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TWAS-CAS YOUNG SCIENTISTS AWARD FOR FRONTIER SCIENCE

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Application Deadline: 14 March 2025

LOCATION: China

This annual award, established in 2020, recognizes scientific achievements by young scientists living and working in a developing country. The sixth edition of the award will recognize achievements in the Physical Sciences (including physics and chemistry). 

TWAS is inviting nominations for the 2025 Award from all its members as well as science academies, national research councils, universities, and scientific institutions in developing and developed countries.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible candidates are young scientists (not older than 45 years of age), national of a developing country, who have been living and working in a developing country for a minimum of two years immediately prior to their nomination.

In 2025 the award will recognize achievements in the Physical Sciences (including Physics and Chemistry).

Self nominations and nominations from jury members will not be considered. Fellows of TWAS are not eligible.

The same nominee cannot be nominated for more than one ‘Fellows of TWAS Awards’ in a given year. The secretariat retains the right to bring to the attention of the relevant nominators that the nomination may be suitable for another award, and the final decision whether or not to shift the nomination will be taken by the nominators themselves.

Selection of the winner is made on scientific merit. A pre-screening of the nominees will be done at TWAS. The nomination dossiers of the qualified candidates will then be submitted to jury members for their evaluation. Based on this evaluation the winner will be selected.

The nominations can only be submitted electronically through the online platform by clicking on the “NEW NOMINATION” button at the bottom of this page.

To resume working on saved nominations, click on the “RESUME” button at the bottom of this page.

The deadline for receiving nominations is 14 March 2025, however, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the deadline but submit the nomination as early as you can to enable us to process it as quickly as possible.

Before starting compiling the nomination, PLEASE PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE MAXIMUM CHARACTERS ALLOWED.

BENEFIT:

The recipients receive USD10,000.

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BEIJING GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIP (BGS)

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Application Deadline: May 31, 2025

LOCATION: China

The Beijing Government Scholarship (BGS) is open for applications for international students wishing to continue their Master’s and Doctoral degree programs in China. The scholarship covers tuition fees only, and it falls into the five categories

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be non-Chinese nationals.

Applicants must be in good health.

Education background and age limit as below: 

Applicants for Master degree must have Bachelor’s degree and be under the age of 35.

Applicants for Ph.D. degree must have a Master degree and be under the age of 40.

Visiting scholar must have completed at least two years of undergraduate studies and be under the age of 45.

Senior visiting scholar must have Master or higher degree or hold academic titles of associate professor or higher, and be under the age of 50.

Applicants should not be awardees of Chinese government scholarships at the same time.

  Application Form for Study in CAAS:

Highest diploma (notarized photocopy).

Academic transcripts of the most advanced studies (notarized photocopy).

Two reference letters from at least two Associate Professors or experts with equal titles in related fields.

A study or research plan (no less than 400 words for visiting study, no less than 500 words for postgraduates).

List of publications.

If any of these documents is written in a language other than English or Chinese, an official certified translation of the document must be included.

Verification of current employer or working unit.

International students should apply for visa to study in China at the Chinese embassy or consulate-general with the original documents and one set of photocopies of the Admission Notice, Visa Application for Study In China (Form JW201/JW202) and Foreigner Physical Examination Form (original copay and photocopy) and valid ordinary passport.

BENEFIT:

Doctoral student scholarship: 40,000 RMB/person/year. 

Master student scholarship: 30,000 RMB/person/year. 

Senior scholar’s scholarship: 10,000 RMB/person/year

Scholarship for exchange students (long-term or credit transferrable students) and students who make special contributions to international exchange and cooperation in the capital area: 5,000 RMB/person/year.

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