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How to apply to Shanghai Normal University

上海师范大学

Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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

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

Agency number recorded: 10270. Confirm it in the current Type B notice before submitting.

Application fee

CNY 520 (or USD 80) The recorded 2026 undergraduate, Shanghai Government Scholarship and CSC High-Level Postgraduate notices list a CNY 520 application fee. The 2026年上海师范大学国际学生本科专业招生简章 fee table (九．费用标准) gives a 报名费 (application fee) column reading 520 元 for every discipline category — 汉语言、汉语国际教育（国际学生班）, 文科、经管类, 理工科 and 艺术类 — listed separately from 学费 (tuition) of 19,800 / 20,000 / 20,800 / 25,000 RMB per year and 保险 of 800 RMB per year, so the 520 is the application fee and the annual figures are tuition. The guide states 在线支付报名费 520 元人民币（或 80 美元）或者上传银行转账凭证 and 无论申请成功与否，报名费不予退还 (non-refundable). The 2026 Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship guide repeats it as item 13 of the required materials — 在线支付报名费 520 元人民币（或 80 美元）或者上传银行转账凭证 — and the 2026 CSC High-Level Graduate Program guide likewise requires 520 元人民币或 80 美元报名费交纳凭证, stating that only applications with the fee paid are treated as valid. The equivalent English wording on the 2025 English-language guides and the apply.shnu.edu.cn system uses the same CNY 520 / USD 80 amount. In the separate 2026 ICLTS notice, the extra SHNU application and CNY 520 payment requirement explicitly applies to the master’s programme. No spring 2027 one-semester application fee amount is stated there; do not automatically carry the degree fee into that non-degree award.

Source-linked admission details

Scholarships, the CSC agency code, the dated CSC application window and the published application fees and tuition for international students at Shanghai Normal University for the 2026 intake, from the university's own International Affairs Office and International College of Chinese Studies sites. · recorded source check: September 17, 2026

CSC agency code
Shanghai Normal University's institution code is 10270. The 2026 CSC High-level Graduate Student Program guideline states the project category is Type B and 我校机构代码 10270 (our university's institution code 10270) in step one, which instructs applicants to complete the Chinese Government Scholarship application form at studyinchina.csc.edu.cn.
CSC High-level Graduate Program deadline
The 2026 intake application deadline was 1 March 2026. The guideline's Application Time section states 申请截止时间：2026 年 3 月 1 日 and requires both the CSC online application and the university's own online application, with all documents uploaded to the university application site before 1 March 2026. Paper materials need not be mailed, but originals are verified at registration in China.
CSC High-level Graduate Program coverage
Waiver of tuition and on-campus accommodation fees, with the university arranging accommodation and providing a free double room; students who choose off-campus accommodation may apply for a housing subsidy paid monthly or quarterly at CNY 700 per month for master's students and CNY 1,000 per month for doctoral students. A living allowance of CNY 3,000 per month for master's students and CNY 3,500 per month for doctoral students, plus comprehensive medical insurance for international students in China.
CSC selection process
The programme follows the principle of 个人申请、院校推荐、专家评审、择优录取 — individual application, institutional recommendation, expert review and merit-based admission. The university recommends candidates after reviewing materials, and the final admission result is determined by the expert review of the China Scholarship Council. Enrolment time is fixed by the official Admission Notice issued after CSC approval, and students who fail to register within the prescribed period lose their admission qualification.
Application fee
Undergraduate, master's and doctoral programme applicants pay CNY 520; language-programme applicants pay CNY 450. The ICCS International Student Program Fee List gives an application fee of CNY 520 for the Undergraduate, Master's Degree and Doctoral Degree Programs and CNY 450 for the General Chinese, Business Chinese, Intensive Chinese, Evening Chinese, Business Chinese (weekend), Improvement Chinese, Summer Chinese and group programmes. Payment is by Alipay or WeChat, or by Chinese bank card, or by uploading a transfer receipt; only applications that have paid the fee are considered valid. The CSC guideline itself requires 520 元人民币或 80 美元 for applicants who cannot pay online, confirming CNY 520 for degree applicants and that the application fee is non-refundable.
Tuition per semester and per academic year
Undergraduate Program CNY 9,900 per semester or CNY 19,800 per academic year; Master's Degree Program CNY 11,500 per semester or CNY 23,000 per academic year; Doctoral Degree Program CNY 14,000 per semester or CNY 28,000 per academic year. General Chinese and Business Chinese Program CNY 9,000 per semester; Intensive Chinese Program CNY 17,000 per semester for 30 lessons per week. These are tuition charges and are never an application fee; the fee list's effective date is 1 January 2026.
Chinese Government Scholarship
Shanghai Normal University publishes both a full and a partial Chinese Government Scholarship for Chinese Language Training programmes, Undergraduate programmes and Postgraduate programmes. The full award covers tuition, accommodation, comprehensive insurance and a living allowance; the partial award covers partial tuition, accommodation, comprehensive insurance and living allowance.
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship
Published in three forms: a full Master of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages award; a full One Academic Year Program award for Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages, Chinese Language and Literature, and Chinese Language Study; and a full One Semester Program award for Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages and Chinese Language and Literature. All three cover tuition, accommodation, comprehensive insurance and a living allowance, and are filed through chinese.cn.
Shanghai Government Scholarship
Published in two classes. Class A (full) covers tuition, accommodation, comprehensive insurance and a living allowance, and is open to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes with priority given to doctoral programmes. Class B (partial) covers tuition and comprehensive insurance, and is open to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
ICCS Scholarship
The International College of Chinese Studies runs its own ICCS Scholarship for international undergraduate students in two forms: the Excellent Applicant Entrance Award and the Merit Student Award, each awarded as a full or partial tuition waiver. Regulations and an application form for the ICCS Undergraduate Scholarships for International Students (revised October 2021) are attached to the scholarships page.
Language proficiency requirements
For Chinese-taught programmes an HSK certificate valid within two years is required: for master's programmes HSK Level 5 at 210 or above with no single section below 70, and for doctoral programmes HSK Level 6 at 180 or above with no single section below 60. For English-taught programmes: IELTS 6.5, TOEFL iBT 90 or Cambridge English C1. Applicants who obtained a bachelor's or master's degree taught in Chinese at a Chinese university within two years, with a Chinese-language thesis, are exempt from the HSK requirement.
Remedial Chinese study route
Applicants whose Chinese does not meet the entry requirement may study Chinese for one year before starting their major, but must already hold HSK Level 4 at 180 or above; after the year of Chinese study they must pass the examination to enter their major, and applicants who do not need remedial Chinese are given preference under otherwise equal conditions.
Eligibility ages and scholarship exclusivity
Master's applicants should be no more than 35 years old and doctoral applicants no more than 40, in principle, and only master's or doctoral programmes may be applied for under this award. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health with excellent academic records and good academic development potential, and must not simultaneously receive funding from other scholarships set up by Chinese governments at any level or by institutions, excluding one-off awards. Concealment of simultaneous funding leads to cancellation, repayment and a three-year bar on applying for the Chinese Government Scholarship.
Application documents
The CSC application form downloaded from studyinchina.csc.edu.cn; notarised highest-education certificate or degree certificate, with a pending-graduation certificate for final-year students whose degree must be obtained before 31 August 2026; notarised complete academic transcripts from undergraduate and master's stages up to the most recent semester; two recommendation letters from professors or associate professors in a relevant field with the recommender's institution stamp, signature and contact details; a study plan in China of no fewer than 1,000 words in Chinese or English; language proficiency evidence; art or music portfolio for arts programmes; a copy of the Foreigner Physical Examination Form valid for six months; proof of the application fee where online payment is not possible; a valid ordinary passport valid beyond September 2026; and a certificate of no criminal record issued by a public security authority, normally dated within six months of application.
Admissions contact
International Student Center, International Affairs Office, Shanghai Normal University, tel +86-21-64323905, email samli@staff.shnu.edu.cn. The International College of Chinese Studies is at Room 206, Building 5, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, tel 0086-21-64322452 and 0086-21-64322824, email iccs@email.shnu.edu.cn.
Read 2026年上海师范大学国际学生“中国政府奖学金”高水平研究生项目招生简章 (2026 Application Guideline for the Chinese Government Scholarship High-level Graduate Student Program at Shanghai Normal University), published 29 December 2025 by the International Affairs Office of Shanghai Normal University at iao.shnu.edu.cn; fees and award list cross-checked against the Fees & Costs and Scholarships pages of the International College of Chinese Studies at iccs.shnu.edu.cn

Published dates and unconfirmed windows

Application timing and source scope

Shanghai Normal University publishes intake-scoped windows through its International Exchange Office (iao.shnu.edu.cn) for the 2026 intake. The 2026年上海师范大学国际学生'中国政府奖学金'高水平研究生项目招生简章 (CSC High-Level Graduate Program, published 29 December 2025) states the application deadline 申请截止时间：2026 年 3 月 1 日 — 1 March 2026 — by which both the CSC online form (studyinchina.csc.edu.cn, Type B, SHNU institution code 10270) and the SHNU application at apply.shnu.edu.cn must be complete, with all documents uploaded. The 2026年上海师范大学'上海市外国留学生政府奖学金'招生简章 (Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship, published 29 December 2025) names an application period of 2026 年 1 月 1 日至 2026 年 5 月 31 日 — 1 January to 31 May 2026 — with results normally published on the International Exchange Office site before the end of August 2026 and winners required to confirm acceptance within one week. The 2026年上海师范大学国际学生本科专业招生简章 (undergraduate self-funded guide, published 4 December 2025) gives an application deadline of 截至 2026 年 6 月 30 日 — 30 June 2026. All these 2026 degree windows are closed. The official 2026 ICLTS notice separately offers a five-month one-semester course startingMarch 2027, with a 31 October 2026 application cutoff; no separate opening day is stated. Apply through cis.chinese.cn after obtaining a recommending institution. This is a non-degree route, distinct from CSC High-Level and degree admission. No 2027 full-degree deadline is established by this notice.

Recorded CSC agency number; confirm it in the current CSC call: 10270

Open deadline source2026 ICLTS notice including March2027 semester

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

ICLTS one-semester study — March 2027

Five-month International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship study; International Chinese Language Education or Chinese Language and Literature

Opening:
Not stated in the notice
Closing:
October 31, 2026

The 2026 notice separately names this spring intake. Its CNY 520 university-application fee instruction is for the master’s programme; a spring-semester application amount is unstated.

SHNU ICLTS notice published March20,2026

Funding options

Scholarships listed for Shanghai Normal 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 (CSC) – High-Level Graduate Program
  • 中国政府奖学金（丝绸之路项目）/ Chinese Government Scholarship – Silk Road Program
  • 国际中文教师奖学金（原孔子学院奖学金）/ International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship (ICLTS, formerly Confucius Institute Scholarship)
  • 上海市政府奖学金 / Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship (SGS)
  • 上海市外国留学生政府奖学金 A 类（全额奖学金）/ SGS Class A full scholarship
  • 上海市外国留学生政府奖学金 B 类（部分奖学金）/ SGS Class B partial scholarship
  • 上海市国际学生预科学院奖学金 / Shanghai International Student Pre-College (SISP) Scholarship

How to apply to Shanghai Normal University

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

Historical reference: CSC portal → university 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 High-Level graduate admission

Complete CSC TypeB agency10270 first, then apply at apply.shnu.edu.cn and pay¥520orUS$80. Only paid applications or uploaded payment proof are valid; online payment supports Alipay/WeChat/Chinese bankcards, otherwise remit. Finish both submissions by March1,2026. Upload CSC form, notarized highest degree or expected graduation before August31, complete notarized transcripts, two stamped/signed academic references,≥1,000word plan, language evidence, art/music works if relevant, six-month English medical/blood and police records, passport valid beyond September2026 and fee proof. No paper mailing is required. Online interview/exam and scholarship assessment follow; watch email. University nomination awaits CSC expert approval. Bring originals and copies at registration.

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 Shanghai Normal 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 CSC application

    Use the application type, agency number, degree level, and submission order stated in the current call. A university-hosted place may use Type B; an embassy-nominated place may use Type A. Do not select a route or reuse a prior-cycle code unless the current notice confirms it.

    Open CSC portal
  4. 4

    Complete the university application

    Use the official application link and complete the fields required for your route. Submit documents only through the channel and at the stage stated in the current notice. Pay a charge only when instructed; retain any submission confirmation the system provides.

    Open the program's university portal
  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.

University agency number on record: 10270. For Type B, match it to Shanghai Normal University in CSC. Type A uses your dispatching authority's number instead.

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.