Wednesday, September 29, 2010

King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) Scholarships For Foreign Students

King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia has offered full MS
and PhD scholarships for  distinguished graduate  students for conducting original research in the fields of Engineering, Sciences and Business.

Programs offered :

- M.Sc Aerospace Engineering

- M.Sc Architectural Engineering

- M.Sc Business Administration( M.B.A)

- M.Sc / Ph.D Chemical Engineering

- M.Sc /Ph.D Chemistry

- M.Sc City & Regional Planning

- M.Sc/ Ph.D Civil Engineering

- M.Sc/ Ph.D Computer Engineering

- M.Sc Computer Networks

- M.Sc Computer Science

- M.Sc Computer Science and Engineering

- Ph.D Construction Engineering & Management

- M.Sc / Ph.D Electrical Engineering

- M.Sc Environmental Science

- M.Sc / Ph.D Geology

- M.Sc Geophysics

- M.Sc / Ph. D Mathematical Sciences

- M.Sc Material Sciences & Engineering

- M.Sc / Ph.D Mechanical Engineering

- M.Sc Medical Physics

- M.Sc / Ph.D Petroleum Engineering

- M.Sc. Physics

- M.Sc / Ph.D Systems Engineering

- M.Sc Software Engineering

- M.Sc Telecommunication Engineering


Selected graduate students can conduct their research in the following centers established by KFUPM :

* KFUPM-MIT Collaboration Center on Clean Water and Clean Energy.

* National Center of Excellence on Nanotechnology.

* National Center of Excellence on Renewable Energy.

* National Center of Excellence on Refining and Petrochemicals.

* National Center of Excellence on Corrosion.

Application Procedure:

Interested students should apply online for Fall Semester admissions through this link:
  http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/gs/ preonline.asp

After submission of the online application, necessary documents need to be uploaded through the Upload System using the same Login ID and PIN created for the online application using this link: http://adgs.kfupm.edu.sa/           

Required Documents:

- Copy of identification (National ID for Saudi nationals / Passport for international applicants / Iqama for residents of Saudi Arabia).

- Complete official transcripts for BS degree and MS degree (if applying to PhD).

- Statement of Purpose (a one- page essay focusing on career and research goals).

- Recommendation Letters from 3 referees through the online recommendation system after submitting the online application.

- Other supporting documents(needed for final admission decision).

- Certificates for BS degree and MS degree (if applying to PhD).

- TOEFL score (min. is 68 iBT for MS and 79 iBT for PhD).

- Acceptable GRE General score (min. Quant. is 700, min. Analytical is 3.0).

When admission is approved, original/certified copies of degree certificates and transcripts should be sent through postal mail.


Application Deadlines:

Last Date for submitting the online application is October29, 2010.

Last date for uploading necessary documents is November 6, 2010.

Last date for recommendation letters to be received via the online recommendation system is November 6, 2010.

For any questions or further clarifications please feel free to contact: gs-admissions@kfupm.edu.sa