Northwest University International Students Scholarship
Northwest University (NWU) offers three-grade scholarships for international students in Chinese language, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programmes. Funded by NWU, Grade 1 covers tuition and on-campus lodging, Grade 2 covers tuition only, and Grade 3 covers half tuition. Applicants must be non-PRC citizens and cannot hold concurrent scholarships.
Provider
Northwest University
Language
English
Deadline
Open
Overview
NWU offers scholarships across its Chinese language training, undergraduate (85+ programmes), master’s (189 programmes), and doctoral (109 programmes) offerings.
Coverage
Grade 1 covers full tuition and on-campus lodging. Grade 2 covers full tuition only. Grade 3 covers 50% of tuition fees. Tuition amounts vary by programme and degree level.
Eligibility
Applicants must be non-PRC citizens, aged over 18, in good health, and not holding any other scholarship concurrently. Age limits apply: under 35 for language/non-degree/undergraduate, under 40 for master’s, and under 45 for doctoral studies.
Application
Applicants must complete the online application at http://nwu.17gz.org, email electronic documents to [email protected], and mail hard-copy documents after receiving approval.
Documents
Required documents include the NWU application form, valid passport, notarised diploma and transcripts, non-criminal record certificate, language proficiency certificate (HSK for Chinese-taught, TOEFL/IELTS for English-taught), physical examination form, two recommendation letters and study plan (for graduate applicants), and a supervisor acceptance letter (preferred for graduate applicants).
Contact
International Student Admissions, School of International Cultural Exchanges, Northwest University, Xi’an. Email: [email protected]. Tel: +86-29-88302373.
Eligibility
notes
- •Non-PRC citizen, aged over 18.
- •Language/non-degree/undergraduate applicants: senior high school diploma, under 35.
- •Master’s applicants: bachelor’s degree, under 40.
- •Doctoral applicants: master’s degree, under 45.
- •Chinese-taught bachelor’s: HSK4; English-taught bachelor’s: TOEFL ≥50 or IELTS ≥5.
- •Chinese-taught graduate: HSK5; English-taught doctoral: TOEFL ≥60 or IELTS ≥5.5.
- •Cannot hold any other scholarship simultaneously.
age limits
- •Over 18; under 35 (language/non-degree/undergraduate), under 40 (master’s), under 45 (doctoral)
nationality
degree levels
language requirements
- •HSK4 (Chinese-taught bachelor’s), HSK5 (Chinese-taught graduate), TOEFL 50 or IELTS 5 (English-taught bachelor’s), TOEFL 60 or IELTS 5.5 (English-taught doctoral)
Student Categories
Benefits
- •Grade 1: full tuition and on-campus lodging
- •Grade 2: full tuition
- •Grade 3: 50% tuition
Required Documents
- •Application
- •Form for Foreign Students to NWU with signature.
- •of Passport Photo page.
- •Notarized
- •highest diploma (Prospective diploma recipients must submit official document
- •issued by your current school to prove your current student status or expected
- •graduation date)
- •Academic
- •transcripts.
- •Non-criminal Record (please contact to [email protected] for more information) .
- •The copy of valid HSK or IELTS/TOEFL Certificate.
- •Foreigner
- •Physical Examination Form ( photocopy, written
- •in English, Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule as the
- •result is valid for only 6 months.) .
- •recommendation letters in Chinese or English from professors or associate
- •professors (For Graduate applicants only).
- •Study Plan or Research Proposal in Chinese or English with
- •a minimum of 800 words .
- •a supervisor of NWU for the acceptance letter (For Graduate Applicants only. Students
- •hold acceptance letter will be highly preferred)
- •relative invention patents or published academic papers