A fingerprint identification substrate and a fabrication method thereof, a display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The fingerprint identification substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of fingerprint identification units on the base substrate. Each fingerprint identification unit includes a photosensitive sense electrode and a thin film transistor which are positioned on the base substrate, the photosensitive sense electrode is positioned between the base substrate and the thin film transistor, and the photosensitive sense electrode is electrically connected with a source electrode or a drain electrode of the thin film transistor.