Email List of Chinese Professors at 51 Universities for CSC Scholarship 2027 Acceptance Letter Request
Looking for Chinese professors who may provide you an acceptance letter to win a CSC scholarship for the 2027 intake? This guide links to official Chinese Universities faculties, school and department starting points at 51 Chinese universities, with subject areas to help international applicants find a research match. A professor’s acceptance is not required by every CSC route: some programmes ask for supervisor support, while others issue pre-admission documents through admissions. Those documents are different from academic recommendation letters, so follow the current instructions for your target programme.
Use the table to find a relevant department, then look for its faculty, people, staff, supervisors or experts page for current profiles and institutional emails. The listings help you find professors; they do not confirm a 2027 scholarship opening, English-taught programme or available supervisory place. You can search backwards from recent papers or begin directly with a university department directory.
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01 Do you need a professor’s acceptance letter for a CSC scholarship?
No—not for every CSC route, and the terms describe different documents. A pre-admission notice may come from the university; a supervisor acceptance or invitation may come from a professor. Academic recommendation letters are separate references from your previous instructors. Check the 2027 programme notice for the exact document, issuer and stage. For reference-letter guidance, see China scholarship recommendation-letter templates.
My recommendation is to confirm the requirement before outreach: a professor’s informal positive reply does not itself equal admission, a university pre-admission notice or a scholarship award.
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02 How to find Chinese professors whose research matches yours
Start with a research question or subject, use publication databases to discover authors, then verify each person on the university website. Search Google Scholar, ResearchGate or ScienceDirect for work from the past few years. Read the abstract and methods to see whether the professor’s current research aligns with your training and proposed topic.
- Search precisely: combine your topic, method and target university or department.
- Trace relevant papers to their authors: note one or two recent publications and the research connection.
- Verify the person: open the university faculty profile and confirm department, research interests, role and institutional email.
- Check supervision fit: use only current university information for stated graduate supervision or recruitment; do not guess email formats.
ResearchGate and publisher databases help with discovery, but an official profile is the reliable place to confirm contact details. For a deeper match-and-outreach workflow, see this 2027 guide to finding relevant Chinese professors.
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03 51 Chinese university faculty and department directories for 2027 applicants
Use the subject areas to choose a school or college, then open its faculty, people, staff or supervisor page. Most links are university-wide academic directories rather than lists of all professor emails; they do not confirm an individual CSC opening, English-taught programme or available supervisor.
| # | University | Subject areas to browse | Official faculty, school or department page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsinghua University | Engineering, computer science and AI, architecture, sciences, medicine, economics, law and humanities | Schools and departments |
| 2 | Beijing Normal University | Education, psychology, Chinese language, sciences, environment, humanities and social sciences | Schools and departments |
| 3 | Fudan University | Medicine, life sciences, engineering, economics, management, law and humanities | Schools and departments |
| 4 | Nanjing University | Sciences, environment, engineering, computing, medicine, humanities and social sciences | Schools and departments |
| 5 | Zhejiang University | Engineering, agriculture, medicine, sciences, computing, management and humanities | Schools and colleges |
| 6 | Wuhan University | Geography and remote sensing, engineering, medicine, law, economics and humanities | Schools and departments |
| 7 | East China Normal University | Education, psychology, social sciences, humanities, sciences and business | Schools and departments |
| 8 | South China University of Technology | Engineering, architecture, materials, chemistry, computing and management | Schools and departments |
| 9 | Sun Yat-sen University | Medicine, life sciences, engineering, business, humanities and social sciences | Schools and departments |
| 10 | Communication University of China | Journalism, communication, film and television, media, advertising and design | Faculties and schools |
| 11 | Beijing Jiaotong University | Transportation and rail, civil engineering, information technology, economics and management | Departments |
| 12 | Beihang University | Aeronautics and astronautics, engineering, computing, automation, materials and management | Schools and colleges |
| 13 | Renmin University of China | Economics, law, business, journalism, public administration and social sciences | Schools and departments |
| 14 | Southeast University | Engineering, architecture, transportation, computing, biomedical sciences and energy | Schools and departments |
| 15 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Engineering, medicine, materials, sciences, computing and management | Schools and departments |
| 16 | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology | Engineering, optics, energy, medical devices, business and publishing | Schools |
| 17 | Tiangong University | Textiles, materials, fashion and design, engineering and chemistry | Schools and departments |
| 18 | East China University of Science and Technology | Chemical engineering, chemistry, biotechnology, pharmacy, materials and environment | Schools and departments |
| 19 | Central China Normal University | Education, psychology, Chinese language, economics, law, mathematics and life sciences | Schools |
| 20 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | Engineering, medicine, computer science and AI, optics, energy and life sciences | Schools and departments |
| 21 | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | Petroleum and energy, geoscience, chemical engineering, safety, computing and management | Schools and departments |
| 22 | Northeast Normal University | Education, ecology, sciences, humanities, languages and social sciences | Schools and departments |
| 23 | Shanghai International Studies University | Languages, translation, international relations, journalism, business and education | Schools and departments |
| 24 | Dalian University of Technology | Engineering, software, marine studies, materials, management and sciences | Faculties and schools |
| 25 | Hohai University | Hydrology and water resources, hydraulic engineering, civil and transport, environment, oceanography and computing | Colleges and academic units |
| 26 | Shanghai Normal University | Education, humanities, sciences, business, tourism and languages | Schools and colleges |
| 27 | Shanghai Ocean University | Aquatic science, fisheries, marine studies, food science, environment and engineering | Colleges and schools |
| 28 | Hunan University | Engineering, chemistry, architecture, computing, business and humanities | Schools and colleges |
| 29 | Hunan Normal University | Education, Chinese and foreign languages, sciences, medicine and arts | Colleges |
| 30 | Northwest University | Geology, archaeology, economics, chemistry, life sciences and humanities | Schools and departments |
| 31 | Northwest A&F University | Agriculture, forestry, animal science, food, soil and water, environment and agricultural engineering | Colleges and institutes |
| 32 | Sichuan University | Medicine, engineering, sciences, business, law and humanities | Schools and colleges for international students |
| 33 | Lanzhou Jiaotong University | Transportation, railway, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, environment and computing | Faculty, schools and departments |
| 34 | Jiangnan University | Food science, biotechnology, design, textiles, chemical engineering and business | Schools |
| 35 | Xiamen University | Economics, management, law, humanities, chemistry, marine and life sciences, medicine | Colleges and institutes |
| 36 | Nanjing Agricultural University | Agriculture, plant protection, horticulture, veterinary and animal science, food, environment and agricultural engineering | Faculties and colleges |
| 37 | Capital University of Economics and Business | Economics, business, accounting, finance, statistics, law and public administration | Schools and departments |
| 38 | Xi’an Jiaotong University | Engineering, energy, medicine, electronics, management, economics and sciences | Schools |
| 39 | Yanshan University | Mechanical, materials, electrical, information, civil, environmental, economics and law | Schools and departments · Scholars and professors |
| 40 | Soochow University | Materials, textiles, medicine, law, business, education and sciences | Schools and departments |
| 41 | Hainan University | Agriculture, tropical crops, marine science, environment, law, business and engineering | Schools and colleges |
| 42 | Tianjin University of Science and Technology | Food science, biotechnology, light industry, chemistry, materials and management | Schools |
| 43 | Dalian University of Foreign Languages | Foreign languages, translation, international business, tourism and education | Schools and departments |
| 44 | Chang’an University | Transportation, civil engineering, automotive studies, geology, architecture and environment | Schools and departments |
| 45 | University of Science and Technology Beijing | Metallurgy and materials, engineering, computing, sciences, economics and management | Schools and institutes |
| 46 | Nankai University | Sciences, economics, chemistry, life sciences, business, history and law | Colleges and schools |
| 47 | Tianjin University | Chemical engineering, architecture, engineering, management, medicine and sciences | Colleges and schools |
| 48 | Xi’an Shiyou University | Petroleum, geology, chemical and mechanical engineering, computing and management | Schools and departments |
| 49 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Aerospace, aviation, engineering, materials, computing and automation | Schools |
| 50 | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | Geology, geophysics, environment, natural resources, engineering and geographic information | Schools and departments |
| 51 | Changchun University | Economics and management, engineering, arts, languages, humanities and computing | Academic departments |
Confirm names and emails on the linked official profile. If an English directory is incomplete, follow the school link or use the university’s Chinese page with browser translation.
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04 What to write when you email a Chinese professor for CSC supervision?
Keep your first email brief and specific. Use the official address, name the 2027 degree and scholarship route, refer to one recent paper, explain the connection to your preparation, and ask whether the professor is considering new students or whether a supervisor document is required.
Include:
- Subject: CSC 2027 prospective [Master’s/PhD] student — [field] — [name].
- One sentence on your degree and intended programme.
- One research-fit detail and a relevant thesis, project or method.
- One clear question about supervision and any required acceptance document.
Attach a concise CV; send a study plan or research proposal only when useful or requested. See these 2027 professor-email samples for formats, and the China scholarship study-plan guide for document preparation. My recommendation is to contact a small number of well-matched academics, personalize every message and send one polite follow-up after about one to two weeks if needed.
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05 How to turn a professor search into a 2027 CSC application
This directory is a starting point, not confirmation of a live 2027 scholarship call at every school. Check your department’s current programme notice for eligible degrees, language, route and required documents; Tsinghua, for example, is releasing its 2027 school catalogues progressively.
- Choose your degree level, field and proposed research direction; then shortlist universities whose school pages show a relevant department.
- Open the university’s current 2027 international admission and CSC notice. Confirm degree eligibility, teaching language, programme availability, scholarship route, agency number, required documents and deadline.
- Check whether the notice requires a supervisor acceptance letter, invitation, university pre-admission notice, academic references or none of these before initial application. Follow the issuing office and format named by that programme.
- Submit the university application and CSC application in the order required by that route, using the official portal and current instructions. Save confirmations and monitor both systems for decisions or document requests.
Verify process details in the official host-university reference, the CampusChina portal, and the current university notice. For differences in documents and dates, compare the CSC-sourced pre-admission guidance with NPU’s 2027 master’s guide and China Agricultural University’s 2027 graduate guide. See also Shanghai’s supervisor-contact guidance and Tsinghua’s 2027 graduate guide. A professor’s supportive reply is not admission or a scholarship award; complete the formal university and CSC steps.
Prepare your application documents to the format the programme requests. DAADScholarship’s research-proposal guide can help you shape a focused project idea.
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06 Questions international applicants ask about CSC professors and emails
Once you have found a likely academic match, the remaining uncertainty is usually procedural: what to request, how to verify the person and what a reply means. These answers keep your outreach aligned with the application route rather than forum anecdotes or copied templates.
Are all 51 universities confirmed to offer CSC scholarships for 2027?
No. They are drawn from the CSC host-university reference used for this shortlist, but that does not establish that every university, degree or department has a 2027 scholarship opening. Use each institution’s current international admission and scholarship notice to confirm available programmes, route and deadline.
Is a professor’s acceptance letter mandatory for every CSC applicant?
No single rule makes an individual professor’s letter mandatory for every route and programme. CSC-related pre-admission materials can include a university notice, supervisor acceptance or invitation, and the specific 2027 university or dispatching-authority instructions determine which document you must submit.
Does a professor’s positive email guarantee admission or a CSC scholarship?
No. It may confirm research interest or support a document requested by the programme, but formal admission, university nomination and CSC scholarship selection remain separate decisions. Complete every required application even after receiving a positive reply.
How do I find a professor’s real email address?
Use the university directory in the table to reach the relevant school and current faculty profile, then take the email shown on that official page. Academic databases help identify authors and papers, but an old publication record or a guessed email format does not verify current contact details.
What if a professor does not answer my email?
Check that the address matches the current university profile and allow about one to two weeks before sending one brief, courteous follow-up. If there is still no response, continue with other well-matched programmes and supervisors instead of repeatedly messaging the same person.
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07 2027 CSC deadlines: follow the university and route you choose
For the 2027 intake, use February–March 2027 as the planning window for many university-led CSC applications, not as one common cutoff. Published examples show why the exact route matters: NPU sets its CSC Type B deadline at February 28 while its later general application batch runs through March 31; China Agricultural University lists February 28 for its CSC High-Level Postgraduate route and March–May for its separate Silk Road route. Embassy or bilateral Type A dates can follow another calendar. Start professor outreach early and follow the notice for your exact programme.
Choose a subject area from the table, check the linked department’s faculty profiles and match a professor’s recent work to your preparation before requesting any letter. Then follow the programme’s 2027 notice for the correct document and submission sequence.