About CUFF
Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) is a prestigious university under the direct leadership of the Ministry of Education (MOE) and jointly supported by the MOE, the Ministry of Finance and the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality. It is one of China’s top universities listed under the Project “Double First-Class” university and the Project 211，and in the first batch to become a Leading Academic Programs Innovation Platform.
Chinese Government Scholarship-High Level Graduate Programs inCentral University of Finance and Economics (hereafter CUFE), sponsored by China’s Ministry of Education, is a full scholarship that provides funding for international students studying full-time in China.
CUFE, as one of China's key universities under the direct leadership of the Ministry of Education, enjoys the patronage of both the central and municipal governments, including the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and Beijing municipal government. It is listed in Project 211 and also among the first universities to enter Project 985 Innovation Platform, whose objective is to promote scientific research of high-priority areas in the fields' top institutions.
CUFE is selected into the Double First Class Initiative, a national project with the goal of fostering world standards in China's universities, whose applied economics is rated A+ by the Ministry of Education in the fourth round of national academic evaluation.
CUFE has 92 master’s programs and 39 PhD programs, which is qualified to offer 16 first-level disciplines of academic master’s programs, 19 professional master’s programs, and 5 first-level disciplines of PhD programs.
Offered Programs
Degree Level | Offered in | School | Major | Duration |
Master’s | English | China Academy of Public Finance and Public Policy | Public Finance | 3 |
Regional Economics | ||||
School of Law | International Law | |||
China Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research | Labor Economics | |||
Institute for Finance and Economics | Regional Economics (China’s Economy) | 2 | ||
School of Management Science and Engineering | Investment | |||
Chinese | School of Finance | Finance* | ||
School of International Trade andEconomics | International Business* | |||
School of Management Science and Engineering | Engineering and Project Management | |||
School of Culture and Communication | Journalism and Communication* (Financial News) | |||
PhD | English | China Academy of Public Financeand Public Policy | Public Finance | 4 |
Institute for Finance and Economics | World Economy (China’s Economy) |
*Professional master’s programs
Eligibility
1. Non-Chinese citizens with a bachelor degree/master or above in good physical and mental health, generally under 35 years old (for Master’s)/40 years old (for PhD).
2. The requirements set by the Document No. 12 (2020) of Ministry of Education of the PRC should be met for CUFE applicants as well.
Application Period
Nov. 1, 2024–Mar. 1, 2025
Application Schedule (Tentative)
March 1 Application closed.
March 5 Initial document review
March 6–17 Online interview for shortlisted applicants.
March 18–24 Students to be admitted should upload the pre-admission notice to the CSC system.
March 31 Interview results released and information of the students to be admitted should be reported to CSC.
April–mid-July Expert Interview
Late July–early-Augest CSC scholarship final results released.
Application Procedure
1. Submit CSC application
Log in to the Chinese Government Scholarship Information System download the completed CSC application form. Please note: select Type B. CUFE Agency number: 10034.
2. Submit CUFE online application.
Sign in to CUFE International Student Service System
3.Pay 600 RMB application fee.
Please note that payments are accepted only via the online payment system in the online application system, on which WeChat, AliPay, and foreign credit cards can be used, while wire transfers are NOT accepted. Please refer to the payment guide
4. Initial document review.
5. Academic review and short-listed applicants attend online interview.
6. The namelist of CSC scholarship candidates should be reported to CSC.
7. CSC scholarship final results released.
List of Application Documents
Required Documents:
1. CUFE Application form (automatically generated in the CUFE International Student Service System). Please note a scanned signature needs to be uploaded.
2. Ordinary passport page with personal information.
3. The bachelor’s degree/master’s degree or a certificate stating student status, expected graduation date, and school performance.
4. The academic transcripts.
5. Language proficiency certificate.
Programs offered in Chinese: HSK-5 210 or above; Programs offered in English: IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, or other standardized test results or other proof of English proficiency.
6. Study plan (about 800-1000 characters).
7. Master’s thesis or other thesis paper (only for the PhD applicants)
8.2 recommendation letters (the recommender must be an associate professor or a scholar with a corresponding title or above).
9.The Foreigner Physical Examination Form.
10.The Non-Criminal Record (issued by the local police office).
11.The CSC application form.
Supplementary Documents:
1. Award certificates or other supporting documents.
Important Reminders on Application Documents
All application documents must be in Chinese or English; documents not in Chinese or English must be notarized and translated into Chinese or English. Application documents and application fee will NOT be returned regardless of admission results.
All documents submitted must be true, accurate, and complete. CUFE reserves the right to withdraw the admission notice or expel enrolled students otherwise.
Evaluation
Applicants who have passed academic document review will be shortlisted for online interviews. The interview time will be sent by e-mail. Therefore, the email address left in the application system must be the applicant’s personal email, authentic and permanently valid.
Admission
According to the interview results, CUFE should select the best candidates and report to the China Scholarship Council, which will organize the expert review.
CUFE will officially release CSC final results after the expert review.
Review of Documents
After the admission results are released, CUFE will conduct another round of document review. If violations are found, the university reserves the right to withdraw the admission notice and cancel the applicant's admission.
Registration
1. According to the rules and regulations of China’s Ministry of Education, CUFE requires that all scholarship students purchase comprehensive group insurance in mainland China. International students shouldpay for their health insurance fees before the registration date.
2. Admitted scholarship students must register during the time specified in the admission notice. Students who fail to register by the deadline without justifiable reasons will be regarded as giving up the admission. Registration time: early September 2025 (Please refer to the admission notice for the registration date).
Evaluation and Re-evaluation of Admission Qualifications
CUFE will evaluate and re-evaluate student admission qualifications upon and after registration. If the admission notice, personal information, or other documents are found to be inaccurate during the evaluations or if fraud and other similar circumstances exist, the student will be disqualified and admission will be cancelled.