1. Scholarship Types and Coverage

Full scholarship: coverage of tuition, on-campus accommodation, and a monthly stipend.

Partial scholarship: coverage of tuition.

2. Program Duration and Catalogue

Master: 3 years, Doctorate: 4 years, see details in the 2025 CSU International Graduate Programs.xlsx  

Some programs may have specified application requirements and those requirements must be satisfied. Please check the program catalogue.

3. Eligibility

1) Excellent Non-Chinese citizens, with no criminal records and in good health.

2) For Master's degrees, applicants should have a bachelor's degree and should be 18 to 35 years old; for Doctoral degree, applicants should have a master's degree and should be 18 to 40 years old.

3) Language Eligibility: Students who apply for Chinese-taught programs should obtain a minimum score of 260 in HSK4 for science and engineering programs and 200 in HSK5 for arts, social science, and medical programs.

Students who apply for English-taught programs should obtain a minimum score of 6 in IELTS or 85 in TOFEL.

Those who meet one of the following conditions are exempt from proving their linguistic competence:

a) Applicants whose first language or the official language of the country is Chinese or English.

b) Applicants who have taken a degree program whose teaching language is in Chinese or English.

4) Applicants are required to have a strong academic background and innovative research capabilities.

5) Some programs have their own admission requirement, and applicants shall be qualified before applying. For details, see the Program Catalogue.

4. Application Time: From now on to May 31, 2025.

5. Charging Standard

Please refer to 2025_Charging Standards of Central South University.pdf   

6. Application Materials  

1) Passport Homepage (Over one-year availability). If the validity of the applicant's current passport does not meet the requirement, please apply for a new passport before submitting the application.

2) Highest graduation certificate. If the applicant is currently a student, the pre-graduation certificate issued by the school is required. Non-Chinese/English documents must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

3) Stamped Transcript of the highest diploma. Non-Chinese/English documents must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.

4) HSK Transcript for Chinese-taught programs and IELTS\TOEFL for English-taught programs, or other documents to prove your linguistic competence.

5) Non-criminal record in Chinese/English with an official stamp. The issue date shall be after October 1, 2024.

6) Physical Examination Record. Applicants should strictly check the items in accordance with the requirement of  Physical Examination Record.pdf Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending doctor, the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. The date shall be after October 1, 2024. The original piece is required during registration.

7) Self-introduction video. Applicants are required to upload a self-introduction video within one minute, and the holder of HSK certificate must use Chinese to record the video. The video must be in MP4 format with a capacity of less than 40MB. Applicants involved can, with the help of video format conversion software, adjust the resolution ratio, bit rate, and other indexes to adjust the file size.

8) Statement of not receiving any scholarships or forms of funding. e.g. Personal Statement.docx

9) Two different recommendation letters from professors/associate professors with detailed contacts. The signature date shall be after October 1, 2024.

10) Study Plan of no less than 1000 words. Please clarify your research background, method, content, and significance, etc. in the future study.The proposal of a doctoral student shall be signed by the applicant's supervisor in CSU.e.g. Study Plan for International Graduates.docx

11) Acceptance letter. e.g. Acceptance Letter.docx (contact info:  CSU Profs contact.pdf)

12) Published essays, CV or any other supporting materials. (for graduate applicants only)

If there is any fraud in the application materials, the application will be disqualified. In registration, all the original documents will be reviewed and the admission will be canceled if there is any fraud or inconsistency.

7. Application Procedures

Step 1: Online Application

Log in to the system of School of International Education, CSU: https://csu.17gz.org/, fill in the application form and submit it.

Step 2: Initial Review and application fee payment    

The School of International Education will have an initial review of the applicant's identity, language ability, physical and mental conditions, etc. When the applicants pass the initial review, pay the application fee of CNY 500 on the unified payment platform of CSU according to the email (WeChat, Alipay, and UnionPay are available);

Please complete the application fee payment within two weeks, otherwise, the application cannot continue. If you fail to pass the initial review, NO NEED to pay the application fee.

Step 3: Academic Review

Relevant schools will conduct an academic review for applicants to comprehensively examine their academic background, scientific research ability, or innovation potential.

Step 4: Result Release

Based on the application and review situation, the final admission result will be released via admission email.THE FINAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS SUBJECT TO THE ADMISSION NOTICE RECEIVED!

Application status will be informed in the CSU International Student Service System. Please check the Application System inbox and your email on time.

8. Annual Review

All scholarship students shall participate in the scholarship annual review based on academic and daily performance during the previous academic year, and students will continue to enjoy the scholarship after passing the review. Otherwise, the scholarship will be suspended/terminated.

9. Notes

1) The materials mentioned above shall be provided in English or Chinese. Materials in any other language should be notarized in Chinese or English.

2) An applicant (whose one parent or both are Chinese citizens settling abroad) born with a foreign nationality applying for a bachelor's degree as a foreign student, must hold a valid foreign passport or nationality certificate for more than 4 years, and within the last 4 years (up to April 30 in the year of admission), one shall have a record of living abroad for more than 2 years (the actual residence for 9 months in a year can be calculated as 1 year). The calculation is based on entry and exit stamps. Proof of the renunciation of Chinese nationality is required.

3) The application fee will not be refunded and materials will not be returned regardless of admission results, and most prospective candidates will be enrolled according to the application materials.The final financial support is subject to the admission notice received.

4) According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education of P. R. China, international students must purchase medical insurance while studying in China. International students who are admitted without insurance funded must purchase the insurance at their own expense. Uninsured students cannot register.

9. Contacts

Admission Office, School of International Education, CSU

Non-medical major consultation:

Tel: +86-731-88836410

Email: admissions@csu.edu.cn

Address: Library 214, Main Campus of Central South University, 932 Lushan South Road, Changsha City, Hunan Province

Medical major consultation:

Tel: +86-731-8966206

Email: csuglobal@csu.edu.cn

Address: Office 708, Xiaoqian Building, Xiangya New Campus, Tongzipo Road, Changsha City, Hunan Province

Fax: +86-731-88836737  

Websites:

https://intl.csu.edu.cn/zwb.htm  (Chinese)

https://intl.csu.edu.cn/index.htm (English)