200 CAS-TWAS President’s PhD Fellowship Programme for All

Brief description:

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) President’s Fellowship Programme provides students/scholars that are non-Chinese citizens an opportunity to pursue doctoral degrees at the University of Chinese Academy
of Sciences (UCAS), the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) or Institutes of CAS en Chine.

Host Institution:

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) or Institutes of CAS around China.

Field of study:

1. Agricultural Sciences
2. Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
3. Biological Systems and Organisms
4. Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
5. Chemical Sciences
6. Engineering Sciences
7. Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
8. Mathematical Sciences
9. Physics

Number of Awards:

Up to 200

Target group:

Non-Chinese citizens

Scholarship value/inclusions:

• RMB 7,000 before qualification test arranged by UCAS/USTC for all doctoral candidates after admission
• RMB 8,000 after candidate passed the qualification test.
• All awardees will also be provided tuition and application fee waivers.
• One trip only per student/scholar
• Visa fee will also be covered (once only per awardee) as a lump sum of USD 65 after all the awardees are on site in China.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

• Be maximum age of 35 years on 31 December 2019;
• Not take up other assignments during the period of his/her fellowship;
• Not hold Chinese citizenship;
• Applicants for doctoral study should also:
• Meet the admission criteria for international students of UCAS/USTC (criteria of UCAS/criteria of USTC).
• Hold a master degree before the beginning of the fall semester: 1 September, 2019.
• Provide evidence that he/she will return to their home country on completion of their studies in China according to CAS-TWAS agreement.
• Provide proof of knowledge of English or Chinese language.

Application instructions:

In order to successfully apply for the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship, applicants are requested to follow a few key steps that are indicated below:

1. CHECK ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
You should verify that you are eligible and meet ALL the eligibility criteria specified in the “General conditions for applicants” section of this call (e.g. age, master degree, etc).

2. FIND AN ELIGIBLE HOST SUPERVISOR AFFILIATED WITH COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS OF UCAS/USTC, OR CAS INSTITUTES THAT AGREES TO ACCEPT YOU. See here for a list of eligible schools/institutes and supervisors of UCAS and here of USTC.
You must contact an eligible supervisor and get his/her approval before applying for the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship. Please send him/her an explanatory e-mail together with your CV, research proposal and any other required documents when establishing the contact with the supervisor.

3. FILE YOUR FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION FORM VIA THE ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM.
A. Visit the official website for the fellowship online application system.
Create your own account, and follow the instructions to finish the online application form.
B. Prepare and upload the following supporting documentation to the fellowship online application system:

• Your passport which has at least 2 years validity (only pages showing personal and validity details are needed);
• Complete CV with a brief introduction of research experience;
• Original copy of the certificate of university degrees held (both undergraduate and postgraduate; graduates having just completed or about to complete their degree should provide an official pre-graduation certificate showing their student status and stating the expected graduation date);
• Proof of knowledge of English and/or Chinese;
• Original copy of transcripts of both undergraduate and post-graduate education;
• Detailed research proposal;
• Photocopies of all the title pages and abstracts of maximum 5 published academic papers;
• Foreigner Physical Examination Form

C. Acquire TWO reference letters:
You must ask two referees familiar with you and your work to

1. upload their scanned reference letters (signed, dated and on official headed paper with contact phone number and email address) to the fellowship online application system and
2. send the original hard copies to the UCAS/USTC fellowship office before deadline.

4. SUBMIT YOUR ADMISSION APPLICATION VIA THE ONLINE SYSTEM OF UCAS/USTC:

• For admission application to UCAS, you MUST also submit your information and required documents via UCAS online system following its instructions.
• For admission application to USTC, you MUST also submit your information and required documents via USTC online system following its instructions.

5. REMIND YOUR SUPERVISOR TO COMPLETE AND SIGN THE SUPERVISOR’S COMMENT PAGE AND SEND IT TO UCAS/USTC BEFORE DEADLINE.

• For UCAS applicants, please ask your supervisor to send the hard copy of Supervisor’s Comment Page to the institute/college he/she affiliated with.
• For USTC applicants, please ask your supervisor to email the scanned copy to [email protected] or send the hard copy to the Office of International Cooperation (229, Old Library).

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