1. Introduction

The Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) is a non-profit, non-governmental international organization founded in 2018. Founding members include 37 scientific institutions, universities, and international organizations worldwide. ANSO aims to improve regional and global capacity in science and technology, human livelihoods and wellbeing, and to promote broader S&T cooperation and communication.

The ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents (hereinafter referred to as the ANSO Scholarship) was formally launched in 2019 with the goal of training and cultivation of young scientists from all over the world. This program supports 145 Master’s students and 190 PhD students every year to pursue postgraduate education at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS).

    2.  Scholarship Coverage and Duration

（1）Tuition fee

PhD students would be exempted from a tuition fee of RMB 40,000/year.

Master students would be exempted from a tuition fee of RMB 30,000/year.

（2）Application fee

Students would be exempted from application processing fee of RMB 600.

（3）Monthly stipend

PhD awardees will receive a monthly stipend of RMB 6,000 or RMB 7,000 depending on whether he/she has passed the qualification test arranged, of which RMB 1,000 is provided by the CAS Institute.

Master awardees will receive a monthly stipend of RMB 3,000 (of which RMB 1,000 is provided by the CAS Institute) and also a monthly accommodation subsidy of RMB 1,000 provided by UCAS.

（4）Travel subsidy

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. Any scholarship awardee on site in China, the host country, at the time of application will NOT be eligible for any travel subsidy.

（5）Medical Insurance;

The insurance premium is RMB 800/year. Please refer to the www.lxbx.net for the introduction of insurance coverage.

    3.  Duration (with NO EXTENSION)

Master students: no longer than 36 months

PhD students: no longer than 48 months

Awardees are required to finish centralized training in Chinese language, Chinese culture and all required credits as well as practical research and completion of degree thesis at the colleges and schools of UCAS or CAS institutes.

Any master’s awardee who fails annual assessments will face the consequence including:

• Termination of his/her scholarship;

• Discontinuity of his/her master’s study.

• Being provided with a certificate of attendance for the period of study undertaken in China but not a formal master’s degree.

Any PhD awardee who fails the qualification test or annual assessment will face the consequences including:

• Termination of his/her scholarship;

• Discontinuity of his/her doctoral study;

• Being provided with a certificate of attendance for the period of study undertaken in China but not a formal doctoral degree.

    4. General conditions for applicants

    Applicants must:

• Not hold Chinese citizenship;

• For PhD program applicants: be born after 1 January 1986 (inclusive);

• For master program applicants: be born after 1 January 1991 (inclusive);

• Meet the admission criteria for UCAS international students (please refer to the calls for 2021 Programs for international students);

• Not take up other assignments during the period of his/her scholarship.

    Please note:

• Applicants currently pursuing master degrees at any university/institution in China are NOT eligible for the master program of this scholarship. Applicants currently pursuing PhD degrees at any university/institution in China are NOT eligible for the PhD program of this scholarship.

• Applicants CANNOT apply through UCAS and other universities simultaneously. Applicants can ONLY apply to ONE supervisor from ONE institute/school.

• Because the education system in some countries is different from that in China,, please see the UCAS website for the degree requirements of applicants (click the link).

    5.  Application Guideline and Deadline

（1）CHECK ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

You should verify that you meet ALL the eligibility criteria specified in the “General conditions for applicants” section of this call, find an eligible professor of your interest that agrees to accept you. See here for a list of eligible schools/institutes and supervisors of UCAS. Send an explanatory e-mail together with your CV, research proposal and other required documents to him/her, and indicate that you wish to apply for the Master/PhD program of the ANSO Scholarship. Your supervisor should finish the required procedure illustrated in the email automatically sent to him/her by the UCAS system immediately after your application materials pass the preliminary review by the institute/college with which the supervisor is affiliated

   （2）FILE YOUR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION AND ADMISSION APPLICATION VIA THE ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEMS.

Please log in the Online Admission System for International Students at UCAS(http://adis.ucas.ac.cn) and follow its instructions to finish all the required application procedures. For the required materials, please refer to the calls for PhD programs and master programs (click the link).

   （3）Application Deadline

31 March 2021 (Beijing Time)

Additional Information

• Awardees must register at the time and place indicated in the Admission Notice. Otherwise, they should apply for extension of their registration.

• The duration of the scholarship stated explicitly in the Admission Notice.

• Registered awardees must abide by relevant rules and regulations of the universities, and attend reviews and examinations, such as the qualifying tests on time. Awardees who fail review or examination will be deprived of their scholarship or their scholarship will be suspended.

• Any work produced and published by the awardees during the funding period of the scholarship must be credited to the institute/school and the university where the awardees are enrolled. Awardees are also required to acknowledge “Sponsored by ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents”.

    6. DICP Contact Information