Application Notice for SWUFE 2026 International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship

Benefits & funding

• The scholarship covers tuition, accommodation, living allowance, and comprehensive medical insurance for the in-person study routes.
• SWUFE values the five-month package at CNY 26,400: CNY 10,000 tuition, CNY 3,500 accommodation, CNY 12,500 living allowance, and CNY 400 insurance.
• SWUFE values the eleven-month package at CNY 56,000: CNY 20,000 tuition, CNY 7,700 accommodation, CNY 27,500 living allowance, and CNY 800 insurance.
• Recipients may use campus accommodation or, with approval, receive an accommodation subsidy under the published standard.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens, at least 16 years old on September 1, 2026, in good physical and mental health, of good conduct, and interested in Chinese-language education or related work.
• The usual maximum age is 35 on September 1, 2026; in-service Chinese teachers may be up to 45.
• For eleven-month study, TCSOL requires HSK Level 3 with 270 plus HSKK; literature, history, or philosophy requires HSK Level 4 with 180 plus HSKK Intermediate with 60; Chinese language study requires HSK Level 3 with 210, with HSKK preferred.
• For five-month study, TCSOL, literature, history, or philosophy requires HSK Level 3 with 180 plus HSKK; Chinese medicine or Tai Chi culture requires an HSK result, with HSKK preferred.
• The semester and academic-year routes normally exclude anyone who received the same type of scholarship during the previous three years.

Application process

1. 1
   Prepare a passport scan, HSK and HSKK reports valid for two years, and a reference from the head of a recommending institution; add employment and employer-reference documents if applying as an in-service teacher, or guardian documents if under 18.
2. 2
   Apply through the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship system, select Southwestern University of Finance and Economics as the host institution, and submit the required materials.
3. 3
   Submit a second application through the SWUFE international-student portal; applicants needing SWUFE as their recommending institution must email their application number to international@swufe.edu.cn, and the application fee is CNY 600.
4. 4
   Track review comments and the scholarship decision in the application systems.

Program timeline

1. May 10, 2026

   Application deadline for September 2026 entry

2. Academic-year and semester routes begin

   September 2026

3. October 26, 2026

   Application deadline for March 2027 semester entry

4. Semester route begins

   March 2027