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2026 Northwestern Polytechnical University "Study in Technology University" Scholarship Application Guide

01 Scholarship content and criteria

University of Technology President's Scholarship - First Prize Undergraduate: Free tuition, free accommodation, and monthly subsidy of 1500 RMB/month Graduate Students: Free tuition, free accommodation fee, and monthly subsidy provided Master's Degree: 2000 RMB/month December Doctorate: 3500 RMB/month December President's Scholarship - Second Prize 100% Tuition Fee Study Abroad University President's Scholarship - Third Prize 50% of tuition fees

02Open Professional Study Abroad University President's Scholarship:

For all majors for undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees

03 Applicant qualifications

Health conditions

Physical and mental health (free of infectious diseases and no physical or mental illness that interferes with normal learning).

Age requirements

As of September 1, 2026, undergraduate program applicants must be under the age of 23, master's program applicants must be under the age of 30, and doctoral program applicants must be under the age of 35.

Educational requirements

As of September 1, 2026, applicants for undergraduate programs must obtain a high school diploma, master's degree applicants must obtain a bachelor's degree, and doctoral applicants must obtain a master's degree.

Learning ability

The undergraduate program requires applicants to have an average score of 75% or above in the previous stage and submit CSCA test scores for undergraduate admission to study in China. Master's and doctoral programs require applicants to have an average score of 75% or above in the previous stage. The school accepts internationally accepted standardized test scores such as SAT/A-Level/IB. Applicants can provide proof of other academic ability or academic performance.

Language requirements

Applicants should have a language proficiency in Chinese/English that meets the admission criteria.

Nationality requirements

Applicants must be non-citizens of the People's Republic of China holding a valid passport. Foreign Chinese applicants to study in China must obtain foreign nationality and cancel their Chinese nationality before April 30, 2022, and have a record of actual residence abroad for more than 2 years from April 30, 2022 to April 30, 2026 (actual residence abroad for 9 months in a year can be calculated as one year, subject to entry and exit signatures).

If both or one of the applicant's parents are Chinese citizens, they must provide the following supporting materials (choose one of the two):

(1) Proof that the applicant acquired foreign nationality at birth;

(2) If the applicant is a Chinese citizen and then becomes a foreign national, the certificate of cancellation of the original Chinese household registration and the certificate of renunciation of Chinese nationality shall be provided.

04 Application Date

The first batch of undergraduate programs: November 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026

Second batch: January 16, 2026 to March 15, 2026

The third batch: March 16, 2026 to April 15, 2026

The fourth batch: April 20, 2026 to May 20, 2026

Admission is only accepted in the fall of September each year

Master's and doctoral programs

First batch: from November 1, 2025 to January 15, 2026, before 17:00 Beijing time (applications submitted after 17:00 Beijing time on January 15, 2026 will be automatically regarded as the second batch)

Second batch: from January 16, 2026 to February 28, 2026, before 17:00 Beijing time (applications submitted after 17:00 Beijing time on February 28, 2026 will be automatically regarded as the third batch)

Third batch: from March 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026, before 17:00 Beijing time (applications submitted after 17:00 Beijing time on March 31, 2026 will be automatically regarded as the fourth batch)

Fourth batch: April 1, 2026 to April 30, 2026, before 17:00 Beijing time (applications submitted after 17:00 Beijing time on April 30, 2026 will be deemed to be automatically abandoned)

Note: The application system is open normally during the winter vacation, due to the limited enrollment of Northwestern Polytechnical University, it is recommended that applicants submit their applications as soon as possible, and the sooner they apply, the higher the chance of admission and scholarships.

Northwestern Polytechnical University

Located in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, it is a national key university with the development characteristics of talent training and scientific research in the fields of aviation, aerospace, navigation (three aviation) and other fields. It is listed as one of the national key construction universities by the State Council, and has been selected as one of the "2011 Plan", "111 Plan", "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Program", "Excellent University Alliance" member universities, "Belt and Road" Aerospace Innovation Alliance initiated universities, national graduate employment typical experience universities, and one of the first ten universities in the country to lead the construction of the National Outstanding Engineer College, which has been awarded twice in a row. Major Contribution Award".

Northwestern Polytechnical University can be traced back to the National Northwestern Institute of Technology in 1938; In 1946, the National Northwest Institute of Technology moved to Xianyang. In 1950, it was renamed Northwestern Institute of Technology. In 1952, the Department of Aeronautical Engineering of Jiaotong University, Zhejiang University and Nanjing University established East China Aeronautical College in Nanjing, which moved to Xi'an in 1956 and was renamed Xi'an Aeronautical College. In October 1957, Northwestern Institute of Technology and Xi'an Institute of Aeronautics merged to form Northwestern Polytechnical University. In February 1970, the Department of Aeronautical Engineering of Harbin Institute of Engineering (now Harbin Engineering University) was merged into the whole as a whole. In 2017, it entered the ranks of "world-class universities" (Class A).