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China University of Petroleum-Beijing

China University of Petroleum Scholarship

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25000 CNY
Grant
China
Location
30 May 2026
Application deadline

About

China University of Petroleum (Beijing) International Student Scholarship (CUPB Scholarship) is given to excellent international students coming to study with them. The selection and evaluation of CUPB scholarship adhere to the principles of fairness, openness and merit.

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Up to 2,500 RMB

Scholarship coverage

  • tuition fee reduction
  • accommodation
  • health
  • living expenses

Description

According to the "Strategic Plan of Action for Internationalization of China University of Petroleum (2013-2020)”,“China University of Petroleum Improving the Quality of Education for International Students" and "Improving the Quality of Postgraduate Education for Researchers at China University of Petroleum", the China University of Petroleum (Beijing) International Student Scholarship was set up to attract outstanding foreign students into our university, promote the quality of international students' education and constantly improve their international influence and competitiveness . 

Benefits

CUP-First Class 

1. Exempt from paying all tuition fees

2. Accommodation provided (Double Room)

3. Comprehensive health insurance

4. Monthly allowance for 10 months in a year:

Bachelors Student:1800 RMB/Month

Masters Student:2000 RMB/Month

Doctorate student:2500 RMB/Month

Exchange student:2000 RMB/Month

CUPB-Second Class

1. Exempt from paying all tuition fees

2. Accommodation provided (Double Room)

3. Comprehensive health insurance

CUPB-Third Class

1. Exempt from paying accommodation fees

2. Comprehensive health insurance

Eligibility

  • The applicant must be a non-Chinese citizen, be healthy, law abiding and have no criminal  record. The applicant meet the basic requirements for admission in our school for international students to study in China;

Language level requirements:

English-taught majors:

  • Applicants for undergraduate programs need to provide IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 75 or above, or proof of language proficiency at the corresponding level. Applicants with strong Chinese proficiency are preferred.
  • Applicants for graduate programs need to provide IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 80 or above, or provide proof of language proficiency at the appropriate level. Strong Chinese proficiency is an advantage;

Execptions: Applicants from countries whose official language is English and want to apply for English-taught majors do not need to provide proof of English proficiency。

    Chinese-taught majors:

  • Undergraduate programs require applicants to have a Chinese proficiency of 222 or above at HSK-4 level.
  • The postgraduate programs require applicants to have Chinese proficiency at HSK-5 level or above.

3. The requirements for applicants’ degree and age are that applicants must:

  •  be a high school graduate under the age of 25 when applying for the undergraduate programs.
  •  be a bachelor’s degree holder under the age of 35 when applying for the master’s programs.
  •  be a master’s degree holder under the age of 45 when applying for the doctoral programs.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Mining, Oil & Gas

Locations

China

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

High school

Age

Under 45

Application

Application deadline

30 May 2026

Application deadlines:

Undergraduate degree: May 15;

Master's and Ph.D degree: May 30

Required materials for application

Scanned copies of all China visa pages and China entry and exit record pages, passport photos with white background, photo size 480x720

The highest academic certificate and transcript, with an average score of more than 70% (non-Chinese or English materials need to provide certified Chinese/English translations)

Certificate of Language Proficiency

Study and research plan

Foreigner Physical Examination Form (Health Certificate) (Laboratory report must be attached)

6. Certificate of no criminal record

7. Two recommendation letters (associate professor or above) (required for postgraduate program applications)

8. Acceptance letter from supervisor

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