Application Deadline: 15 February 2025 (Beijing Time)
LOCATION: China
The degree program supports 100 to 200 Master’s students and 300 PhD students every year to pursue postgraduate education at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) and institutes of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) around China.
ELIGIBILITY:
Eligible applicants should NOT hold Chinese citizenship;
Eligible applicants should be proficient in English or Chinese;
For Master’s program applicants: you should be born after 1st January 1995 (inclusive);
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 you are currently pursuing a master’s degree at any university/institution in China, you are NOT eligible for the master’s program of this scholarship. If you are currently pursuing a doctoral degree at any university/institution in China, you are NOT eligible for the PhD program of this scholarship. Otherwise, you will be disqualified from admission and the situation will be reported to your current university/institution.
The programme is aimed at African scholars who have obtained a doctoral degree within the preceding seven years and who hold an academic position at a university or research institution anywhere in Africa. Candidates should have established a research programme and have completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD programme. All disciplines are considered.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible for the 2025 call, applicants must:
be a national of any African country;
be born after the 1st of January 1983;
have an affiliation at a research or higher education institution in an African country, and continue to do so for the foreseeable future;
have obtained a doctoral degree from any recognised higher education institution (worldwide) after the 1st of January 2017;
have completed a post-doctoral fellowship or equivalent post-PhD research programme;
be in a position to commence a first period of residency at STIAS during 2026.
All disciplines will be considered. Applicants from non-Anglophone African countries may conduct their research in the language of preference; however, the application documents must be completed in English.
BENEFIT:
The main means of support is STIAS residencies. Residential periods will be agreed mutually between the fellow, his or her home institution and STIAS, and may vary between six weeks and five months per residency. A first period of residency will typically be of longer duration to be taken up during 2026, followed by two further residencies through 2028. While in residence fellows receive regular STIAS fellow support which includes:
an economy return flight;
comfortable accommodation within walking distance from the institute;
individual offices equipped with a PC, telephone and printer;
a monthly stipend for daily living costs;
access to the Stellenbosch University library (including electronic resources) and a high-speed internet connection;
participation in the regular STIAS fellows programme, including daily lunch, weekly fellows’ seminars, STIAS public lectures and social events;
a child care subsidy for fellows accompanied by young children while in residence.
