*CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programmefor PhD Candidates from
Developing Countries*
_*Open for Applications*_
*Introduction*
According to a new agreement between the Chinese Academy of Sciences
(CAS) and the Academy of Sciencesfor 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.
Under the terms of the new CAS-TWAS agreement, TWAS will be responsible
for providing round-trip travel support for 50 awardees each year to and
from China, or for providing one way travel support for 80 awardees each
year to China. TWAS will make active efforts to secure additional funds
to cover more awardees for travel supports. In addition, TWAS will also
cover visa related expenses and a contribution to excess luggage fees
for stays in China of more than 12 months.
CAS will be responsible for a monthly payment to cover accommodation and
living expenses.
Successful applicants will receive a monthly stipend (including living
expenses, travel expenses and health insurances) of RMB 7,000 (approx.
USD 1,100) or RMB 8,000 (approx. 1,250) from CAS through UCAS, depending
on whether he/she has passed a qualification test arranged by UCAS for
all PhD candidates after admission.
Awardees of the Fellowship will be exempted from tuition fees.
The funding duration of the Phd Program is 4 years, divided into:
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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.
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Practical research and completion of degree dissertation at UCAS
colleges, schools and CAS institutes.
*General conditions for applicants:*
Applicants should:
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Not take up other assignments during the period of his/her this
fellowship
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Be a national or permanent resident of a developing country other
than China.
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Be financially responsible for any accompanying family member
Applicants for PhD Study Scholarship should also:
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Meet the admission criteria set for international students by UCAS
(please refer to
_http://english.ucas.ac.cn/Admissions/Pages/Article.aspx?ID=78_)
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Be maximum age of 35 years on 31 December in the year of application
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Have a master degree or in process of obtaining a master degree
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Provide evidence that he/she will return to their home country on
completion of the fellowship
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Demonstrate their communication ability in the English or Chinese
language
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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:
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Notarized photocopy of the highest degree certificate (This year's
graduates provide a pre-graduation certificate)
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Notarized photocopy of the transcript of all undergraduate or
graduate study
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Curriculum vitae and research proposal
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Photocopy of the first page of a regular passport
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Photocopy of the title page and abstract of each published academic
paper
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Foreigner Physical Examination Form
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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 .
5. The applicants who really need fund for international travel to and
from China, should make a written statement and send the paper together
with the “Application Form for the CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship” to
the Office of CAS-TWAS President’s Fellowship Programme at UCAS. CAS
will coordinate with TWAS to process and make decision on travel support
issues.
*Application Deadline*
June 15, 2013
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The program has two evaluations each year, one of which is held
around the end of April while the other at the end of June, with
specific dates to be determined.
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Early applications are preferred.
*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: [log in to unmask]
*Relevant Information*
*CAS *is a national academic institution in China consisting of a
comprehensive research and development network, a merit-based learned
society and a system of higher education, focusing on natural sciences,
technological sciences and high-tech innovation in China. It has 12
branches, 2 universities and more than 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 has
five academic divisions. CAS is dedicated to addressing fundamental,
strategic and farsighted challenges related to the overall and long-term
development of China. CAS and TWAS have long had a close and productive
relationship, often involving TWAS's Regional Office for East and
Southeast Asia (_http://www.twas.org.cn/twas/index.asp_). *Read more
about CAS:*_http://english.www.cas.cn/_
*UCAS*is a research-intensive university with around 40,000 postgraduate
students, supported by more than 100 institutes (research centers,
laboratories) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), which are
located in 25 cities throughout China. Founded in 1978, it was
originally named the Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of
Sciences, the first graduate school in China with the ratification of
the State Council., UCAS is headquartered in Beijing with 4 campuses and
is authorized to grant doctorate degrees in 39 primary academic
disciplines, offering degree programs in ten major academic fields,
including science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, education and
management science. UCAS is responsible for the enrollment and
centralized management of the PhD candidates of the CAS-TWAS President’s
Fellowship Programme.
*Read more about UCAS: *_http://www.gucas.ac.cn/site/1_
*TWAS*is an autonomous international organization, founded in 1983 in
Trieste, Italy, by a distinguished group of scientists from the South
under the leadership of the late Nobel laureate _Abdus Salam
<http://www.ictp.it/pages/mission/salam.html>_of Pakistan. It was
officially launched by the secretary-general of the United Nations in
1985. Its principal aim is to promote scientific capacity and excellence
for sustainable development in the South. *Read more about
TWAS:*_http://twas.ictp.it/_
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