Application Deadline: 15 February 2025 (Beijing Time)
LOCATION: China
According to an agreement between the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS/UNESCO) for the advancement of science in developing countries, up to 40 students/scholars from developing countries will be sponsored to study in China for doctoral degrees for up to 4 years
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must:
Eligible applicants should NOT hold Chinese citizenship;
Eligible applicants must be nationals of eligible developing countries in the South (Developing Countries in the South | TWAS)
Eligible applicants should be proficient in English or Chinese;
For PhD program applicants: you should be born after 1st January 1990 (inclusive);
Eligible applicants should meet the admission criteria for international students of USTC/UCAS;
Eligible applicants should NOT take up other assignments during the period of his/her scholarship.
If the applicant is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at any university/institution in China, s/he will NOT be eligible for the PhD program of this scholarship. Otherwise, s/he will be disqualified from admission and the situation will be reported to the current university/institution
You are NOT allowed to apply for the ANSO Scholarship in both USTC and UCAS simultaneously, otherwise you will be disqualified from admission.
BENEFIT:
Tuition waiver
Monthly stipend: 6,000 or 7,000 CNY/month (depending on whether the awardee has passed the qualification test arranged by the University), up to 48 months
Health insurance
Application fee waiver
International travel allowance from awardee’s home country to China (one trip per awarded candidate)
One-time visa
NOTE:
For ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship awardees, the above item 1 to item 4 will be sponsored by CAS; item 5 and item 6 will be sponsored by TWAS/UNESCO. For other CAS-ANSO Scholarship awardees, all the items above will be covered by CAS.
The allowance/reimbursement standards and procedure for item 5 and item 6 should comply with the rules of the sponsor.
Any scholarship awardee on site in China, the host country, at the time of application will NOT be eligible for any travel subsidy.
