Harbin Institute of Technology Qingrui Scholarship for International Students

I. Purpose

To encourage and attract outstanding international students already enrolled and outstanding prospective international students, and to develop its English-taught programs, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) and Daqing Zhongyou Qingrui Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. jointly established the HIT Qingrui Scholarship for International Students (the Qingrui Scholarship). The company funds the scholarship. HIT’s School of International Education manages it and maintains a dedicated account for expenditure.

II. Assessment and management principles

The scholarship is assessed on the principles of fairness, impartiality and openness. Management follows the principles of security, compliance with the law, efficiency and use of dedicated funds solely for their designated purpose.

III. Eligibility

1. Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens in good health.
2. The scholarship is intended for international students preparing to pursue English-taught bachelor’s or master’s programs at HIT, and outstanding international undergraduates in Chinese-taught programs. Applicants must have excellent academic results; master’s applicants must also demonstrate strong research ability.
3. Applicants must not receive another scholarship at the same time.

IV. Award levels

• First-class scholarship: tuition and accommodation waived, plus a living allowance of CNY 1,000 per month for undergraduates or CNY 1,300 per month for master’s students.
• Second-class scholarship: tuition and accommodation waived.
• Third-class scholarship: tuition waived.

V. Duration

• Bachelor’s degree: four years, or five years for the School of Architecture.
• Master’s degree: two years.

VI. Application documents

Bachelor’s applicants

1. HIT Qingrui Scholarship Application Form for International Students.
2. High-school graduation certificate. Applicants who are due to graduate must provide an expected-graduation certificate issued by their current school. Documents in a language other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by a notarized Chinese or English translation.
3. Transcripts for all high-school courses. Documents in a language other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by a notarized Chinese or English translation.
4. For Chinese-taught programs: HSK Level 4 score report, except for the Chinese Language and Literature major. For English-taught programs: TOEFL (90), IELTS (5.5) score reports.
5. Study plan.
6. Passport copy.

Master’s applicants

1. HIT Qingrui Scholarship Application Form for International Students.
2. Bachelor’s graduation certificate. Applicants who are still studying must provide an expected-graduation certificate issued by their current institution. Documents in a language other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by a notarized Chinese or English translation.
3. Transcripts for all undergraduate courses. Documents in a language other than Chinese or English must be accompanied by a notarized Chinese or English translation.
4. Study and research plan for the proposed studies in China.
5. Two recommendation letters from professors or associate professors, written in Chinese or English.
6. TOEFL (90), IELTS (5.5) score reports.
7. Passport copy.

VII. How to apply

1. International students already studying at HIT who are due to graduate may download the HIT Qingrui Scholarship Application Form for International Students (http://www.studyathit.cn/en/academic/program/view?id=20), complete it, and apply to their school or department. After assessment by that school or department and review by the Undergraduate School or Graduate School, the application is submitted to the School of International Education for assessment.
2. Applicants who are not yet studying at HIT must download the HIT Qingrui Scholarship Application Form for International Students (http://www.studyathit.cn/en/academic/program/view?id=20), complete it, and mail it with the application documents to HIT’s School of International Education. That school organizes assessment by the relevant academic schools or departments and the Graduate School.
3. Applications that do not meet the prescribed eligibility or document requirements are invalid and will not be accepted. Application documents will not be returned.

VIII. Application dates

Applications are accepted from April 1 to May 31 each year. Results are announced on June 15.

IX. Scholarship management

1. Recipients must sign in at the School of International Education between the 15th and 20th of every month. Failure to sign in on time results in suspension of that month’s payment, without back payment. Payments are suspended during approved leave or suspension of studies, without back payment. A recipient who, without approved leave or a valid reason, fails to sign in at the school for three consecutive months loses scholarship eligibility.
2. Recipients must participate in the School of International Education’s annual assessment. Those who pass continue to receive the scholarship in the following year; those who fail lose their Qingrui Scholarship eligibility. Assessment takes place in May each year.

Students in any of the following circumstances may not participate in scholarship assessment and lose eligibility:

a. Violating university rules or Chinese law during the scholarship period.

b. Without approved leave, failing to register on time, leaving the university for reasons other than health, or being absent from classes for more than one month.

c. Failing examinations or other assessed courses amounting to 30% of the courses in an academic year.

d. Meeting the conditions for repeating a year.

3. The scholarship is not extended if the recipient cannot complete the program on time for personal reasons.
4. A recipient who interrupts their studies for personal reasons after receiving the scholarship is considered to have voluntarily relinquished the award.

X. Contacts

• Shao Wei (English): Tel. +86-451-86412647; email: shaowei@hit.edu.cn
• Piao Yuejin (Korean): Tel. +86-451-86412647; email: piaoyuejin@hit.edu.cn
• Zhao Lin (English): Tel. +86-451-86402455; email: StudyatHIT@hit.edu.cn
• Li Zhuoran (English): Tel. +86-451-86402455; email: lzhr@hit.edu.cn
• Ai Wenxin (Russian): Tel. +86-451-86418461; email: aiwenxin@hit.edu.cn
• Zhen Zhen (Russian): Tel. +86-451-86418461; email: gjyzhenzhen@hit.edu.cn
• Kang Ni (Russian): Tel. +86-451-86418461; email: gjykangni@hit.edu.cn

Address: School of International Education, Harbin Institute of Technology, 11 Siling Street, Nangang District, Harbin, China.

Website: www.studyathit.cn