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IntroductionAccording to a new agreement between the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Academy of Sciences for the developing world (TWAS), up to 140 students/scholars per year from the developing world will be sponsored to travel to China for up to four years’ of PhD study and research.
The CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programme provides students/scholars from developing countries with the opportunity to pursue PhDs at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and/or institutes of CAS around China.
CAS will be responsible for a monthly payment to cover accommodation and living expenses.
The funding duration of the Phd Program is 4 years, divided into:
Maximum 1 year study of courses and participation in centralized training at the International College of UCAS (IC-UCAS) on Beijing campus, including 4 months compulsory courses in Chinese Language and Culture.
Practical research and completion of degree dissertation at UCAS colleges, schools and CAS institutes.
General conditions for applicants:
Applicants should:
Not take up other assignments during the period of his/her this fellowship
Be a national or permanent resident of a developing country other than China.
Be financially responsible for any accompanying family member
Applicants for PhD Study Scholarship should also:
Meet the admission criteria set for international students by UCAS (please refer to
http://english.ucas.ac.cn/Admissions/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=78)
Be maximum age of 35 years on 31 December in the year of application
Have a master degree or in process of obtaining a master degree
Provide evidence that he/she will return to their home country on completion of the fellowship
Demonstrate their communication ability in the English or Chinese language
Have recommendation letters from a TWAS Fellow or two professors in relevant fields.
How to apply for the Fellowship
1. Download and fill in the “Admission Application Form for International Students of UCAS” (
http://english.ucas.ac.cn/Admissions/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=78) and “Application Form for the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship” (See the attachment), and submit these two application forms (Supervisor’s Comment Pages not to be included) with the following materials to the Office of CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programme at UCAS:
Notarized photocopy of the highest degree certificate (This year's graduates provide a pre-graduation certificate)
Notarized photocopy of the transcript of all undergraduate or graduate study
Curriculum vitae and research proposal
Photocopy of the first page of a regular passport
Photocopy of the title page and abstract of each published academic paper
Foreigner Physical Examination Form
Payment certification of the application processing fee (RMB 600, see the “Admission Application Form for International Students of UCAS” for more details ).
Note:Applicants may submit scanned copies of the required application document via email. After receiving the offer of the scholarship, applicants are required to send the original notarized photocopy of their highest degree certificate and the original notarized photocopy of the transcript of their undergraduate or graduate study to IC-UCAS. The detailed requirements and contact information of IC-UCAS will be provided in the admission offer documents sent to the awardees.
2. Contact professors affiliated with UCAS colleges, schools and CAS institutes (
http://english.ucas.ac.cn/Academics) and get agreement from a Professor to be your tutor (supervising professor).
3. Send the Supervisor’s Comment Pages in the “Application Form for the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship” to your tutor (supervising professor), and ask him/her to fill in the comment pages. Make sure that your tutor (supervising professor) will send the comment pages directly by himself/herself to the Office of CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programme at UCAS.
4. Obtain recommendation letter(s) from a TWAS member (see the
http://twas.ictp.it/mbrs for TWAS members list) or from at least two professors in relevant fields. Make sure that your recommenders will send the recommendation letters directly by themselves via mail or email to the Office of CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programme at UCAS .
Application Deadline
June 15, 2013
Contact Information
Office of CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programme
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Add.: 19A Yuquanlu, Beijing, 100049 China
Tel: 86-10-88256424; 86-10-88256206
Fax: 86-10-88256207
E-mail:
[email protected]