I  Duration: 3 -6 Years

II  Application Deadline:  Before June 30^th

III Scholarships Available  

    1.Chinese Government Scholarship

    2. Xi'an One Belt One Road International Students Scholarship

  3.Northwest University International Students Scholarship  

(Note: Please contact tonwu@nwu.edu.cn before applying any of the scholarships)  

IV Eligibility:  

1. Non-Chinese Ph.D candidates;  

2. Applicants should hold the master degree or above, over 18 years old and below 40 years old.  

3. Applicants should hold at least HSK5 or above.  

V Application Documents  

1. Application Form for Foreign Students to NWU with signature;  

2. Copy of Passport Photopage;  

3. 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);  

4. Academic transcripts;  

5. A Study Plan or Research Proposal in Chinese or English with a minimum of 800 words;  

6. Two recommendation letters in Chinese or English from professors or associate professors;  

7. Foreigner Physical Examination Form;  

8. The copy of valid HSK Certificate;  

9. Acceptance letter of NWU supervisor(Students hold acceptance letter will be highly preferred);  

10. Notarized Non-criminal Record  

(Mother language and notarized Chinese translations, please contact to tonwu@nwu.edu.cn for more information);  

11.The relative invention patents or published academic papers  

Notes:Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations. No application documents will be returned.   

VI Application Procedure  

1. Contact a supervisor of NWU for acceptance letter;  

2. Complete online application at http://nwu.17gz.org, print and sign the Application   Form for Foreign Students to NWU  

3. Please post all paper documents to NWU.  

4. After internal review and evaluation, NWU will confirm with the short listed   students for final approval.  

5. NWU will send Admission Letters and JW202 Forms for the final confirmed   scholarship candidates.  

Note: Please provide valid mailing address, email address, and Phone No.  

VII Admission Notification  

After examining the application, the admission office will make a decision on admission notification. The successful candidates will be provided with an admission notice, a JW202 form (Visa application form), Guidance for Freshman etc.. These documents will be posted to the permanent postal address of the applicants.  

Usually the students are required to report at the admission office with their admission notice and other documents in March or September (the start of new session). Failure to do so within three weeks of the new term will be regarded as forfeiting the admission.  

VIII Tuition and Fees  

1 Registration fee: RMB350.  

2 Tuition:   

  Liberal Arts: 16500RMB/Per Year  

  Science:21000RMB/Per Year  

3 Health Insurance: RMB 800 per year.  

4 Accommodation fee:  

IX Contact  

Address: No. 229 North Taibai Avenue  

International Students Admission  

School of International Education(142 mailbox）  

Northwest University, Xi'an,Shaanxi, China  

Post code: 710069  

Tel: +86 -29 -88302373     +86-29-88302918  

Fax: 0086-29-88303511  

Email: tonwu@nwu.edu.cn    

Website: http://sie.nwu.edu.cn/  

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