Skip to content
Back to Shanghai Maritime University profile
Shanghai Maritime University emblem

University application guide

How to apply to Shanghai Maritime University

上海海事大学

Shanghai, Shanghai, China

This guide brings together the application routes, published timing, submission methods, scholarship steps, documents, and source links recorded for Shanghai Maritime 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 Shanghai Maritime University. Type B participation, eligible programs, and deadlines must be confirmed in the current university call.

Application fee

The recorded application fee is CNY 400. Shanghai Maritime University charges an application fee of CNY 400. All three 2026 international admissions brochures — bachelor's, master's and doctoral, each posted 13 March 2026 — state "申请费 400 元人民币" (application fee 400 yuan) and add, verbatim in the doctoral brochure, "申请费:400 元,该费用不予退还且不可转让,约折合 60 美元" — CNY 400, non-refundable and non-transferable, roughly USD 60. The brochures also state that applications from applicants who have not paid the application fee will not be reviewed (未缴纳申请费的申请者,其申请材料将不予审核). This is the application fee and not tuition: the same brochures publish annual tuition of CNY 20,000 for bachelor's, CNY 23,000 for master's and CNY 29,000 for doctoral programmes, which are recorded under tuition instead.

Source-linked admission details

2026 intake: application windows by funding route, the CNY 400 application fee, annual tuition by level, and entry requirements including language and CSCA requirements. · recorded source check: September 17, 2026

Scholarship
Shanghai Maritime University's 2026 doctoral brochure sets the Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS) window at 1 December 2025 to 1 February 2026.
Intake
The Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship (SGS) window for the 2026 intake runs 1 December 2025 to 30 April 2026 at every level, and the bachelor's, master's and doctoral brochures each name the award as an application route.
Intake
Self-funded applications for the 2026 intake close on 30 May 2026.
Application fee
All applicants pay a CNY 400 application fee, described as non-refundable and non-transferable and roughly USD 60; unpaid applications are not reviewed.
Tuition
Annual tuition is CNY 20,000 for bachelor's, CNY 23,000 for master's and CNY 29,000 for doctoral programmes.
Entry requirements
Bachelor's applicants must be 18 to 25 years old and submit China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) results.
Language requirement
Chinese-taught programmes require HSK Level 5; English-taught programmes require IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 80 or Cambridge English B2 or above from the past two years.
Intake
Scholarship results for the 2026 intake were published in late May 2026.
Tuition notes
Annual tuition published in Shanghai Maritime University's 2026 international admissions brochures for each level, all posted 13 March 2026. These are yearly figures and are recorded here rather than as an application fee.
Read Shanghai Maritime University International Education College — 2026 international student admissions brochures (bachelor's, master's, doctoral), posted 13 March 2026

Published dates and unconfirmed windows

Application timing and source scope

Shanghai Maritime University (上海海事大学) publishes separate dated 2026 international admissions brochures for each level through its International Education College (国际教育学院, smuiec.shmtu.edu.cn), all posted 13 March 2026, and the windows differ by level. For bachelor's applicants the 2026 brochure gives the Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship (SGS) route as 1 December 2025 to 30 April 2026 and the self-funded route as 1 December 2025 to 30 May 2026. For master's and doctoral applicants the same 2026 brochures add a Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS) route running 1 December 2025 to 1 February 2026, with SGS closing 30 April 2026 and self-funded applications closing 30 May 2026. Scholarship results are published in late May. All of these 2026 intake windows have now closed. Every level starts in September, with the exact date given in the admission notice. Because these are dated official brochures for the named 2026 intake, this window is verified; any window for the 2027 intake had not been published when checked on 17 September 2026.

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

Funding options

Scholarships listed for Shanghai Maritime 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
  • Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship (上海市政府奖学金)

How to apply to Shanghai Maritime University

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

Historical reference: University submission + CSC portal

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

CSC doctoral admission

Submit to SMU and CSC; the notice requires both without a strict order. Pay the non-refundable CNY 400 and upload proof before review. Document screening precedes an initial interview and the chosen college’s second assessment. Successful candidates receive pre-admission; scholarship results were expected in late May. The window was December 1, 2025–February 1, 2026. Prepare qualifications/transcripts, language evidence, a five-minute introduction video, research plan, medical/police records, financial-support statement and payment receipt.

Reference: 2026 doctoral; closed February 1, 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 Shanghai Maritime 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

    Follow the portal order in the Type B notice

    If it asks for the CSC form in the university system, finish CSC first and upload that form. If it asks for university admission or recommendation first, complete that stage before CSC. Where both systems are required, submit to both; use a CSC-only process only when the official notice explicitly specifies it.

    Read official admission instructions
  4. 4

    Complete the required application systems

    Use the university and CSC instructions below in the order specified by your program. Keep names, degree, major and teaching language consistent across the forms. Check submission status in every required system.

  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.
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.
Open CSC application systemCSC scholarship application system

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.