Applications Invited for ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents 2020

About the Organization:

Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) is a non-profit, non-governmental international scientific organization founded in 2018 by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 36 other international science and education institutions from around the world. ANSO came into being under the principles of "joint consultation, joint effort and joint sharing" championed by the Chinese "Belt and Road Initiative". ANSO is committed to promoting shared development, sustainable development and the advancement of the UN SDGs through catalyzing and implementing concrete international cooperation initiatives in Science, Technology & Innovation and Capacity Building (STIC).

ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents 2020:

The ANSO Scholarship provides young students/scholars who are non-Chinese citizens an opportunity to pursue postgraduate education at the colleges or schools of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) or institutes of CAS around China.

It consists of 2 programs: the master program and the PhD program. Every year, up to 200 master students and 300 PhD students from all over the world will be sponsored to study in CAS.

Scholarship:

• Awardees will receive a monthly stipend from CAS through USTC/UCAS. Specifically, master awardees will receive a monthly stipend of RMB 3000, while PhD awardees will receive a monthly stipend of RMB 6000 or RMB 7000 depending on whether he/she has passed the qualification test arranged by USTC/UCAS for all doctoral candidates after admission.
• All the awardees will also be provided with health insurance as well as tuition and application fee waivers. A certain amount of travel subsidy from their home countries to China will be provided to the awardees in order to begin the scholarship in China (one trip only per person).
• Any scholarship awardee on site in China, the host country, at the time of application will NOT be eligible for any travel subsidy.

Funding Duration:

• The funding duration for master awardees is up to 36 months, while for PhD awardees is up to 48 months, both with NO EXTENSION. Awardees have to finish centralized training in Chinese language, Chinese culture and all required credits as well as practical research and completion of degree thesis at colleges and schools of USTC/UCAS or CAS institutes.
• The funding duration for master awardees is up to 36 months, while for PhD awardees is up to 48 months, both with NO EXTENSION. Awardees have to finish centralized training in Chinese language, Chinese culture and all required credits as well as practical research and completion of degree thesis at colleges and schools of USTC/UCAS or CAS institutes.
• All the awardees are required to abide by Chinese laws and USTC/UCAS regulations and rules.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must:

• Not hold Chinese citizenship;
• Provide proof of proficiency of English or Chinese language;
• For master program applicants: be maximum age of 30 years on 31 December 2020;

For PhD program applicants: be maximum age of 35 years on 31 December 2020;

• Meet the admission criteria for international students of USTC/UCAS;
• Not take up other assignments during the period of his/her scholarship.

Application:

Prepare the following supporting documentation:

​1) Copy of your regular passport which has at least 2 years’ validity (only pages showing personal and validity details are needed);

2) Complete CV with a brief introduction of research experience;

3) Original copy of the certificate of university degrees held

• For master program applicants: Bachelor's degree certificate. Applicants having just completed or about to complete their Bachelor degree should provide an official pre-graduation certificate showing their student status and stating their expected graduation date;
• For PhD program applicants: both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree certificates; Applicants having just completed or about to complete their degree should provide an official pre-graduation certificate showing their student status and stating the expected graduation date.

4) Original copy of transcripts of

• For master program applicants: undergraduate education;
• For PhD program applicants: both undergraduate and post-graduate education.

5) TWO reference letters:

• You must ask two referees (NOT the host supervisor) from academia familiar with you and your work to upload their scanned reference letters (written in English or Chinese, signed, dated and on official headed paper with contact phone number and email address) to the online admission system of USTC/UCAS.
• Reference letters in the body of e-mails will NOT be accepted!

6) Detailed research proposal;

7) Photocopies of all the title pages and abstracts of maximum 5 published academic papers (if available);

8) Proof of knowledge of English and/or Chinese;

9) Foreigner Physical Examination Form (Attachment 1)

Visit the USTC online admission system or UCAS online admission system. Follow its instructions and upload all the above-mentioned supporting documentation.

Deadline: 31 March 2020

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