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How to apply to Xi'an International Studies University

西安外国语大学

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

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

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Funding route on this profile

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

Application fee

The application-fee status has not been verified for the current route. Published undergraduate registration charge is CNY 400 per semester or CNY 600 per year; submission-stage fee is not established. Source: https://six.xisu.edu.cn/zsxm1/xl/bks.htm

Source-linked admission details

International student admission at Xi'an International Studies University: the published CSC route and the absence of a published agency number, application windows for the 2026 cycle, the registration fee and other costs, tuition, the scholarship names XISU publishes, and entry requirements across six.xisu.edu.cn. · recorded source check: September 17, 2026

Scholarship
Xi'an International Studies University is a Chinese Government Scholarship host institution whose only published CSC route is the Bilateral Program (国别双边项目), applied for through the applicant's home-country student dispatching authority; the university names a Silk Road Program page that currently states the content is still being compiled.
CSC agency number
No CSC agency number is published by XISU. Its Chinese Government Scholarship page reproduces the national rule that the operation notes and the 受理机构编号 (receiving agency number) of the CSC online application system must be obtained from the applicant's home-country dispatching authority, and neither the page, the admission pages, the fees page, the 2026 New Sinology notice, the 2026 International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship guide nor the university's own application portal at xisu.chiwest.cn states an institution code for XISU.
Programmes
The CSC Bilateral Program window is published as generally early January to early April, to be confirmed with the applicant's home-country dispatching authority.
Tuition
Annual tuition is 16,000 CNY for degree undergraduates, 20,000 CNY for master's students and 24,000 CNY for doctoral students, with language students paying 14,600 CNY per academic year; the CSC host list independently records XISU bachelor's tuition at 16,000 CNY, with Animation and Visual Communication Design at 26,000 CNY.
Application deadline
The self-funded international degree application deadline is 15 June for all levels, with programmes starting in early September, and 2026-cycle applicants must complete CSCA Chinese and mathematics testing except a Chinese Language major holding valid HSK Level 4.
Application deadline
The 2026 International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship opened on 1 March 2026 and sets 15 May 2026 as the deadline for September 2026 entry to the MTCSOL master's, the bachelor's and the one-year and one-semester study programmes, 31 October 2026 for the March 2027 semester intake, and 15 April 2026 and 15 September 2026 for the July 2026 and December 2026 four-week programmes.
Tuition
The 2026 New Sinology Program foreign translation master's training programme ran 5 January 2026 to 31 March 2026, admits 5 students across nine translation majors including English, Japanese, Russian, French and German interpreting and translation, is funded for 3 years, and covers tuition, accommodation, living costs and medical insurance.
Scholarship
The Shaanxi Sanqin International Student Scholarship pays 25,000 CNY per year for doctoral study, 20,000 CNY per year for master's study and 13,000 CNY per year for bachelor's study, with a 10,000 CNY per year grant for students recommended by the Kazakhstan Economic Integration Foundation, and it is awarded once a year to students already studying in Shaanxi for at least one year rather than to new entrants.
Application deadline
The Xi'an Municipal Belt and Road International Student Scholarship is limited to non-Chinese citizens from Belt and Road countries, with bachelor's applicants under 30 and HSK Level 4 at 180 or above for Chinese-taught programmes; its published deadline is 15 June 2025 for the 2025 cycle.
Application deadline
XISU publishes its own Xi'an International Studies University Scholarship for international students with outstanding academic performance and overall conduct, with no separate deadline or value stated on the page.
Language requirement
Language requirements are HSK Level 4 at 180 or above for Chinese-taught undergraduate programmes, HSK Level 5 at 210 or above or HSK Level 6 at 180 or above for liberal arts and economics master's programmes, and IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 85, or Cambridge English B2 for English-taught programmes.
Physical examination
Postgraduate applicants must supply two recommendation letters from associate professors or equivalent dated after 1 September 2025, a personal statement of more than 1,000 words, and a six-month medical examination report including a detailed blood test report, and scholarship applicants must also supply a non-criminal record certificate within six months.
Tuition notes
Published on the official fees page (缴费) under Campus Life > Student Affairs, in CNY. Language students pay 1,200 for one week, 1,800 for two weeks, 2,200 for three weeks, 2,500 for one month, 4,200 for two months, 5,800 for three months, 7,300 for one semester and 14,600 for one academic year; one-to-one tuition is 250 per hour with a special-grade teacher and 150 per hour with an excellent teacher. Degree undergraduates pay 8,000 per semester and 16,000 per academic year; master's students 10,000 and 20,000; doctoral students 12,000 and 24,000. Exchange students pay according to their exchange agreement. Textbooks are at the student's own cost. The degree pages repeat the same figures at 16,000, 20,000 and 24,000 CNY per academic year, consistent with the CSC host-list figures of 16,000 CNY for bachelor's programmes and 26,000 CNY for the Animation and Visual Communication Design programmes.
Application or registration charge — scope
Published undergraduate registration charge is CNY 400 per semester or CNY 600 per year; submission-stage fee is not established. Source: https://six.xisu.edu.cn/zsxm1/xl/bks.htm
Read 国别双边项目 (Chinese Government Scholarship Bilateral Program) - 留学西外, Xi'an International Studies University international students site

Published dates and unconfirmed windows

Application timing and source scope

Xi'an International Studies University's standing self-funded dates do not prove closure of every 2026-route application. Its dated 2026 International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship guide still lists 31 October 2026 for March 2027 semester entry; no separate 2027 degree-intake call was verified in this review. The international students site (six.xisu.edu.cn) states a single self-funded closing date of 15 June for all degree levels, repeated identically on the undergraduate, master's and doctoral pages, with programmes starting in early September each year and no year given on the page itself because it is the university's standing rule rather than a dated notice. The dated 2026 documents are: the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship 2026 guide, published 4 March 2026, which opened registration on 1 March 2026 and sets 15 May 2026 for September 2026 entry to the MTCSOL master's, the bachelor's and the one-year and one-semester study programmes, 31 October 2026 for the March 2027 semester intake, 15 April 2026 for the July 2026 four-week programme and 15 September 2026 for the December 2026 four-week programme; the New Sinology Program foreign translation master's notice of 24 December 2025, which ran 5 January 2026 to 31 March 2026 for a September 2026 start; and the Xi'an municipal Belt and Road scholarship page, whose own dated English deadline is 15 June 2025 for the 2025 cycle and whose recorded 2025 page does not establish a dated 2026 call. The Chinese Government Scholarship page states only that the bilateral programme's window is generally early January to early April and must be confirmed with the applicant's home-country dispatching authority, and it names a Silk Road programme whose page reads that the content is still being compiled.

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 Xi'an International Studies 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
  • Chinese Government Scholarship - Bilateral Program (中国政府奖学金国别双边项目)
  • Chinese Government Scholarship Silk Road Program (丝绸之路中国政府奖学金项目)
  • International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship (国际中文教师奖学金)
  • Confucius Institute Scholarship
  • New Sinology Program - Foreign Translation Master's Training Program (新汉学计划外国翻译硕士培养项目)
  • Shaanxi Sanqin International Student Scholarship (陕西省三秦外国留学生奖学金)
  • Xi'an Municipal Belt and Road International Student Scholarship (西安市“一带一路”外国留学生奖学金)
  • Xi'an International Studies University Scholarship (西安外国语大学奖学金)

How to apply to Xi'an International Studies University

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

Historical reference: 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

Historical international admission described in the cited notice

For the one-year preparatory course running September 2026–June/July 2027, register and upload documents in the XISU system. Supply high-school graduation/expected-graduation proof, complete transcripts, a 500–800-word Chinese/English self-recommendation, one school-teacher reference, passport, HSK if held, optional awards and guardian guarantee if under 18. Non-Chinese/English materials need notarized translations. Applicants must be at least 16. HSK 3 at 180 permits certificate-based admission; candidates without the certificate receive entrance-assessment instructions. The page gives 15 June without an explicit year in the deadline line, alongside this programme's 2026/27 study dates. Its combined registration charge is CNY 400/semester or 600/year; payment timing is unstated.

Reference: 2026/27 non-degree preparatory. 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 Xi'an International Studies 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.

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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.
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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.