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DoctorateAdmission information for 2027 is expected
Doctorate — Fall 2027
In-person September 2027 intake; self-funded and scholarship deadlines differ.
Shanghai Ocean University · Shanghai- Format
- Doctorate
- Language
- English
- Duration
- 4 years
- Tuition
- CNY 35,000 / year — Insurance CNY 800/year or 400/semester; non-refundable application fee 400.
- Apply by
- SGS: 1 October 2026–1 February 2027; self-funded by 30 May.
No deferred entry. Scholarships are competitive with annual review. Majors and teaching languages follow the 2027 catalogue.
- Tuition
- CNY 35,000 / year — Insurance CNY 800/year or 400/semester; non-refundable application fee 400.
- Accommodation
- Twin bed CNY 3,300 / 5,000 / 3,750 per semester (apartments 1/2/3); single 6,600 / 10,000 / 7,500. Subject to availability; optional bedding 380.
- Application fee
- CNY 400
- SGS A — competitive 2027 — Full tuition, housing, insurance, CNY 3500/month. Competitive and annually reviewed, subject to award terms. · Apply by: February 1, 2027
- SGS B — competitive 2027 — Full tuition, insurance; no monthly stipend. Competitive and annually reviewed, subject to award terms. · Apply by: February 1, 2027
- President A — competitive 2027 — Full tuition, housing, insurance, CNY 1000/month. Competitive and annually reviewed, subject to award terms.
- President A− — competitive 2027 — Full tuition, housing, insurance; no monthly stipend. Competitive and annually reviewed, subject to award terms.
- President B — competitive 2027 — 50% tuition, housing, insurance; no monthly stipend. Competitive and annually reviewed, subject to award terms.
- President C — competitive 2027 — 50% tuition; no monthly stipend. Competitive and annually reviewed, subject to award terms.
- Supervisor approval, signed proposal, CV, two associate-professor/professor references after 1 September 2026
For English-taught tracks
- Master's, maximum 35; IELTS 6 / TOEFL 80, valid two years; at least one scientific paper
- Passport valid after 1 March 2028; photo
- Degree/status and all transcripts; notarized translations
- Language evidence; one-page statement
- Medical within six months; noncriminal record; finances excluding expected scholarship
- Guardian documents for minors
- Supervisor approval, signed proposal, CV, two associate-professor/professor references after 1 September 2026
- Status
- Admission information for 2027 is expected
- Apply by
- SGS: 1 October 2026–1 February 2027; self-funded by 30 May.
- Intake
- Fall 2027
- Age
- Up to 35 years old