CAS - TWAS Presidents Fellowship Program for PhD Candidates from Developing Countries

Pin It

Areas of Study :
Research program
Level :
Research Level
Scholarship Funded by :
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Provided to :
Students/Scholars from Developing Countries to pursue PhD degrees at the Institutes of CAS around China

CAS - TWAS Presidents Postgraduate Fellowship Program

According to a new agreement between the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries, up to 200 students/scholars from all over the world will be sponsored to travel to China for up to four years’ of PhD study and research. This CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Program provides an opportunity to the students/scholars from developing countries (other than China) to pursue PhD degrees at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) or Institutes of CAS around China. Under the terms of the new CAS-TWAS agreement, travel from their home countries to China will be provided to the fellowship awardees in order to begin the fellowship in China (one trip only per student/scholar). Visa fee will also be covered (once only per student/scholar).

Scholarship Amount :

Fellowship awardees will receive a monthly stipend (including accommodation and other living expenses, local travel expenses and health insurance) of RMB 7,000 or RMB 8,000 from CAS through UCAS/USTC, depending on whether he/she has passed the qualification test arranged by UCAS/USTC for all PhD candidates after admission. All awardees will also be provided tuition waivers.

Any fellowship awardee who fails the qualification test twice will face the consequences including :

Termination of his/her fellowship
Discontinuity of his/her PhD study at CAS institutions
Being conferred a diploma of completion instead of a PhD degree

Duration of award:

These postgraduate fellowships are awarded for 4 years which include maximum 1 year study of courses and participation in centralized training at UCAS/USTC, including 4 months compulsory courses in Chinese Language and Culture and Practical research and completion of degree thesis.

Eligibility criteria

Be maximum age of 35 years on 31 December
Not take up other assignments during the period of his/her fellowship;
Be a citizen of a developing country other than China
Not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in China or in any developed country;
Be financially responsible for any accompanying family member.

Meet the admission criteria for international students of UCAS/USTC
Hold a master degree before the beginning of the fall semester: September.
Provide evidence that s/he 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.

Note: Applicants currently pursuing PhD degrees at any university/institution in China are not eligible for this fellowship.

How to Apply :

In order to successfully apply for the CAS-TWAS President’s fellowship each applicant is requested to follow a few key steps that are indicated below :

Find an eligible host supervisor affiliated with UCAS/USTC Universities, Schools or CAS Institutes. Once you have found the host supervisor, you must contact him/her via e-mail and inform that you wish to apply for the CAS-TWAS President’s fellowship. Send an explanatory e-mail together with CV and research proposal to the supervisor. If you are awarded, you must submit originals your university certificates and transcripts to the UCAS or USTC office upon your arrival in China. You must send him/her an electronic copy of your whole application package in one zipped file and ask him/her to fill in the comment pages in “Application Form for CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Program” and the “Admission Application Form for International Students”. Your supervisor will then send your whole application package including his/her comment pages to UCAS Fellowship office or USTC Fellowship office. Please do not send your application package directly to UCAS or USTC Fellowship office.

Useful Contact

CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Program UCAS Office (UCAS)
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
80 Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, China
Tel: +86 10 82672900
Fax: +86 10 82672900
E-mail : Contact Now
Website : twas.org

CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Program USTC Office (USTC)
University of Science and Technology of China
96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China
Tel: +86 551 63600279/7981
Fax: +86 551 63632579
Email: Contact Now

Tags

Chinese scholarship , Research scholarship , China education , PhD scholarship

Find it Useful ? Help Others by Sharing Online