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How to apply to Qinghai University

青海大学

Xining, Qinghai, China

This guide brings together the application routes, published timing, submission methods, scholarship steps, documents, and source links recorded for Qinghai 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

The profile includes CSC-related application guidance for Qinghai University. Type B participation, eligible programs, and deadlines must be confirmed in the current university call.

Agency number recorded: 10743. Confirm it in the current Type B notice before submitting.

Application fee

The application-fee status has not been verified for the current route. No application or registration fee is published in any Qinghai University international admissions or Chinese Government Scholarship notice read for this profile. The university's CSC 'High-Level Graduate' programme notice of 10 April 2026 states only that the programme is a Chinese Government Scholarship award and quotes no applicant charge; the university's 2026 CSC application document checklist is the CSC national checklist (a scanned China Scholarship Council document) and lists only the required application materials. The 2017/2018 CSC programme guide describes the award as a full scholarship covering tuition, accommodation, a living allowance and comprehensive medical insurance, but states no application fee. Because no official page states a fee, the application fee is recorded as unknown rather than free; the absence of a stated fee is not evidence that none is charged.

Source-linked admission details

requirements, deadlines, otherCosts · recorded source check: September 17, 2026

Scholarship
Qinghai University's Chinese Government Scholarship admission guide states the application period is 1 March to 15 April, with applications received directly by the Qinghai University Foreign Affairs Office.
Intake
The university's own Chinese Government Scholarship intake through the Chinese University Program covers full-time master's and doctoral students, with a scholarship duration of three years for master's and four years for doctoral study.
Tuition
The scholarship is a full award covering tuition, free university accommodation provided by the university, a living allowance paid at the rate set for Chinese Government Scholarship students, and comprehensive medical insurance; students who live off campus must first apply and sign a safety undertaking.
Verified fact
The award is open only to new students and is not offered to students already studying in China; applicants studying Chinese language, or the language and literature of their own country or of a third country such as English or French, are not admitted.
Scholarship
Chinese-taught scholarship students whose Chinese is below the required level must complete one year of Chinese language preparation before entering their major, and the university states it does not run its own Chinese language preparation programme.
Entry requirements
Master's applicants must hold a bachelor's degree and be no older than 35; doctoral applicants must hold a master's degree and be no older than 40.
Language requirement
Applicants for Chinese-taught programmes must reach HSK Level 4, and the university requires Chinese-taught degree students to reach HSK Level 5 by graduation; applicants for English-taught programmes must provide IELTS or TOEFL evidence.
Programmes
Qinghai University states it is the only comprehensive university in Qinghai Province, is a provincial and ministerial co-built institution, is a national 211 Project university supported by Tsinghua University and other partner institutions, and joined the central and western university comprehensive-strength improvement programme in 2012.
Scholarship
The university posted a Chinese Government Scholarship application document checklist on 23 April 2026 and, on its English site, an Application Guide for Chinese Government Scholarship plus a 2026 Chinese Government Scholarship Application Document Checklist dated 23 April 2026; these are the China Scholarship Council's national guide and checklist, reproduced by the university.
Physical examination
The 2026 Chinese Government Scholarship checklist read from the university's own site (an image published on 23 April 2026, extracted by OCR) requires the applicant's ordinary passport to remain valid later than September 2026 and the expected start of study in China to be no earlier than September 2026, placing the intake in the 2026/2027 academic year; it sets out eligibility (master's applicants under 35 with a bachelor's degree, doctoral applicants under 40 with a master's degree, plus HSK Level 4 for Chinese-taught master's and doctoral programmes) and a twelve-item document list including pre-admission materials, a study plan of over 1,000 characters, two recommendation letters, the Foreigner Physical Examination Form valid six months and a police clearance certificate.
Scholarship
The university's Foreign Affairs Office publishes its international-student recruitment brochure listing with only two entries as of 17 September 2026: a Chinese Government Scholarship high-level postgraduate programme application guide dated 10 April 2026, whose body is published only as an image, and the Chinese Government Scholarship project notice dated 13 April 2017.
Scholarship
The English-language international site lists its Admissions documents as the 2026 Chinese Government Scholarship Application Document Checklist, the flow for international student admission approval, the application form for international students, the supervisor provisional-acceptance form and the documents required for admission approval, and its Scholarships section as the Chinese Government Scholarship application guide, the Chinese Government Scholarship application and an introduction to Chinese Government Scholarships.
Current CSC scholarship coverage
For the 2026 autumn Type B High-Level Graduate route, confirm benefits in the current award notice. The full tuition, accommodation, stipend and insurance package and three-/four-year durations shown in the university’s 2017/18 guide are historical and do not establish terms for the 2026 call. The host-list row is not an agency number; the 2026 Type B notice confirms agency number 10743.
Application route
For the 2026 High-Level Graduate Type B call, use the CSC Study in China system and the university’s current notice. The international admissions page is informational, not a submission portal.
Read 青海大学外事办 — 中国政府奖学金项目 2017/2018学年中国政府来华留学生奖学金项目招生指南 (Qinghai University Foreign Affairs Office: Chinese Government Scholarship Project, 2017/2018 academic year admission guide)

Published dates and unconfirmed windows

Application timing and source scope

Qinghai University (青海大学) runs its Chinese Government Scholarship 'High-Level Graduate' programme (中国政府奖学金'高水平研究生'项目) for master's and doctoral applicants, described in an official notice from the university's Foreign Affairs Office (外事办) posted 10 April 2026 and applicable to the 2026 autumn intake (秋季学期入学). That notice sets out a staged procedure rather than a single published calendar date: applicants submit through the Study in China information system at campuschina.org, the receiving supervisor and degree programme conduct an academic review and an online written or interview assessment, the completed and stamped supervisor acceptance form is forwarded to the Foreign Affairs Office, and that office then screens language level, health and criminal-record status before recommending candidates to the China Scholarship Council, whose subject-expert review decides admission. The notice states that students approved by the CSC review are enrolled for the 2026 autumn semester. The university's older CSC programme guide for the 2017/2018 academic year does publish an explicit application period of 1 March to 15 April and directs applicants to the Qinghai University Foreign Affairs Office, but that window is scoped to 2017/2018 and is not current. The 2026 CSC application document checklist published by the university on 23 April 2026 is the CSC national checklist and specifies that the admission date must be no earlier than September 2026 and that passports must be valid beyond September 2026, confirming the 2026 intake, but it likewise publishes no Qinghai-University-specific closing date. As of 2 October 2026 no dated 2027 intake notice has been published on the Foreign Affairs Office site; the most recent admissions notices are those of April 2026, and the 2026 autumn intake has already begun. The 2026 High-Level Graduate notice does not state a university-specific opening or closing date; do not use the 1 March–15 April dates from the 2017/18 guide for a current cycle.

Recorded CSC agency number; confirm it in the current CSC call: 10743

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

Funding options

Scholarships listed for Qinghai 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.

  • CSC / Chinese Government Scholarship
  • 中国政府奖学金'高水平研究生'项目 (Chinese Government Scholarship High-Level Graduate Program)

How to apply to Qinghai University

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

Historical reference: Confirm the submission sequence in the current notice

CSC Type B

Opens:
Not confirmed for this university and route
Closes:
Not confirmed for this university and route

2027 dates unconfirmed · Autumn degree intake; program-dependent

A university-specific 2027 schedule is not established by the reviewed sources. Confirm the program’s current Type B availability, opening date and deadline in its dated notice.

University website — locate the current route notice

Historical international admission described in the cited notice

Submit through campuschina.org using Qinghai University agency 10743. Contact a supervisor by email; the supervisor reviews academic background and the degree unit organizes an expert group for an online written examination or interview. Successful candidates' departments send academic results and the supervisor acceptance intention form, signed by supervisor and department leaders and stamped, to the Foreign Affairs Office. That office checks language, health and police-record requirements and recommends candidates to CSC. Admission and visa documents follow CSC expert approval; successful students enter in autumn. The notice does not state a calendar deadline, CSC category or a separate university application portal.

Reference: 2026. 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 Qinghai 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

    Confirm the university review and submission channel

    The recovered source does not establish the complete submission sequence for the current scholarship route. Confirm how to obtain any required pre-admission document and complete the CSC file. Follow the source-specific instructions above for the channels and documents it does identify.

    Read official admission instructions
  4. 4

    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.
How to fill the CSC application
  1. Open the CSC portal below and register or sign in. Complete your personal details before starting the scholarship application.
  2. Select the application category specified in the current scholarship call. Type A commonly uses a dispatching authority and Type B a university; confirm the exact category and agency number in that route's current notice and check the receiving institution displayed by the system.
  3. Select the degree category, teaching language, major and study period specified by the eligible program. Keep these consistent with your university application.
  4. Upload the requested documents, review all fields and submit. Download the completed application form; sign and upload it to the university or dispatching-authority system when instructed.
  5. Save your application number and a copy of the submitted form. If you withdraw to edit, submit again before the deadline and tell the receiving office if it already began reviewing your application.

University agency number on record: 10743. For Type B, match it to Qinghai University in CSC. Type A uses your dispatching authority's number instead.

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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.