1. Duration: 3-7 Years

2. Application Deadline: Before June 30^th

3. Scholarships Available

       (1) Chinese Government Scholarship

       (2) Xi'an One Belt One Road Internantional Students Scholarship

       (3) Northwest University International Students Silk Road Scholarship

       (4) Northwest University International Students Scholarship

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

 4. Eligibility:

      (1) Non-Chinese Ph.D candidates;

      (2) Applicants should hold the master degree or above, over 18 years old and below 45 years old.

      (3) For English Taught Programs, applicants should hold English Proficiency Certificate : TOEFL 60 or above; IELTS 5.5 or above (Except applicants from native English countries)

5. 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 English Language 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.

7. Application Procedure

(1) Contact a supervisor of NWU for acceptance letter;

(2)Complete online application at http://nwu.17gz.org, print and sign the ApplicationForm 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 listedstudents for final approval.

 (5) NWU will send Admission Letters and JW202 Forms for the final confirmedscholarship candidates.

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

8.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.

9.Tuition and Fees

(1) Registration fee: RMB350.

(2) Tuition: 36,000 RMB/YEAR.

(3)Health Insurance: RMB 800 per year.

(4)Accommodation fee:

10. 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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