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University application guide

How to apply to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

上海财经大学

Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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

Agency number recorded: 10272. Confirm it in the current Type B notice before submitting.

Application fee

CNY 830 (Chinese-taught programmes) / CNY 1,660 (English-taught programmes), or CNY 415 for China Link general-scholar programmes The 报名费 (application fee) is paid by bank transfer as the first step of the application and is expressly non-refundable: the 2026 master's brochure states 通过银行转账方式支付报名费 人民币 830 元（中文项目）/1660元（英文项目）或等额外币 followed by 报名费一旦提交，不予退还, and the official English page states 'Remit the non-refundable application fee (CNY830 for Chinese-taught programs, CNY1,660 for English-taught programs)'. The 2026 undergraduate brochure quotes the same CNY 830 or equivalent in foreign currency. Current SUFE students applying are exempt (本校应届毕业生免报名费，请在“付款凭证”处上传校园卡照片 — final-year SUFE students upload a campus-card photo in place of payment). China Link and general-scholar programmes carry a lower fee of CNY 415, also non-refundable. Payment is by bank transfer to 上海财经大学 / SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS, account 442959257313, Bank of China Shanghai Branch, SWIFT BKCHCNBJ300.

Source-linked admission details

Scholarships, the CSC agency number, the dated application windows for the 2026 and 2026-2027 intakes and the published application fees for international students at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, from the university's own International Cultural Exchange School site at intlstu.sufe.edu.cn. · recorded source check: September 17, 2026

CSC agency number
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics' agency number is 10272. The 2026 CSC High-level Graduate Program notice instructs students who receive a pre-admission letter to log in to the CSC study-in-China online application system, fill in the scholarship application information with 奖学金类别：B类 and 受理机构编号：10272 (scholarship category: Type B, receiving institution number: 10272).
CSC High-level Graduate Program window
The 2026 intake ran in three stages: the university programme application ran from 16 November 2025 to 28 February 2026; the scholarship application for students holding a pre-admission letter took place in late March 2026; and the university recommended candidates to the China Scholarship Council at the end of March 2026. Applicants who were not recommended by the university were defaulted to self-funded status.
CSC High-level Graduate Program coverage
A full scholarship for all graduate majors, covering a waiver of full tuition and on-campus accommodation fees, a living allowance of CNY 3,000 per month for master's students and CNY 3,500 per month for doctoral students, and comprehensive medical insurance. The funding period is the basic duration fixed at admission: two academic years for master's and three or four academic years for doctoral study.
CSC High-level Graduate Program eligibility
Open to master's and doctoral programmes only. Master's applicants must hold a bachelor's degree, have excellent academic results and be no more than 35 years old; doctoral applicants must hold a master's degree, have excellent academic results and be no more than 40. English-taught programme applicants need TOEFL iBT 80, IELTS (A) 6.5 or Duolingo 110; Chinese-taught applicants need HSK Level 5 at 180. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good physical and mental health holding a valid ordinary foreign passport. Awardees may not simultaneously hold other scholarships established by Chinese governments at any level or by the admitting institution, excluding one-off awards, and concealment leads to cancellation, repayment and a three-year bar on applying.
CSC High-level Graduate Program result timing
After the CSC issues its approval, normally between the end of June and July, the university sends awardees the Admission Notice, the Confirmation Form for Study in China (JW201) and other admission materials. Applicants who do not report within the registration deadline lose their scholarship qualification, and awardees may not change the admitting institution, field of study, teaching language or duration of study after admission.
Application fee
The application fee is CNY 830 per person for Chinese-taught programmes and CNY 1,660 per person for English-taught programmes, paid by bank transfer. The 2026 CSC High-level Graduate Program notice states 通过银行转账方式支付报名费（中文授课项目830元/人，英文授课项目1660元/人）, the Silk Road notice repeats 在线支付报名费：中文项目830元/人，英文项目1660元/人, and the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship notice gives 报名费（人民币830元或等额外币）.
Silk Road Program window and coverage
The 2026-2027 Silk Road Chinese Government Scholarship — Lancang-Mekong Financial Strategy Talent Leadership Program ran on these dates: online application 1 May to 17 May; document review and online interview before 24 May; school recommendation determined by 27 May; and CSC submission by 31 May, with the pre-admission notice and other materials submitted by that date. Coverage is a waiver of tuition, a free dormitory or a housing subsidy, a living allowance of CNY 2,500 per month for undergraduates and CNY 3,000 per month for master's students, and comprehensive medical insurance, with international travel at the student's own expense. It is open to citizens of Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand for finance, international economics and trade, finance master's, international business master's and public administration master's programmes.
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship window and coverage
For the 2026 international Chinese language education master's intake: the master's admission application ran from 15 March to 26 April 2026 with the application fee of CNY 830 or the equivalent in foreign currency paid at ao.sufe.edu.cn, and the scholarship application ran from 1 March to 15 May 2026 through cis.chinese.cn. Coverage is a full tuition waiver, free on-campus accommodation normally in a double room (or a housing subsidy if off-campus accommodation is approved) and comprehensive medical insurance, plus a living allowance. Requirements include HSK Level 5 at 210, HSKK Intermediate at 60, and ages 16 to 35 as of 1 September 2026, relaxed to 45 for in-service Chinese language teachers.
University undergraduate scholarship
The 2026 Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Undergraduate New Student Scholarship, published 12 November 2025, has a funding period of four undergraduate academic years and provides CNY 5,000 per semester.
Shanghai Government Scholarship for international students
The 2026 Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship for International Students, published 12 November 2025, has a funding period of four undergraduate academic years. Class A covers a full tuition waiver and on-campus accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance for study in China and a living allowance of CNY 2,500 per month during study. Class B covers a full tuition waiver and comprehensive medical insurance.
Awards published across programme levels
The university's scholarship index publishes separate pages for undergraduate programme scholarships, graduate programme scholarships, short-term programme scholarships and advanced-study programme scholarships. The undergraduate page lists the Silk Road Lancang-Mekong programme, the SUFE Undergraduate New Student Scholarship, the Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship for International Students and the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship for the four-year Chinese language education bachelor's. The graduate page lists the Silk Road Lancang-Mekong programme, the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship for the two-year international Chinese language education master's, and the CSC High-level Graduate Program.
Application portals
Applications are submitted through the university's international student online application system at ao.sufe.edu.cn. Under the CSC High-level Graduate Program route applicants must tick the funding source box 中国政府奖学金-高校自主招生项目, and CSC scholarship applications are then filed at studyinchina.csc.edu.cn. The International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship is filed at cis.chinese.cn, where applicants choosing SUFE as the recommending institution select 上海财经大学 under the HSK test centre (non-Confucius Institute), Asia, China list.
Admissions contact
International Cultural Exchange School, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Room 620, 321 Wudong Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai; tel +86-21-65361944; email ices@sufe.edu.cn.
Read 2026学年中国政府奖学金——高水平研究生项目 notice published 14 November 2025 by the International Cultural Exchange School (国际文化交流学院) of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics at intlstu.sufe.edu.cn, the university's official international-student site; scholarships list, scholarship amounts and the Silk Road and International Chinese Language Teachers timelines cross-checked against the other dated notices on the same site

Published dates and unconfirmed windows

Application timing and source scope

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics publishes a full set of dated windows for the 2026 intake and two windows that are still open for later intakes. For the 2026 intake, now closed: self-funded undergraduate applications ran in three stages fixed by funding route — 1 January to 31 March 2026 for Shanghai Government Scholarship applicants, 1 April to 30 April 2026 for International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship and SUFE Undergraduate Freshman Scholarship applicants, and 1 May to 31 May 2026 for self-funded applicants; the university's official English page states the same three rounds verbatim. Self-funded master's and doctoral applications ran 16 November 2025 to 15 June 2026. The Chinese Government Scholarship High-Level Graduate Program (Type B) ran in three stages: apply to a SUFE graduate programme 16 November 2025 to 28 February 2026, secure a conditional offer and apply for the scholarship in late March 2026, and the university's recommendation to CSC by the end of March 2026, with results in late June or July. The CSC Silk Road Program (澜湄财经战略人才领航计划, restricted to Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand) ran 1 to 17 May 2026 for online application, material review and interview by 24 May 2026, and internal recommendation and CSC filing by 5 June 2026. The Shanghai Government Scholarship window was 1 January to 31 March 2026; the SUFE Undergraduate Freshman Scholarship window was 1 April to 30 April 2026; and the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship for September 2026 entry had a scholarship application window of 1 March to 15 May 2026. Two windows remain open as of today: the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship for March 2027 entry, where the SUFE programme application form is due 15 October 2026 and the scholarship application at cis.chinese.cn is due 31 October 2026 (one-semester general scholar programme, HSK 3 level 270 plus HSKK required), and the CSC China Link Scholarship for 2027 spring enrolment, closing 31 December 2026 (the 2026 fall round closed 30 June 2026). Successful 2026 applicants had to confirm enrolment by 30 June 2026, with admission documents issued from July 2026. No 2027 autumn-intake brochure or deadline is published yet.

Recorded CSC agency number; confirm it in the current CSC call: 10272

Open deadline source

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

Funding options

Scholarships listed for Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

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, Type B; master's and doctoral; agency number 10272)
  • “丝绸之路”中国政府奖学金——“澜湄财经战略人才领航计划” (Silk Road Chinese Government Scholarship — Lancang-Mekong Financial and Economic Strategic Talents Leadership Program; bachelor's and master's; restricted to Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand)
  • 中国政府奖学金短期科研交流项目（China Link） (CSC China Link Scholarship; general scholar and senior scholar, 1-12 months)
  • 上海市外国留学生政府奖学金 (Shanghai Government Scholarship for International Students; Type A covers full tuition, on-campus accommodation, comprehensive medical insurance and a living allowance of CNY 2,500 per month, Type B covers full tuition and comprehensive medical insurance)
  • 上海财经大学本科新生奖学金 / 上海财经大学奖学金 (SUFE Undergraduate Freshman Scholarship — the university's own award; value CNY 5,000 per semester, four academic years; applicants admitted but not awarded the Shanghai Government Scholarship automatically qualify for consideration)
  • 国际中文教师奖学金 (International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship — bachelor's in 汉语国际教育, master's in 国际中文教育, and one-semester / one-year general scholar programmes)

How to apply to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

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

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Closes:
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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

First remit the programme fee and submit graduate admission at ao.sufe.edu.cn during November16,2025–February28,2026, selecting CSC university independent admission as funding intent. Chinese-programme fee is¥830; English¥1,660. After document approval, attend interview. Only pre-admitted candidates apply in CSC TypeB agency10272 in lateMarch, uploading pre-admission and required records. SUFE recommends selected candidates by lateMarch; non-recommended applicants default to self-funded. CSC expert approval is required for a scholarship. Upload colour original scans; no paper application is required. Use the degree prospectus for complete documents. Decisions usually arrive lateJune–July, subject to CSC timetable. Bring graduation/degree originals on 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 University of Finance and Economics'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

    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
  4. 4

    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
  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: 10272. For Type B, match it to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics 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.