CAS-TWAS President’s PhD Fellowship Programme 2021

CAS-TWAS President’s Ph.D. Fellowship Programme
According to an agreement between the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and therefore the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries, up to 200 students/scholars from everywhere, the planet are going to be sponsored to review in China for doctoral degrees for up to 4 years
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According to an agreement between the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and therefore the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the advancement of science in developing countries, up to 200 students/scholars from everywhere, the planet is going to be sponsored to review in China for doctoral degrees for up to 4 years.
This CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programme provides students/scholars that are non-Chinese citizens a chance to pursue doctoral degrees at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) or Institutes of CAS around China.
Under the terms of the CAS-TWAS agreement, travel from their home countries to China is going to be provided to the fellowship awardees so as to start 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 opposite 120. Visa fee also will be covered (once only per awardee) as a payment of USD 65 in any case the awardees are on-site in China. Any awardee on-site in China, the host country, at the time of application won’t be eligible for any travel or visa reimbursement.
Thanks to the 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, counting on whether he/she has passed the qualification test arranged by UCAS/USTC for all doctoral candidates after admission. All awardees also will be provided tuition and application fee waivers.
Any fellowship awardee who fails the qualification test twice will face the results including:
• Termination of his/her fellowship;
• Discontinuity of his/her doctoral study at CAS institutions;
• Being given a certificate of attendance for the amount of study undertaken in China but not a proper doctoral degree.
All the procedures will adhere to UCAS/USTC regulations and rules.
The funding duration of the fellowship is up to 4 years WITH NO EXTENSION, divided into:
1. Maximum 1-year study of courses and participation in centralized training at UCAS/USTC, including 4 months compulsory courses in Chinese Language and Chinese Culture;
2. Practical research and completion of degree thesis at colleges and schools of UCAS/USTC or CAS institutes.
General conditions for applicants:
Applicants must:
• Be maximum age of 35 years on 31 December 2021;
• Not take up other assignments during the amount of his/her fellowship;
• Not hold Chinese citizenship;
• Applicants for doctoral study should also:
• Meet the admission criteria for international students of UCAS/USTC (criteria of UCAS/criteria of USTC).
• Hold a master’s degree before the start of the autumn semester: 1 September 2021.
• Provide evidence that he/she will return to their home country on completion of their studies in China consistent with the CAS-TWAS agreement.
• Provide proof of data of English or Chinese language.
Please note:
• Applicants currently pursuing doctoral degrees at any university/institution in China aren’t eligible for this fellowship.
• Applicants CANNOT apply for both UCAS and USTC simultaneously.
• Applicants can ONLY apply to at least one supervisor from ONE institute/school at either UCAS or USTC.
• Applicants can only apply to at least one TWAS program per annum, therefore an applicant applying to the 2021 CAS-TWAS President’s fellowship call won’t be eligible to use for the other TWAS fellowship in 2021.
STEP BY STEP GUIDELINE
In order to successfully apply for the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship, applicants are requested to follow a couple of key steps that are indicated below:
1. CHECK ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
You should verify that you simply are eligible and meet ALL the eligibility criteria laid out in the “General conditions for applicants” section of this call (e.g. age, master’s degree, etc).
2. FIND AN ELIGIBLE HOST SUPERVISOR AFFILIATED WITH COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS OF UCAS/USTC OR CAS INSTITUTES THAT AGREES to simply accept YOU. See here for an inventory of eligible schools/institutes and supervisors of UCAS and here of USTC.
You must contact an eligible supervisor and obtain his/her approval before applying for the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship. Please send him/her an explanatory e-mail alongside your CV, research proposal, and the other required documents when establishing contact with the supervisor.
3. FILE YOUR FELLOWSHIP from VIA the web APPLICATION SYSTEM.
A. Visit our official website for the fellowship online application system.
Create your own account, and follow the instructions to end the web form.
B. Prepare and upload the subsequent supporting documentation to the fellowship online application system:
• Your regular passport which has a minimum of 2 years validity (only pages showing personal and validity details are needed);
• Complete CV with a quick introduction of research experience;
• Original copy of the certificate of university degrees held (both undergraduate and postgraduate; graduates having just completed or close to complete their degree should provide a politician pre-graduation certificate showing their student status and stating the expected graduation date);
• Proof of data of English and/or Chinese;
• Original copy of transcripts of both undergraduate and post-graduate education;
• Detailed research proposal;
• Photocopies of all the title pages and abstracts of a maximum of 5 published academic papers;
• Foreigner Physical Examination Form (Attachment 1– find this at rock bottom of this page)
C. Acquire TWO reference letters:
You must ask two referees (NOT the host supervisor, preferably TWAS members, but not a compulsory requirement) conversant in you and your work to
1) upload their scanned reference letters (signed, dated, and on official headed paper with contact telephone number and email address) to the fellowship online application system and
2) send the first hard copies to the UCAS/USTC fellowship office before the deadline.
Reference letters within the body of e-mails won’t be accepted! TWAS won’t provide any information e.g. e-mail addresses of TWAS members or liaise with TWAS members on behalf of applicants.
Please note:
1. All the above supporting documentation must be in English or Chinese, otherwise notarial translations in English or Chinese are required.
2. confirm the electronic version of supporting documentation is within the right format as requested for the web application system.
3. If you’re awarded the fellowship and are admitted by UCAS/USTC, you want to present the first hardcopy of your university certificates (both undergraduate and postgraduate), transcripts, AND regular passport to UCAS/USTC fellowship office upon your arrival in China, otherwise you’ll be disqualified.
4. Your application documentation won’t be returned whether awarded or not.

4. SUBMIT YOUR ADMISSION APPLICATION VIA the web SYSTEM OF UCAS/USTC:
• For admission application to UCAS, you want to also submit your information and required documents via UCAS online system following its instructions.
• For admission application to USTC, you want to also submit your information and required documents via USTC online system following its instructions.
5. REMIND YOUR SUPERVISOR to finish AND SIGN THE SUPERVISOR’S COMMENT PAGE (Attachment 2 – find this at rock bottom of this page) AND SEND IT TO UCAS/USTC BEFORE DEADLINE.
• For UCAS applicants, please ask your supervisor to send the text of the Supervisor’s Comment Page to the institute/college he/she affiliated with.
• For USTC applicants, please ask your supervisor to email the scanned copy to presidentfellow@ustc.edu.cn or send the text to the Office of International Cooperation (229, Old Library).
Deadline for submitting all material and applications:
31 MARCH 2021
Note: it’s important to recollect that your supervisor is often helpful in providing answers to your inquiries. Please confine close touch together with your supervisor during the entire process of your application.
Relevant information
CAS may be a national academic institution in China consisting of a comprehensive research and development network, a merit-based learned society, and a system of upper education, that specializes in natural sciences, technological sciences, and high-tech innovation in China. It’s 12 branches, 2 universities, and quite 100 institutes with around 60,000 staff and 50,000 postgraduate students. It hosts 89 national key labs, 172 CAS key labs, 30 national engineering research centers, and about 1,000 field stations throughout China. As a merit-based society, it’s five academic divisions. CAS is devoted to addressing fundamental, strategic, and farsighted challenges associated with the general and long-term development of China. CAS and TWAS have had an in-depth and productive relationship for several years, often involving TWAS’s Regional Office for East and Southeast Asia and therefore the Pacific
Read more about CAS.
UCAS may be a research-intensive university with over 40,000 postgraduate students, supported by quite 100 institutes (research centers, laboratories) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), which are located in 25 cities throughout China. Founded in 1978, it had been originally named the Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the primary grad school in China with the ratification of the State Council. UCAS is headquartered in Beijing with 4 campuses and is permitted to grant doctorate degrees in 39 primary academic disciplines, offering degree programs in ten major academic fields, including science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, education, management science, and more. UCAS is liable for the enrollment and management of the doctoral candidates of the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programme admitted by UCAS.
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USTC is that the first university established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1958. it’s a comprehensive university including science, engineering, management, and humanity science, oriented to frontier science and technology. USTC took the lead in launching grad school, the varsity of Gifted Young, large national scientific projects, etc. it’s now a prominent Chinese university and enjoys a high reputation worldwide, and this is that the member of the China 9 Consortium consisting of the highest 9 universities in China. USTC is one of the foremost important innovation centers in China, and is considered “the Cradle of Scientific Elites”. USTC provides both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. There are 14 faculties, 27 departments, grad school, and software school on campus. consistent with the planet acclaimed university rankings, USTC has always been ranked among the simplest universities in China. USTC is liable for the enrollment and management of the doctoral candidates of the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programme admitted by USTC.
Read more about USTC.
TWAS is an autonomous world organization, founded in 1983 in Trieste, Italy, by a distinguished group of scientists from the South to market scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development within the South. In 1991, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) assumed responsibility for administering TWAS funds and personnel on the idea of an agreement signed by TWAS and UNESCO. In 2021, the govt of Italy passed a law that ensures endless financial contribution to the Academy’s operation. Read more about TWAS:

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