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Zhengzhou University CSC Scholarship 2026 — Full Guide

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Complete guide to applying for the Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC) at Zhengzhou University in Zhengzhou, Henan.

Quick Overview

Scholarship Type A (Chinese Government Scholarship)
Degree Levels Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, General Scholar, Senior Scholar
Deadline January – April 2026 (varies by channel)
Monthly Stipend ¥2,500 (Bachelor's) · ¥3,000 (Master's) · ¥3,500 (PhD)
Language English or Chinese (program-dependent)
Agency Number 10459

CSC Scholarship Benefits at Zhengzhou University

The Chinese Government Scholarship at Zhengzhou University is fully funded and covers:

  • Full tuition waiver — all academic fees covered
  • On-campus accommodation — university dormitory provided free of charge
  • Monthly stipend — ¥2,500 (Bachelor's), ¥3,000 (Master's), ¥3,500 (PhD)
  • Comprehensive medical insurance — provided by the Chinese government
  • Settlement allowance — one-time payment upon arrival

International travel costs are not included and must be arranged and paid by the student.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the CSC scholarship at Zhengzhou University, you must meet the following criteria:

  • Be a citizen of a country other than the People's Republic of China
  • Be in good health and meet the physical examination requirements
  • Bachelor's applicants: high school diploma, under 25 years old
  • Master's applicants: bachelor's degree, under 35 years old
  • PhD applicants: master's degree, under 40 years old
  • Meet the language requirements of the chosen program (English proficiency or HSK for Chinese-taught programs)
  • Not be receiving any other Chinese government scholarship at the time of application

Available Programs & Subjects

Zhengzhou University offers a wide range of programs for international students across multiple faculties. For the most up-to-date list of programs accepting CSC scholarship students, visit the university's international admissions page or search for Zhengzhou University on the CSC Study in China portal.

How to Apply — Step by Step

There are two main channels to apply for the CSC scholarship at Zhengzhou University:

Channel 1: Apply Directly to Zhengzhou University (University Route)

  1. Contact a professor — email potential supervisors at Zhengzhou University with your CV and research interests. Securing an acceptance letter greatly improves your chances.
  2. Create your CSC account — register at campuschina.org and begin the online application. Use agency number 10459.
  3. Complete the CSC application form — fill in your personal details, education history, study plan, and preferred program.
  4. Upload and prepare documents — gather all required documents (see checklist below) and upload them to the CSC portal.
  5. Submit to Zhengzhou University — also apply through Zhengzhou University's own international admission portal if required.
  6. Wait for results — results are typically announced between June and August.

Channel 2: Apply Through Your Country's Embassy (Bilateral Route)

  1. Check your embassy's deadline — contact the Chinese embassy or your country's education ministry for the bilateral program deadline and requirements.
  2. Complete the CSC online application — same process as above at campuschina.org.
  3. Submit to your embassy — deliver printed application materials to the designated authority in your country.
  4. Embassy nominates candidates — your embassy shortlists and forwards applications to CSC.

Required Documents

Prepare the following documents for your CSC application to Zhengzhou University:

  • CSC Application Form (printed from campuschina.org)
  • Highest degree diploma (notarized copy)
  • Academic transcripts (notarized copy)
  • Study plan or research proposal (minimum 800 words)
  • Two recommendation letters from professors or associate professors
  • Valid passport copy
  • Foreigner Physical Examination Form (completed within 6 months)
  • Language proficiency certificate — English: IELTS/TOEFL (or university attestation); Chinese: HSK certificate
  • Acceptance letter or pre-admission letter from Zhengzhou University (if available)
  • Published papers or academic achievements (if applicable, especially for PhD)
  • No Criminal Record certificate

All documents not in Chinese or English must be notarized translations.

Application Deadline

Application Channel Typical Deadline
University Direct (Zhengzhou University) February – April 2026
Embassy / Bilateral Program December 2025 – March 2026 (varies by country)
CSC Online System Closes Usually end of April 2026

Always verify exact deadlines on the Zhengzhou University website and your country's embassy.

Tips for a Strong Application

  1. Zhengzhou University is a 211 Project university with strong programs. Tailor your study plan to their specific departmental strengths.
  2. Getting a professor's acceptance letter is highly recommended and significantly boosts your chances.
  3. Highlight any publications, research experience, or academic awards — 211 universities value strong academic profiles.
  4. Submit your application as early as possible. Late applications often face stricter review.
  5. Have all documents professionally translated and notarized well before the deadline.

About Zhengzhou University

Introduction

Provincial public university in Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Zhengzhou University (ZZU; 郑州大学) is a provincial public university in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Henan. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.

Zhengzhou University is the largest university in China in terms of number of students (around 73,000 students). The campus size is 433 hectares (1,070 acres).

History

Zhengzhou University is the first comprehensive university established by the State Council of Chinese Government in 1954. According to the State Council, a group of faculty members from Shandong University, Peking University, Jilin University and Northeast University moved to Zhengzhou. The Zhengzhou University was established by these professors in 1954.

Henan Medical University dates back to the medical education in National Fifth Sun Yat-Sen University built in 1928 (the predecessor of National Henan University founded in 1942). This national university moved into Zhengzhou in 1952 and established Henan Medical College (the first batch authorized to confer doctoral degrees) which was the fore running of the higher medical education in Henan province.

Zhengzhou University of Technology as a National Key University under the direct administration of the Ministry of Chemical Industry of China, it was founded in 1963.

The university was admitted into Project 211 in 1996. Zhengzhou University was restructured by the merger of three universities i.e., Zhengzhou University, Henan Medical University, and Zhengzhou University of Technology on July 10, 2000. The purpose of this re-establishment was to create a center of top-notch learning covering a huge range of academic disciplines, equipped with excellent research facilities so as to revolutionize higher education in Central China in general and Henan Province in particular. Since its re-establishment, Zhengzhou University has received more attention by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Henan Province in terms of governmental support, finances, inter institutional cooperation and research collaboration.

Campus

Zhengzhou University now has four campuses covering 1070 acres land across Zhengzhou City. The main campus covers 799 acres of land on Science Avenue and Changchun Road in North-West section of Zhengzhou City. It is one of the most beautiful campuses in China with a construction cost of more than two billion Yuan. Majority of schools and faculties are located at main campus.

The east campus is the campus of previous Henan Medical University in the city center between Zhongyuan Road and Jianshe Road. The clinical stage of medical education is held on this campus. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, with more than 10,000 sickbeds, is the largest hospital in the world.

The south campus is the campus of previous Zhengzhou University in the city center area of Daxue Road.

The north campus is the campus of previous Zhengzhou University of Technology in the city center of Wenhua Road 97. Some of the buildings were constructed with the help of USSR. One of the most famous School: the School of Cyberspace Security is located in here. The school of Cyberspace Security has three programs for Bachelor, which are among the best in Zhengzhou University.

Staff, Programs, Students

After years of balanced development, Zhengzhou University now is a multi-discipline institution with 12 fields, such as science, engineering, medicine, literature, history, philosophy, law, economics, management science, pedagogy, agriculture and arts. Currently there are six national key disciplines, condensed matter physics, materials processing engineering, history of ancient China, organic chemistry, chemical technology, pathology and pathophysiology; 21 first-level disciplines are authorized to confer doctoral degrees, 3 independent second-level disciplines to confer doctoral degrees, 55 first-level disciplines to confer master's degrees, as well as 24 post-doctoral research stations. There are 51 Schools and departments as well as 9 affiliated hospitals in Zhengzhou University. The number of staff is over 6,000, 4000 academic members, 37 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Science and Engineering (15 full-time, 22 part-time and 4 oversea), 747 professors, and 1,600 associate professors. In 2020, there are around 51,000 undergraduate students, 19,000 graduate students and 2,600 international students studying in Zhengzhou University.

Schools

There exist 51 schools or departments in Zhengzhou University, ranging from art and literature to social and natural science and engineering.

Medicine Schools and Departments

School Program (Bachelor)
School of Clinical Medicine Clinical Medicine (5/7-year)

Anesthesiology

Medical Imageology

MBBS (Six-year)

School of Basic Medicine Basic Medicine
School of Nursing Nursing
School of Public Health Preventive Medicine
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmaceutical Preparation

Pharmacy

School of Stomatology Stomatology
Department of Clinical Medical Laboratory Science Medical Laboratory Science

Humanities and Social Science Schools and Departments

School Program (Bachelor)
School of Business Statistics

Business Administration

Accounting

International Trade

Financial Science

Economics

Department of Education Applied Psychology

Pedagogy

School of Fine Arts Calligraphy

Sculpture

Painting

Artistic Design

School of Foreign Languages German

Russian

Japanese

English

School of History Archaeology

History

School of Information Management Information Management and Information System

Archival Science

Library Science

School of Journalism &

Communication

Science of Radio and Television Journalism

Science of Advertisement

Journalism

School of Law Law
School of Liberal Arts Teaching Chinese Language Internationally

Chinese Language and Literature

School of Management Electronic Commerce

Engineering Management

Industrial Engineering

Logistics Management

School of Education Education in Ideology and Politics
School of Music Music and Performance

Musicology

School of Public Administration Social Work

Administration

Public Affairs Management

Philosophy

School of Physical Education Physical Education
School of Tourism Management Marketing

Music Performance (flight direction)

Hotel Management

Tourism Management

Science and Engineering Schools

School Program (Bachelor)
School of Cyberspace Security Information Security

Cryptographic Science and Technology Internet of Things Engineering

School of Mathematics &

Statistics

Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

Information and Computer Sciences

Statistics

Financial Mathematics

School of Physical

Engineering

Electronic Science and Technology

Electronic Information Science and Technology

Observation & Control Techniques and Instrument

Physics

Applied Physics

School of Electrical

Engineering

Electric Engineering and Automation

Automation

Biomedical Engineering

School of Chemistry &

Molecular Engineering

Chemistry

Applied Chemistry

School of Chemical Engineering

& Energy

Safety Engineering (System Security Oriented)

Medicine-making Engineering

Process Equipment and Control Engineering

Thermal Energy and Power Engineering

Chemical Engineering and Technology

Environmental Science

School of Life Science Biotechnology

Biological Engineering

Biological information

School of Mechanical

Engineering

Industrial Design

Mechanical Engineering and Automation

Automation and Mechanical Design & Manufacturing

School of Mechanics Science &

Engineering

Safety Engineering(Equipment and Safety )

Engineering Mechanics

School of Information

Engineering

Software Engineering

Electronic Information Engineering

Computer Science and Technology

Communicational Engineering

School of Civil Engineering Transportation Engineering

Urban Underground Space Engineering

Construction Environment & Equipment Engineering

Civil Engineering

School of Architecture Landscape Architecture

Urban Planning

Architecture

Artistic Design

(EnvironmentalArtistic Design Oriented)

School of Material Science &

Engineering

Packing Engineering

Material Shaping and Control Engineering

Material Science and Engineering

Polymer Materials and Engineering

School of Water Conservancy &

Environment

Hydrology and Water Resources

Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering

Hydraulic Structure Engineering

Water Conservancy Engineering

Water Supply and Drainage Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Structural Engineering

Municipal Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

Disaster Prevention and Reduction Engineering

Harbor, Coastal, and Offshore Engineering

Road, Bridge and River Crossing Engineering

Institutes

National Supercomputing Center in Zhengzhou

As the seventh National Supercomputing Center approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Zhengzhou Center is a major technology innovation platform deployed by the state in Henan during the 13th “Five-Year Plan” period. The theoretical peak computing capacity of the host system in the center is 100PFlops and the storage capacity is 100PB. The measured continuous computing performance of the host system ranks first in the world.

Zhengzhou University Luoyang Campus

Zhengzhou University Luoyang Campus is a satellite campus of Zhengzhou University located in Luoyang, Henan.

Rankings

There are 17 ESI disciplines in the top 1% of the world, including clinical medicine, chemistry, materials science, engineering, pharmacology and toxicology, biology and biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics, neuroscience and behavioral science, immunology, environment and ecology, physics, social science overview, computer science, agricultural science, microbiology, plant and zoology, mathematics, etc.

Zhengzhou University has been ranked among top 150-200 global universities by Academic Ranking of World Universities since 2023, and 203th globally and 45th in Asia as of 2025 by the US News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.

Times Higher Education 2023 has ranked ZZU in 601-800 best global universities, while the QS World University Rankings 2025 ranked it 511 globally. The CWTS Ranking 2023 of Leiden University ranked ZZU as 50th best global university whereas NTU World Universities Ranking 2021 ranked it 134. The QS Asia Top Universities 2022 ranked it among 220 best universities of Asia.

Research

Featured with a solid scientific research foundation, Zhengzhou University now owns more than 330 scientific research institutions of all levels/kinds, among which are 1 National Engineering Research Center, 1 National Technology Research Promotion Center, 1 National Chemical Safety Engineering Technology Center, 1 National Research Center for Safety Evaluation of Drugs, 2 National Drug Clinical Research Bases, 3 MOE Key Labs, 2 MOE Engineering Research Center, 1 Key Research Base of College Humanities and Social Sciences sponsored by the MOE and the Province, 1 Sports Culture Research Base under the Sports Culture Development Research Center of the State Sports General Administration, 1 National Intellectual Property Training Base, 6 Henan Provincial Collaborative Innovation Centers; Provincial Key Labs, Engineering Technology Research Centers, International United Labs, Key Humanities and Social Science Research Bases, Provincial Universities and Colleges Key Principles Open Labs, Engineering Technology Research Centers, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Bases total up to 104, and provincial key scientific and research institutions total up to 125, which indicates a strong capability on basic research, application research and development of science and technology. With a total construction area of 84,000sqm, its library contains a collection of books of more than 7.971 million. The university has its own publishing house and issues 14 academic journals.

Scholarship programs

As the largest university in China, Zhengzhou University provides millions of US dollars to sponsor hundreds of applicants with full scholarship and partial scholarship to pursue their degree non-degree study in Zhengzhou University each year. This is the only Chinese university with so many scholarship seats. In 2018, about 500 newly recruited students were sponsored by various types of scholarship, such as President Scholarship, Henan Government Scholarship, Chinese Government Scholarship, Confucius Scholarship. These scholarships usually covers:

  1. Majority part of tuition for bachelor program.
  2. Whole tuition for master program.
  3. Tuition, accommodation and living allowance for doctor program.

School of International Education

The School of International Education (SIE) is in charge of international education of Zhengzhou University. There are approximately 1,700 overseas students from 70 countries/areas, among them 80% are degree students, more than 10% are supported by full scholarship. SIE also houses a Chinese language education base (accredited by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of State Council) and a Chinese international promotion base of Henan Province offering a number of Chinese language programs from short term training to bachelor's and master's degree. SIE runs a Confucius School jointly with Indian Vellore Institute of Technology and a Confucius class with St Mary School in USA. Zhengzhou university in collaboration with MEDVIZZ - CEO, Dr G Bhanu Prakash to train all medical fraternities for USMLE, PLAB AND FMGE in the campus itself.

Zhengzhou University is dedicated to conducting various forms cooperation and exchanges with famous universities abroad, absorbing advanced education programs and striving to achieve the objective of internationalization.

Notable alumni

  • Zhang Hongjiang, a Chinese computer scientist, international member of National Academy of Engineering, and executive. He served as CEO of Kingsoft, managing director of Microsoft Advanced Technology Center (ATC) and chief technology officer (CTO) of Microsoft China Research and Development Group (CRD).
  • Chen Quanguo, the current Communist Party Secretary of Xinjiang and the former Party Committee Secretary of Tibet Autonomous Region

Notable faculty

  • Liang Jun, teacher and women's rights activist

Image archive

  • Core Teaching Area Central
  • Overlook of Zhengzhou University Campus
  • Bell tower square
  • Zhengzhou University Campus
  • Zhengzhou University Restaurant
  • Meihu Artificial Lake, Zhengzhou University
  • Meihu swan of Zhengzhou University
  • Clock tower of Zhengzhou University
  • Library of ZZU South Campus
  • Zhengzhou University Main Gate
  • Administration building of Zhengzhou University
  • Zhengzhou University Library
  • North Gate of the South Campus of Zhengzhou University

Disclaimer: The university information above is sourced from Wikipedia and may not reflect the most current data. We recommend verifying details on the official Zhengzhou University website.

External Links

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CSC scholarship deadline for Zhengzhou University?
For the university channel (direct application to Zhengzhou University), the deadline is typically between January and April 2026 — check the university's international admissions page for the exact date. For the embassy/bilateral channel, contact your country's Chinese embassy or education ministry, as deadlines vary by country (usually December–April).
Does Zhengzhou University require an acceptance letter for CSC?
An acceptance letter is strongly recommended for Zhengzhou University. Contact potential supervisors early — having faculty support significantly strengthens your application.
What is the monthly stipend at Zhengzhou University?
CSC stipends are standard across all universities: Bachelor's students receive ¥2,500/month, Master's students ¥3,000/month, and PhD students ¥3,500/month. The stipend covers living expenses in Zhengzhou.
Can I study in English at Zhengzhou University?
Yes, Zhengzhou University offers English-taught programs at the Master's and PhD levels. Some Bachelor's programs may also be available in English. Check the university's international student portal for the full list of English-medium programs.
What is the agency number for Zhengzhou University?
The CSC agency number for Zhengzhou University is 10459. You will need this number when filling out the CSC online application form.

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Rankings sourced from Shanghai Ranking — BCUR 2025. University descriptions sourced from Wikipedia where available.