Welcome to Xi’an Shiyou University(西安石油大学)

Xi’an Shiyou University is higher education institute that undertake the education of Chinese government scholarship international students, it is also independent recruitment university for China government——Sino-Russia culture exchange scholarship program scholarship international students.

To promote Sino-Russia strategic partnership and education exchange and cooperation between China and Russia, and to enrich the content of Sino-Russia exchange mechanism, China government set up Sino-Russia culture exchange scholarship. The scholarship is a special one that China government set up for Russia students, the project fund is all one China government expenses.

Student Category	Nationality	Duration of Program	Duration of Preparatory Chinese	Scholarship Duration
Master’s degree student	Russia	3 academic years	1 academic year	4 academic years

The scholarship duration is the duration of schooling, which is confirmed as you get admission. The duration of scholarship cannot be extended in principal.

Exempt from registration fee, tuition fee, fee for laboratory experiment, fee for internship, fee for basic learning materials; and accommodation fee for dormitory on campus;v - Living allowance;

• Costs of the laboratory experiment or internship beyond the institution’s arrangements should be self-afforded.

• Fee for basic learning materials only covers the necessary learning materials prescribed by the host institution. Other textbooks and materials shall be self-afforded

• The university offers a certain amount of water and power supply for free for students, the excess parts will be at students’ own expenses.

Scholarship students shall receive their monthly living allowance after registration. New students who register before 15th (15th included) of the registration month will get the full amount of living allowance of that month, and those who register after 15th will get half amount of that month. Students upon graduation will get a living allowance for another 15 days after the graduation date set by the university. The allowance will be terminated from the following month after the students suspend their studies, drop school or complete schooling from the university. Monthly living allowance covers school holidays. Scholarship students who missed the monthly living allowance during holidays could be reimbursed upon their return on campus. The allowance will be suspended for at least one month for those students who do not register on time without permission from the university, leave for non-health reasons or are absent from university over a month.

Students who have to suspend their studies for pregnancy or for health reasons are required to go back to their home countries for labor or for treatment. The international travel expenses should be covered by the students themselves. With the university’s approval, the scholarship status can be reserved for up to one year and their living allowances will be suspended during their leave. The scholarship status will not be reserved for those who suspend their studies for other reasons.

• Applicants should be foreign citizens in good health, and should be of no criminal record
• Applicants should not be the students studying in China
• The master’s degree applicants should have got bachelor’s degree, good grades and under the age of 35.

• Applicants should have HSK level 5 or above, Applicants that have no HSK result or have HSK results of which the results is substandard need to take one year’s Chinese language training after their arrival at the University, and then go on with professional lessons after passing the exams.

Original and photocopies of China Government Scholarship Application From (in English). the form is printed by China Scholarship Council; applicants can download the form on China scholarship council’s website (www.csc.edu.cn). When completing the form, please tick “Master‘s degree students” when filling in the 5th blank, the “Study in China plan”,“Institutions of Preference in China” blank, please fill in “Xi’an Shiyou University”, and on the blank of “Scholarship Applied” please select ”A Full Scholarship”

• Highest Education Certificate, Graduation Certificate or Diploma. if the applicant is student or employee, he needs to have English Proof of Study or Certificate of Incumbency.

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• The applicants’ university transcript is required; if the transcript is not in English, applicants need attach translated copies.

• A study or research plan in Chinese or in English (no less than 800 words)
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• Letters of recommendation from two professors or associate professors, written in Chinese or English
• Copy of Passport
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• Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (the original copy should be kept by the applicant. The form printed by Chinese quarantine authority could be downloaded from http://www.csc.edu.cn). The medical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take medical examination as it is valid for only 6 months. Applicants with Invalid Physical Examination From or incomplete physical examination items need take physical examination again or complete all the required examination items, all the costs caused are at students’ own expenses

• Copy of HSK certificate is required to be provided if applicants passed HSK test

Xi’an Shiyou University will conduct examination and verification after receiving the documents, and the outstanding applicants will be admitted.

Xi’an Shiyou University will issue Letter of Acceptance and Visa Application Form for Foreigners and sent them to the admitted applicants

Chinese Government Scholarship Program is established by the Ministry of Education of P.R. China (hereinafter referred to as MOE) in accordance with educational exchange agreements or understandings reached between the Chinese government and the governments of other countries, organizations, education institutions and relevant international organizations to provide both full scholarships and partial scholarships to international students and scholars. MOE entrusts China Scholarship Council (hereinafter referred to as CSC) to manage the recruitment and carry out the routine management of Chinese Government Scholarship Program.

Study Program	Duration of Study	Duration of Preparatory Chinese Language Courses	Duration of Scholarship
Bachelor’s Degree	4 academic years	1 academic years	5 academic years
Master’s Degree	3 academic years	1 academic years	4 academic years

According to the regulations stipulated by MOE, all undergraduate programs for international students are instructed in Chinese. Applicants with no command of Chinese are required to take the college preparatory courses for one to two years before pursuring major studies. And only by passing the examinations of the college preparatory courses could they start their university studies.

Scholarship students should complete their study within the set time; duration for scholarship specified in the Admission Notice cannot be extended in principle.

Applicants shall apply to Chinese diplomatic missions or dispatching authorities between January and April every year. Applicants may contact the above authorities for application details.

Applicants for undergraduate program must have senior high school diploma with good academic performance and be under the age of 25.

Exempt from registration fee, tuition fee, fee for laboratory experiment, fee for internship, fee for basic learning materials; and accommodation fee for dormitory on campus;

• Living allowance;
• One-off settlement subsidy after registration for new student;
• Fee for outpatient medical service, Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Protection Scheme for International Students in China;
• One-off inter-city travel subsidy.

2. Fee for basic learning materials only covers the necessary learning materials prescribed by the host institution .Other textbooks and materials shall be self-afforded.

• Undergraduates & Chinese language students: CNY 1,400 Yuan
• Master’s degree students & general scholars: CNY 1,700 Yuan
• Doctoral degree students & senior scholars: CNY 2,000 Yuan

Scholarship students shall receive their monthly living allowance after registration. New students who register before 15th (15th included) of the registration month will get the full amount of living allowance of that month, and those who register after 15th will get half amount of that month. Students upon graduation will get a living allowance for another 15 days after the graduation date set by the university. The allowance will be terminated from the following month after the students suspend their studies, drop school or complete schooling from the university. Monthly living allowance covers school holidays. Scholarship students who missed the monthly living allowance during holidays could be reimbursed upon their return on campus. The allowance will be suspended for at least one month for those students who do not register on time without permission from the university, leave for non-health reasons or are absent from university over a month.

Students who have to suspend their studies for pregnancy or for health reasons are required to go back to their home countries for labor or for treatment. The international travel expenses should be covered by the students themselves. With the university’s approval, the scholarship status can be reserved for up to one year and their living allowances will be suspended during their leave. The scholarship status will not be reserved for those who suspend their studies for other reasons.

• CNY 1,000 Yuan for new students who will study in China for less than one academic year
• CNY 1,500 Yuan for new students who will study in China for one academic year and above

5. Fee for outpatient medical service refers to the outpatient expense in the institution’s hospital or the hospitals entrusted by the institution. The students are to cover a certain percentage of expense in accordance with the institution’s regulations.

6. Comprehensive Medical Insurance and Protection Scheme for International Students in China is provided by MOE for the scholarship students in China in case of hospitalizing for serious diseases and accidental injuries. The institutions or the entrusted medical assistance agencies provide advancement service for insurance expenses, and claim for compensation with relevant payment receipts from the insurance company according to the stipulated insurance articles. For scholarship student, the individual claim will not be accepted by the insurance company.

• A hard-seat train ticket (hard-berth train ticket for overnight trip) will be provided for scholarship students traveling.

• From the port of entry upon registration to the city where the admitting institution or Chinese language training institution or preparatory education institution is located;

• From the Chinese language training institution or the preparatory education institution to the city where the university for major study is located;

• From the city where the institution is located to the nearest port for departure upon graduation.
• Meal and excess of baggage should be self-afforded.
• In principle, the port of entry is Beijing, or a port of entry near where the university is located.

• One or several items of full scholarship (one-off settlement subsidy and one-off inter-city travel allowance excluded).
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• The applicants must fill in and provide the following documents truly, correctly and completely (in duplicate)
• Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship （filled in Chinese or English）
• Those who are available for online application shall fill in and print the application form after submitting it online.
• The CSC Online Application System for Study in China is available on http://laihua.csc.edu.cn .

• Those who cannot apply online shall contact the dispatching authorities to get the application form and fill it truly, correctly and completely.

• Highest diploma (notarized photocopy): Applicants shall also provide proof of studying on application. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English.

• Academic transcripts (notarized photocopy): Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized translations in Chinese or English.

• A study or research plan. All applicants are required to submit a study or research plan. It must be in Chinese or in English.

• Recommendation letters: Applicants for postgraduate studies, or study in China as senior scholars must submit two letters of recommendation in Chinese or English from professors or associate professors. Applicants who are already in China shall submit the Admission Notices or Invitation Letters issued by the target universities.

• Applicants for music studies are requested to submit a CD of the applicants’ own works. Applicants for fine arts programs must submit a CD of the applicants’ own works (including two sketches, two color paintings and two other works).

• Applicants under the age of 18 should submit the legal documents of their legal guardians in China.

• Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form (the original copy should be kept by the applicant. The form printed by Chinese quarantine authority could be downloaded from http://www.csc.edu.cn). The medical examinations must cover all the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete records or those without the signature of the attending physician, the official stamp of the hospital or a sealed photograph of the applicants are invalid. Please select the appropriate time to take medical examination as it is valid for only 6 months. Applicants with Invalid Physical Examination From or incomplete physical examination items need take physical examination again or complete all the required examination items, all the costs caused are at students’ own expenses

• Copy of HSK certificate is required to be provided if applicants passed HSK test

The above documents should be forwarded to CSC by April 30th, 2013, via either the Chinese diplomatic mission in the applicant’s home country or the embassy of the applicant’s home country in China. Individual applications are not accepted by CSC. Application documents will not be returned.