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Application & Admissions Timeline

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2025-11-17

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2026

Degree

Programs

Application & Admissions Process with Timeline

PART.01

TIMELINE

November 2025 //

Check the 2026 admissions information for various degree levels on DHU's official website, such as program offerings, language of instruction, application guides, eligibility, and document requirements (updates will be completed progressively by the end of November 2025).
Prepare Early: Postgraduate applicants contact supervisors.
Prepare Early: Prepare for required tests, such as language tests (HSK, IELTS, TOEFL) or the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA, for undergraduate applicants only).

December 2025 //

Open for Application

Postgraduate - Master's & Doctoral Degree Programs

DHU Online Application System opens: December 1, 00:00.
Register, log in, complete the online application (select Self-funded or CGS-Category Type B or SGS under Source of Funding), and complete the online payment of the application fee (800 RMB). Refer to the respective Application Guide for Master's/PhD for details.

*Application with the entrance scholarships: Apply directly to Donghua University, then will have the chance to participate in the scholarship evaluation if passed the university’s review & evaluation, e.g., Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS)-Category Type B, Shanghai Government Scholarship (SGS).

Open for Application

Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS)-Category Type A

(Apply directly to the dispatching authorities in your home country)

If a Pre-admission Letter from the university is required as part of the scholarship application materials, please proceed as follows:

DHU Online Application System opens: December 1, 00:00 (Undergraduate, Master's, PhD).
Register, log in, complete the online application (must select CGS-Category Type A under Source of Funding), and complete the online payment of the application fee (800 RMB). Refer to the respective Application Guide for Undergraduate/Master's/PhD for details.
Wait for university’s review & evaluation: 3-4 weeks (longer processing time required during winter break)
Results will be notified via email: Those who pass the university’s review & evaluation will receive an electronic Pre-admission Letter; those who do not pass will not receive it.

January 2026 //

Application Deadline

January 31

Phase 1 Application with the entrance scholarships closes. Having successfully submitted your application (with application status marked as Submitted) through DHU online application system before this due time will increase your chances of being considered for the Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS)-Category B High-Level Graduate Scholarship Program.

February 2026 //

University Winter Vacation

* Online applications for Master's & Doctoral programs continue [with slower processing].

March 2026 //

Open for Application

Undergraduate Programs

DHU Online Application System opens: March 1, 00:00.
Register, log in, complete the online application (select Self-funded or CGS-Category Type B or SGS under Source of Funding), and complete the online payment of the application fee (800 RMB). Refer to the Application Guide for Undergraduate programs for details.

Around March 20

Postgraduate applicants intending to apply with the entrance scholarship: if pass the university’s review & evaluation, will successively receive the Pre-admission Letter sent from the official email:

For those apply in the CGS scholarship online application portal for Chinese Government Scholarship (CGS)-Type B, it is strongly suggested to optimize the application materials and upload the DHU's Pre-admission Letter there, then submit and immediately inform DHU via email to qualify for the “High-Level Graduate Scholarship Program” evaluation process (results will be released in 1-2 months).
Applicants who do not pass the university’s review & evaluation will be notified of the rejection result via the official email.
Applicants who have not received any email notification should continue waiting for the evaluations of the university and other entrance scholarships.

April 2026 //

Application Deadline

April 15

Phase 2 Application with the entrance scholarships closes. All the scholarship application channel for all categories (Undergraduate, Master's, PhD) on DHU Online Application System closes: April 15, 18:00.

May 2026 //

Application Deadline

May 31

The self-funded study application channel for all categories (Undergraduate, Master's, PhD) on DHU Online Application System closes: May 31, 18:00.

Results Release

Result Release First round of admission results (including scholarship results) will be notified via official email.

June 2026 //

Art Exams or Interviews

for application of art design related programs

Results Release

Result Release Second round of admission results (including scholarship results) will be notified via official email.

July - August 2026 //

University Summer Vacation
July: Formal admission documents (Admission Notice, JW Form) will be issued via official email. Self-funded students and some partial scholarship students apply for on-campus accommodation online.

Late August - Early September 2026 //

Late August: New Student Registration Guide will be sent via official email.
Registration for New Degree Students: Specific dates and requirements are detailed in the Admission Notice and “New Student Registration Guide”.

PART.02

Application Status

STUDENT PORTAL

STATUS

Interpretation of Application Status in the student portal of DHU Online Application System

Not Submitted: Application is incomplete or not submitted.
Submitted: Application has been received by the university.
To be Reviewed: Application has entered the processing procedure.

--➽ Applicants need to check their account regularly. If the status shows Returned, it must be handled promptly.

Returned: Application was returned to the applicant during processing.

--➽ Applicants need to check the Remarks section, update or supplement information or materials in accordance with the listed requirements within the specified time limit. Only after completing this step and clicking the Submit button can the school receive the updated application; Or, complete the online application fee payment on time. If the status remains Returned without timely action from the applicant, the application will become invalid automatically.

Under Review: Application has formally entered the university's review and evaluation process.

--➽ Applicants wait for the result. Check email frequently to avoid missing notifications from the university, such as Pre-admission Letter issuance,notifications about exam/interview or admission results, etc.

Admitted: Formally admitted by Donghua University.
Rejected: Rejected by Donghua University.