China University of Petroleum Scholarship

China University of Petroleum Scholarship is established by China University of Petroleum (East China) to encourage and support excellent new postgraduate international students to pursue a higher education at China University of Petroleum (East China).

I.About the Scholarship

1.Scholarship Name: China University of Petroleum Scholarship (UPC Scholarship)

2.Scholarship Type: Full/Partial Scholarship

3.Scholarship Values

Note:

Students that choose to live off campus will not receive any accommodation subsidy from the university.

4.Scholarship Duration

Note:

One-year extension of scholarship can be granted to PhD students with an approval from the scholarship assessment committee. Extension of scholarship cannot be granted to master’s students.

5.Available Programs

II.Criteria & Eligibility

1．Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens and in good health.

2．Master’s applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 35;

Doctoral applicants must have a Master’s degree and be under the age of 40.

III.Application Procedures

1. Register at the China University of Petroleum International Student Online Application System (https://upc.17gz.org/member/login.do), select “University Scholarship Program”, complete online application information, upload application documents and submit it.

2. Admitted students should wait for the Admission Notice and the Visa Application Form for Study in China (JW202) sent by DHL. The address and contact information of DHL should be provided to the Admissions Office at the time of application.

3. Successful candidates should apply to the Chinese Embassy/Consulate for a Student Visa (X1-Visa) with the Admission Notice and JW202, and register at UPC in due time.

Note：Receiving the scholarship and admission result from our university, admitted scholarship students are required to pay a room deposit of CNY 1000 in due time to the accommodation reception of the College of International Education. International student dorm rooms will be reserved from July till the new student registration deadline. The room deposit will be returned upon check-out. The university will not refund the room deposit when new students do not register for enrollment and scholarship for any reasons.

IV.Application Documents

1. Passport with a validity of a minimum of 12 months.

2. Highest Diploma/Degree and transcripts (in English/Chinese). Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations. Prospective diploma winners must submit an official document issued by current schools to state the current student status and the expected graduation date.

3. Research Proposal/Study Plan (at least 1,500 words in English/Chinese).

4. Two Recommendation Letters from professors/associate professors in English/Chinese.

5. Acceptance letter of China University of Petroleum supervisors in Chinese or English (no format requirement)

6. Language proficiency certificate (Chinese-instructed applicants must provide HSK or certificate of Chinese as the instruction language during previous studies; English-instructed applicants must provide TOEFL, IELTS or certificate of English as the instruction language during previous studies)

7. Current working/employment certificate or non-criminal record. It is required for applicants that graduated over 12 months.

8. Other certificates or documents that make the application strong (e.g. awards/scholarship certificate, honor certificate, publications).

Note:

Foreigner Physical Examination Form (not required for scholarship application but required for visa application in Chinese embassy/consulate).

V. Application Duration: May 1st, 2018 - July 1st, 2018

VI. Contact Information

Admissions Office

College of International Education

Add: 66 Changjiang West Road, Huangdao District, Qingdao,Shandong, P. R. China 266580

Tel: 0086-532-86983201  0086-532-86981298

E-mail: ligaoqing@upc.edu.cnfso@upc.edu.cn