Apply! Chinese Academy of Sciences /TWAS President’s PhD Fellowships in China

According to an 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 study in China for doctoral degrees for up to 4 years.

Applications are currently been accepted for the Fully Funded Chinese Academy of Sciences /TWAS President’s PhD Fellowships in China 2018, eligible persons are by this notice invited to send in their applications for they program.

Deadline
31st March 2018

Programme
PhD

Field
01-Agricultural Sciences
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
05-Chemical Sciences
06-Engineering Sciences
07-Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
08-Mathematical Sciences
09-Physics

Value
-Thanks to generous contribution of CAS, fellowship awardees will receive a monthly stipend (to cover 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 doctoral candidates after admission. All awardees will also be provided tuition and application fee waivers.
-Under the terms of the 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). TWAS will select 80 awardees from developing countries to support their international travel, while CAS will support the other 120. 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
-Be maximum age of 35 years on 31 December 2018;
-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
-Hold a master degree before the beginning of the fall semester: 1 September, 2018.
-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
It is important to go through the Application Process on the Fellowship Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
Visit Fellowship Webpage for details