CUG "Belt and Road" special Elite scholarships (CUG Elite Scholarship)

Overview

The CUG Elite Scholarship supports self-funded international graduate students from Belt and Road countries who demonstrate strong academic performance and language ability.

Coverage

Exempts either first-year tuition fees or first-year accommodation fees — not both. Does not cover living expenses, insurance, or other fees.

Eligibility

Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens from Belt and Road countries, in good health, and accepted by a CUG faculty or on the admission office’s recommended list. Master’s applicants must be under 35; PhD applicants under 40.

Application

Applications open annually from 1 January to 10 June via http://admission.cug.edu.cn. Admission notices and JW202 forms are issued by the end of June.

Documents

CUG online application form; notarised highest degree certificate and transcripts; study or research proposal; two recommendation letters; physical examination form; valid passport; economic guarantee statement; HSK, TOEFL, or IELTS certificate; optional supervisor letter or publications.

Contact

Admissions Office, International Education College, China University of Geosciences, Room 211/215, Dangui Building, Wuhan 430074. Tel: 027-67883283 / 67884939. Email: [email protected].

Eligibility

Student Categories

Benefits

• •First-year tuition fee waiver OR first-year accommodation fee waiver

Required Documents

• •Enrollment
• •Application Form for International Students of CUG (only for school scholarship
• •or self-funded students). Please fill out the form in English or Chinese.
• •Notarized master’s certificate and undergraduate certificate (If the
• •original text is not in Chinese, a notarized translation should be provided).
• •Master’s and
• •bachelor’s transcripts (If the original text is not in Chinese, a notarized
• •translation should be provided).
• •Study plan or research proposal detailing how
• •applicant will combine previous study experience with research in China. (In Chinese or English)
• •Two signed
• •recommendation letters in Chinese or English from professors, at least one must
• •be from the university where the applicant obtained his or her diploma.
• •Copies of the
• •Photocopy of Foreigner Physical Examination Form valid
• •year (the original copy should be kept by the applicant).
• •A copy of the
• •personal information page of the applicant’s valid passport.
• •International Student Economic Guarantee Copy of the passport and work or
• •income certificate of the guarantor.
• •certificates or English language proficiency certificate TOFEL/ IELTS. (Applicants
• •with good language proficiency are preferred)
• •materials (supervisor acceptance letter, certificates of awards, published
• •papers and monographs.)