Materials Science and Engineering at Nanjing University of Science and Technology: Eligibility & Requirements

Use the exact standard or scholarship route requirements.

• Be a non-Chinese national meeting the university’s physical and mental health, conduct and legal requirements.
• Hold a bachelor’s degree; master’s applicants are normally under 35 years old.
• Standard English admission: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 80, Duolingo 90 or an accepted equivalent. Language certificates must be valid within two years.
• Propose a research topic aligned with the intended supervisor’s expertise. A supervisor acceptance or intention letter is suggested, rather than a universal mandatory requirement.
• Prepare a study/research plan of at least 1,000 words in Chinese or English and two recommendations from professors or associate professors.
• The separate Lanshan scholarship requires IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 85, Duolingo 105 or equivalent; meeting standard admission scores alone does not establish scholarship eligibility.
• Open to: International applicants meeting the exact programme and route conditions
• Use the university’s official application process. Admission, major confirmation and scholarships are determined by NJUST.
• The standard and scholarship English thresholds and deadlines differ.
• The 2026 Silk Road funding route was restricted to Belt and Road Initiative country applicants and closed 21 May 2026. It requires dual-system submission, a research plan of at least 3,000 words and its own language evidence.

Teaching school: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. The catalogue does not allocate this offering to an exact classroom campus; confirm in the admission notice.