Central South University Scholarship for International Students 2026

Central South University (CSU) values moral education and high-quality cultivation, so it has been bettering its talent training model. CSU is offering scholarships to international students who wish to pursue postgraduate studies.

• Table of Content
• About Central South University (CSU)
• Central South University (CSU) Undergraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Central South University (CSU) Undergraduate Scholarship
• Requirements for Central South University (CSU) Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Central South University (CSU) Undergraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Central South University (CSU) Undergraduate Scholarship

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

Requirements for Central South University (CSU) Undergraduate Scholarship Qualification

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 degrees, 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 TOEFL.

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 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.

Documents Required for Application

1. Passport Homepage (Over one-year availability). If the validity of the applicant's current passport does not meet the requirements, 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, 2025.
6. Physical Examination Record. Applicants should strictly check the items in accordance with the requirements 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, 2025. The original piece is required during registration.
7. Self-introduction video. Applicants are required to upload a self-introduction video within one minute. The holder of an 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, 2025.
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 at CSU. E.g., Study Plan for International Graduate.docx
11. Acceptance letter. e.g., Acceptance Letter.docx (contact info: CSU Profs contact.pdf )
12. Published essays, CV or any other supporting materials.

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.

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.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

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

For more information, kindly visit CSU scholarship webpage.