certificate and are in principle under 25; master's applicants hold a bachelor's degree and are in principle under 35; doctoral applicants hold a master's degree and are in principle under 40; IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 70 or EF SET C1 for English-taught programmes with a certificate of English-medium instruction; HSK4 for Chinese-taught programmes; previous academic average of 70/100 or GPA 3.0/4.0.
Application route
Email the twelve required documents to Hunau@hunau.edu.cn, then register on the online system at http://lxs.hunau.edu.cn/ and complete the online application and psychological test. Admission hotline (+86) 731-84618060.
Proof of financial support
A bank statement showing a minimum balance of 30,000 RMB or equivalent foreign currency is required.
Tuition notes
The fee schedule attached to the university's own admissions notice publishes tuition as 14,000 CNY per person per academic year for bachelor and language programmes, 20,000 CNY per academic year for master's and 25,000 CNY per academic year for doctoral study, plus accommodation of 11,000 CNY per academic year for a single room and 5,500 CNY per academic year for a twin room. The 2026 Admission Guide states that on admission the university arranges on-campus accommodation in standard double rooms. The university's own scholarship table lists awards of 7,000 CNY per academic year for language and bachelor's programmes, 10,000 CNY per academic year for master's and 12,500 CNY per academic year for doctoral programmes — these are the university's tuition-waiver/reduction amounts and are not application fees.
Read Hunan Agricultural University — 2026 Admission Guide for International Students and the university fee schedule, published by the International Exchange and Cooperation Division / International Education College

Published dates and unconfirmed windows

Application timing and source scope

Hunan Agricultural University's guide is labelled 2026 and was posted 21 April 2026, but a named academic-year application window was not established. No exact application deadline was verified in the reviewed guides. Its current admission guide, 2026-湖南农业大学来华留学生招生简章 (Admission Guide for International Students, 12 pages), published by the 国际交流与合作处/国际教育学院 on 21 April 2026, sets out eligibility, the twelve required documents, the email-then-online-system route (documents to Hunau@hunau.edu.cn, then the online system at http://lxs.hunau.edu.cn/, followed by a mandatory online psychological test) and the admissions line (+86) 731-84618060, but names no application opening date, no closing date and no intake year anywhere in the document. The only date it fixes is an eligibility condition rather than a deadline: applicants must be at least 18 years old by the admission deadline (申请截止日前年满 18 周岁), which refers to a deadline the guide never states. The preceding guide in the same series, 2025-湖南农业大学来华留学生招生简章, published 10 March 2025, likewise carries no closing date, so no recurring pattern can be read from the two documents. The recorded 17 September 2026 review of the 招生简章 board on ied.hunau.edu.cn identified two entries — the 21 April 2026 guide and the 10 March 2025 guide — so no 2027 intake notice was found in that reviewed board. Hunan Agricultural University was not found in the recorded CSC host list. It is absent from all 295 rows of the CSC Appendix. Chinese University List published at campuschina.org (which names only five Hunan hosts: Changsha University of Science and Technology, Hunan University, Hunan Normal University, Xiangtan University and Central South University) and was not found in the recorded CSC university-directory check. No CSC agency number was established in the university sources reviewed. The reviewed host-list snapshot does not establish future eligibility. No current university-specific CSC, provincial or municipal scholarship application deadline was verified in the reviewed sources. The window below is therefore an approximation for planning and should be treated as typical rather than confirmed.

Guide scope reviewed 3 October 2026. Dates apply only to the intake and route named in each notice.

Funding options

Scholarships listed for Hunan Agricultural University

These awards are listed on the university profile. Eligibility, eligible degree levels, coverage, deadlines and whether new applicants can apply vary by award and intake. Open the dated call before selecting an award or paying an application fee.

  • Hunan Agricultural University International Student Scholarship (湖南农业大学外国留学生奖学金)
  • Hunan Provincial Government Scholarship (湖南省政府奖学金)
  • Hunan Provincial "Belt and Road" Scholarship (湖南省“一带一路”奖学金)

A current CSC application route is not verified on this profile. Check the university's current notice and the applicable CSC host list before starting a CSC form.

How to apply to Hunan Agricultural University

Choose your funding route to see where to start, which systems to use and what to submit.

Start with the university application

Self-funded admission

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2027 dates unconfirmed · Autumn degree intake; program-dependent

An exact 2027 admission window is not established by the reviewed university sources. Check the prospectus for your degree and teaching language before scheduling submission.

University website — locate the current admission notice

general international admission

Prepare the university application form, notarized educational qualification and academic records, passport, public-hospital medical examination and criminal-record evidence. Graduate, research and senior advanced applicants add two professor or associate-professor references; graduates also submit a study plan. The international office and relevant teaching or graduate offices review documents, seek government approval and issue admission, JW202 and registration notices. Follow the admission instructions for the study visa and arrival. The source does not identify a submission portal, current deadline or payment stage.

Reference: undated standing page. Confirm the latest notice for the same course and route before applying.

Read the university's procedure
  1. 1

    Choose your program and intake

    Check Hunan Agricultural University's current prospectus for your degree, teaching language, eligibility and deadline. Arrange supervisor contact or pre-admission first when the program requires it.

    Read official admission instructions
  2. 2

    Prepare your documents

    Use the checklist below, then compare it with your program's required documents. Prepare any signed forms, translations and referee submissions before starting the final application.

  3. 3

    Complete the university application

    Confirm the accepted submission channel in the current official notice. Follow the source-specific instructions above for any university, supervisor or nominating-institution steps.

    Read official admission instructions
  4. 4

    Review your offer and costs

    Check tuition, accommodation, insurance, payment deadlines and any financial-guarantee requirement. Accept the offer through the university's stated process. A CSC application is not part of a purely self-funded route.

  5. 5

    Track decisions and respond to requests

    Check your portal and email for missing-document requests, interviews and results. If a form is returned, correct it and resubmit. Keep admission and scholarship decisions separate; follow the final offer for acceptance, registration and original-document checks.

See annotated portal walkthroughs

Document checklist and upload instructions

Use the document list for your exact program. Prepare these common items, then add any scholarship-specific forms:

  • Identity: passport information page and photograph. Copy your name, birth date and passport number exactly into each application.
  • Education: diploma or official expected-graduation certificate, transcripts and any required degree authentication. Include the original language and certified translations where requested.
  • Language: the required HSK, IELTS, TOEFL or accepted alternative. A medium-of-instruction letter replaces a test only if the program allows it.
  • Academic materials: study plan or research proposal; graduate recommendation letters; supervisor or pre-admission letter when required. Some systems send referees a private submission link.
  • Additional requirements: CSCA results for applicable undergraduate routes; portfolio for relevant arts programs; medical form, police clearance, financial guarantee or guardian documents when listed. Check validity periods before arranging time-sensitive documents.

Scan each complete document clearly. Use the file type and size limit shown beside its upload field; combine multi-page documents only where the system permits. Open every uploaded file to check legibility, page order, signatures and stamps. Keep a copy of everything you submit.

Application templates
How to fill the university application

Follow the submission method in your programme's notice. The steps below apply when it requires an online form; email and paper applications follow their separate source-linked instructions above.

  1. Open the university link for your degree level. On an admissions website, find the international-student application entry, then register or sign in. Button names vary between systems.
  2. Choose the correct entry year, degree, teaching language and program. Read its requirements before selecting your funding option.
  3. Enter personal information as it appears in your passport. List education and employment dates accurately, and enter a reliable email address.
  4. Complete the study plan and referee fields. Upload each document to its matching slot; enter a CSC application number only if your route asks for one.
  5. Preview the whole application. Follow the fee instructions, submit the form and check that the system acknowledges submission. Saving a draft does not submit it.

Official sources for this guide

The links below support the dates, route sequence, and program details shown above. Some are planning references rather than a current university deadline; each item on the admissions calendar states its source and evidence basis.

Dates and funding rules change by intake. Recheck the current official notice before paying, submitting, or arranging documents.