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Scholarship for full-time master and Ph.D student
China University of Petroleum-Beijing has launched a CUPB Scholarship Program for international master and Ph.D. students.
Students from the following sister universities have priority for the scholarship
Colorado School of Mines in USA
University of Houston in USA
University of Calgary in Canada
Curtin University of Technology in Australia
University of Canterbury in New Zealand
University of Nebraska at Omaha in USA
Robert Gorton University in UK
Queen Mary University of London in UK
University of Alaska at Fairbanks in USA
Arizona State University in USA
University of Stavanger in Norway
University of Aberdeen in UK
University of British Columbia
The Petroleum Institute in UAE
University of Tulsa in USA
Federal University of Rio De Janeiro in Brazil
University of California —Davis in USA
University of Petroleum & Energy Study
University of Oklahoma in USA
Ufa State Petroleum Technological University in Russia
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas in Russia
IFP School in France
The scholarship is also available for other excellent students from any country.
Purpose of the scholarship program
The purpose of the scholarship program offered by CUPB is to attract excellent international students to its master and Ph.D programs and to promote the student exchange between CUPB and its sister universities by providing financial support and public recognition to master and Ph.D candidates from CUPB’s sister universities or other prestigious universities in the world who have been admitted or qualified for admissions to their home university programs, and have demonstrated academic excellence and are interested in studying or doing research in CUPB for 1-4 years. Individual scholarship awards range from $2000 to $8000 per academic year, which could cover accommodation (about $3000/year) and/or meals $1000/year, tuition fees ($3500) (if applicable), and medical insurance ($100/year). All the scholarship students have to stay in the accommodation provided by CUPB when their scholarship cover the fees. Applicants who are accepted as teaching assistants to teach English for 6 hours/week will be offered international airfares (one two-way ticket / year).
Types of Scholarships Available
1. Joint Ph.D. program scholarship
Scholarships for transferring to second year of Ph.D. programs after course work is completed in their home university. A CUPB Ph.D degree will be granted when the study and the thesis is completed in CUPB.
2. Full degree scholarship
Scholarships for those entering master or Ph.D programs from the first year, including one year Chinese language study. This is a full degree program and a CUPB Ph.D degree will be granted when the study is completed. This will take 4 years in total.
3. Research Scholarship
Scholarship for Ph.D students who would like to do one year research in CUPB to complete their theses. No CUPB degree will be granted.
Who may apply
Any Admitted & registered full-time master and Ph.D student from an international prestigious universities, especially from the CUPB’s listed sister universities, can apply for the scholarships. The following areas have priority:
Geology, Geophysics, Oil and Gas Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical and Electronic
Engineering, Petroleum Engineering Management.
Applicants may be required to be teaching assistants to teach for up to 6 hours per week. To get a
Ph.D degree from CUPB, candidates without Chinese language proficiency (equivalent HSK Test Grade 3)
needs to take a Chinese Language Program in CUPB for one year.
Areas to accept the CUPB Scholarship applications:
? Reconnaissance and Exploration of Mineral Resource
? Earth Probing and Information Technology
? Geological Engineering
? Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology
? Earth Chemistry
? Computer Technology and Resource Information Engineering
? Energy and Environmental Earth Chemistry
? Paleontology and Stratigraphy
? Tectonics
? Geology
? Geological Resources and Engineering
? Oil and Gas Drilling Engineering
? Oil and Gas Development Engineering
? Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Engineering
? Oil and Gas Engineering Mechanics
? Chemical Process
? Chemical Engineering
? Industrial Catalyze
? Applied Chemistry
? Biological Chemistry
? Chemical Processing Machinery
? Mechanical Design and Theory
? Oil and gas Engineering Mechanics
? Mechanical Equipment and Process control
? Mechanical Material
? Engineering Mechanics
? Mechanical Electronic Engineering
? Material Science
? Thermal Energy Engineering
? Control Theory and Control Engineering