Deadline announced
2027–28 Chinese Government Scholarship
Through the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia: 20 places, and the deadline is 14 February 2027.
How to apply through the embassyStudy in China, explained for Indonesian families
A guide to China's CSCA test, scholarships and university applications, written by Lido Education in Jakarta. Every figure on this site comes from an official document, and shows the month we last checked it.
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Arrive
Registration, housing and first weeks
Being written
This season
What to watch for students starting in 2027. We update these as new notices come out.
Happens every year
CSCA test sittings
Usually six sittings a year, in January, March, April, June, November and December. Each sitting runs over two days, and exact times depend on the sitting. Registration windows are announced on csca.cn.
What the CSCA testsLast cycle's dates
Shanghai University, 2027 intake
We'll update the profile when the 2027–28 brochures arrive. Last cycle's bachelor's application deadline was 30 June 2026.
Shanghai University profileWhy we show where each fact comes from
Rules for studying in China change every year, and the details are spread across university brochures, scholarship guides and test websites. We collect those documents, check each fact against them, and only then put it on this site.
If we haven't confirmed something yet, we say so, and we don't guess.
Open the official documents behind this guide · How we check facts
How much does the CSCA cost?
CNY 450 for one subject, CNY 700 for two or more.
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