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Application and scholarship deadlines in date order. Each one comes from an official document, linked under the list. Add a date to your calendar and your phone will remind you a week before and a day before.

October 2026

International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship

Student application deadline: 31 October 2026. March 2027 intake. From Shanghai University's guide to this scholarship.

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November 2026

Tsinghua University Chinese Language Program

Application deadline: 3 November 2026. Spring 2027 intake. Closes at 11:00 Beijing time.

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January 2027

Xi’an Jiaotong University Chinese Language Program

Application deadline: 15 January 2027. Spring semester intake.

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February 2027

2027–28 Chinese Government Scholarship

Application deadline: 14 February 2027. Through the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia (bilateral programme, Type A). Applications are accepted from 27 October 2026, when the notice was published. Submit all your documents in the online system.

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August 2027

Xi’an Jiaotong University Chinese Language Program

Application deadline: 15 August 2027. Autumn semester intake.

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Every year

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.

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Last cycle's dates

The new dates for these aren't out yet. Last cycle's dates show roughly when to have your documents ready. We add the new dates when the official notices come out.

International Chinese Language Teachers ScholarshipJuly 2026 intake
Last cycle: 15 April 2026
International Chinese Language Teachers ScholarshipSeptember 2026 intake
Last cycle: 15 May 2026
International Chinese Language Teachers ScholarshipDecember 2026 intake
Last cycle: 15 September 2026
Shanghai University SILC new-student scholarship, round 1
Last cycle: Apply for your degree by 31 March 2026
Shanghai University SILC new-student scholarship, round 2
Last cycle: Apply for your degree by 31 May 2026
Shanghai University bachelor’s programmes
Last cycle: 30 June 2026
Shanghai University foundation programme
Last cycle: 30 June 2026
Shanghai University Chinese language programme (one semester)
Last cycle: 30 June 2026

Still checking

We haven't confirmed these yet, so they aren't on the list:

Shanghai University's 2027–28 application dates
Xi’an Jiaotong University's 2027 foundation programme dates
International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship dates for the 2027 intakes after March

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