Bachelor, MS, PhD Scholarships 2027 at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics: Process Explained

A school-leaver and a prospective doctoral researcher will approach NUAA differently. Bachelor’s applicants can seek one-off financial awards, while master’s and PhD applicants also have access to full Chinese Government Scholarship packages and a university tuition scholarship. The important question is how much of your study and living costs each option would actually cover.

For a research degree, you will also need to secure a NUAA supervisor’s acceptance. For undergraduate entry, the China Scholastic Competency Assessment (CSCA) is the key preparation issue. Let’s work through the funding choices, then the documents and submissions that belong to your degree level.

01. Which NUAA scholarship should you choose?

If you need tuition, housing and monthly living support, I would prioritise CSC funding for a master’s or PhD. If you can meet living costs yourself, Fly-High may be a useful alternative. For a bachelor’s, build your budget around the remaining costs after a one-off award.

The distinction matters when you plan your budget. Fly-High does not promise tuition support for your entire degree, and neither cash award is a monthly payment. For bachelor’s recipients, the Nanjing Government award is paid after enrolment and tuition payment, so you still need money to reach that stage.

Silk Road deserves particular attention if your country qualifies, but its current page does not state a stipend amount or a country-by-country allocation. Use its project-specific instructions rather than assuming that every nationality or programme receives a place.

02. Do you qualify for your NUAA degree and scholarship?

For bachelor’s study, begin with your school qualification and intended subject. NUAA lists six English-taught degrees: Aeronautical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and International Business & Trade. Engineering applicants need a suitable mathematics and physics background. The Aeronautical Engineering page gives a usual age range of 18–25 and requires parental consent for applicants under 18. For English, that course accepts IELTS 6.0+, TOEFL 70+ or an equivalent English-proficiency letter; use your selected course’s requirements when preparing evidence.

For a master’s, you need a bachelor’s degree; for a PhD, you need a master’s degree. CSC, Silk Road and Fly-High list age limits of under 35 for master’s and under 40 for PhD applicants. You must be a non-Chinese citizen in good physical and mental health, with no criminal record. CSC selection also considers academic strength and research potential: explain what you want to investigate and how your previous work prepares you for it. For example, NUAA’s English-taught Computer Science and Technology master’s is a 2.5-year research degree with an English thesis; your proposed project should fit the supervisor and programme you select.

English evidence is required, but IELTS is not the only accepted test. The postgraduate scholarship pages accept IELTS, TOEFL, Duolingo, PTE or an equivalent result and publish no minimum score. Some course entry sections nevertheless state thresholds—for example, Computer Science lists IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 70, although its FAQ says individual assessment. If your evidence falls below a course’s stated threshold, seek a written decision from NUAA before paying. For Chinese-taught study, Fly-High specifies HSK 4 or above.

03. What should you prepare before applying to NUAA?

Read a potential supervisor’s recent work, explain the connection to your proposed topic, and send a focused introduction with your CV, transcripts and a short research outline. Those email attachments are preparation advice; the formal acceptance letter is the required document. Our professor-matching and acceptance-letter guide helps you organise that approach.

For CSC and Silk Road, assemble the following file:

• Passport identity page, the qualifying degree certificate in Chinese or English, and your highest academic transcript.
• NUAA supervisor acceptance, two recommendation letters from professors or associate professors, and a study plan or research proposal.
• Accepted English test evidence; a physical-examination record with blood test; and a non-criminal-record certificate. The medical and police records must have been issued within six months.

Ask referees to discuss evidence of your academic work; our recommendation-letter guide explains how to brief them. Develop your aims and methods using the study-plan guide, while following NUAA’s own form or programme instructions. Some programmes require the plan to be signed by a NUAA supervisor or professor. The admission checklist can also require a bank statement even when you seek CSC; the scholarship checklist does not replace the degree-admission file.

Fly-High Scholarship has its own checklist: it explicitly requires a signed study plan, a professor/associate-professor recommendation and a bank statement, alongside the academic, supervisor, language, medical and police documents. Do not assume that selecting a scholarship removes the need to document your finances. Schedule the medical paperwork using the physical-examination guide so it remains valid when you submit.

Bachelor’s applicants prepare a different file: passport, school certificate and transcript, language evidence, CSCA score for direct degree entry, photograph, medical form, bank-balance evidence and police clearance, plus parental consent where applicable. Freshman and Nanjing Government awards use your normal admission documents without extra scholarship documents.

04. How do you apply for NUAA admission and funding?

First, choose your degree in NUAA’s programme directory, then match it to the relevant award in the official scholarship directory. This prevents you from preparing a scholarship application for a degree that does not fit your background.

Bachelor’s: apply for admission and select your award

1. Choose direct entry or Foundation + Bachelor’s. Direct entry requires a CSCA result. Pre-Engineering prepares you for five engineering degrees; Pre-Business leads to International Business & Trade. For pre-engineering, basic English is required but a test certificate is optional.
2. Use the NUAA application page. It offers the university’s standard portal and guided application support. Complete your chosen intake, upload the relevant documents, select Freshman or Nanjing Government funding, and pay the CNY 400 non-refundable application fee.
3. Read the funding decision on your offer. For foundation applicants, the scholarship decision belongs to the final bachelor’s offer after CSCA results; a foundation place alone is not a confirmed scholarship.

Seeking CSC for a bachelor’s instead? NUAA directs you through the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in your home country under Type A, with NUAA as your first university choice. Follow that authority’s eligible programmes, agency-number instructions and deadline; the university’s postgraduate Type B process is a different route.

Master’s and PhD: complete the route you selected

1. Secure supervisor acceptance. Use NUAA’s research and supervisor listings to identify a match, then complete your research documents and any required signatures.
2. Submit your NUAA admission application. Use the application page linked above, choose the correct degree and scholarship, upload your file, and complete the admission fee and submission steps.
3. For CSC Type B, complete the second application. NUAA’s CSC instructions require both university admission and an application through the CSC scholarship system. Select Type B and NUAA, and complete every requested upload. NUAA publishes institution code 10287; check that the university name resolves correctly in the system. Finishing one portal does not finish the other.
4. For Silk Road, follow its own application instructions. The current Silk Road page directs applicants through NUAA’s admission portal. Select that award and follow any project-specific CSC instructions supplied by NUAA; its page does not reproduce the ordinary Type B two-portal sequence.
5. For Fly-High or Nanjing Government funding, select the award in your NUAA application. These awards do not direct you to submit a CSC application. Save your submission confirmation and monitor your account and email for document requests and decisions.

A supervisor’s letter supports your application; it is not the final admission or funding decision. I would keep a separate record of the programme, scholarship and submission confirmation so you can respond accurately if NUAA requests a correction.

05. What else should NUAA applicants know?

06. When are the NUAA scholarship deadlines?

Work to your scholarship’s deadline, even when the degree application window continues afterwards. The later general admission deadline does not extend CSC consideration.

Freshman and Nanjing Government awards: their scholarship pages give no separate closing date; select the award within your relevant NUAA admission application. Pre-engineering foundation applicants must be under 24 and finish high school before the preparatory programme begins.

Your next three actions are straightforward: choose the scholarship that makes your budget workable, begin the evidence that needs someone else’s help, and outline why your chosen degree fits your academic plans. For postgraduate applicants, start with supervisor acceptance; for bachelor’s applicants, organise your school records and CSCA preparation.