China – The ANSO Scholarship For Young Talents 2023 – Accepting Applications.

Scholarship Description:

China – The ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents 2023 – Accepting applications. is open for International Students, Non-Chinese. The scholarship allows Masters, PhD, Undergraduate level programm(s) in the field of All Subjects taught at China Universities. The deadline of the scholarship is 31 Mar 2023.

The Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) is a non-profit, non-governmental international organization founded in 2023. 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 2023 with the goal of training and cultivation young scientists from all over the world. The ANSO Scholarship supports 200 Master’s students and 300 Ph.D. students every year to pursue postgraduate education at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), or institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) around China.
Currently, CAS, the leading founding member of ANSO, is the sponsor of the ANSO Scholarship. ANSO welcomes all members and parties who are interested in creating a more diversified scholarship program together.

Available Subjects:

Following subject are available to study under this scholarship program.

• All Subjects

Scholarship Benefits:

Tuition waiver

•   Monthly stipend:

Master’s: 3000 CNY/month, up to 36 months;

PhD: 6000 or 7000 CNY/month (depending on whether he/she has passed the qualification test arranged by USTC/UCAS), up to 48 months

•   Health insurance

•   Application fee waiver

•   Travel subsidy from their home countries to China (one trip 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.

 

Awardees are required to finish centralized training in the 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.

 

Any master’s awardee who fails annual assessments will face the consequences 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.

 

All the awardees are required to abide by Chinese laws and USTC/UCAS regulations and rules.

 

Eligible Nationalities:

International students from any country other than China.

Eligibility Criteria:

Eligible applicants must:

•   Not hold Chinese citizenship;

•   Be proficient in English or Chinese;

•   For master’s program applicants: be born after 1st January 1992 (inclusive);

For Ph.D. program applicants: be born after 1st January 1987 (inclusive);

•   Meet the admission criteria for international students of USTC/UCAS;

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

Note:

•   If you are currently pursuing a master’s degree at any university/institution in China, you are NOT eligible for the master’s program of this scholarship. If you are currently pursuing a doctoral degree at any university/institution in China, you are NOT eligible for the PhD program of this scholarship. Otherwise, you will be disqualified from admission and the situation will be reported to your current university/institution.

•   You are NOT allowed to apply for the ANSO Scholarship in both USTC and UCAS simultaneously, otherwise you will be disqualified from admission.

 

 

Application Procedure:

The ANSO Scholarship is open for application on 1st November 2023  (The exact dates might be slightly different for USTC and UCAS, please check their websites for details). From this year on, it is not mandatory for both USTC and UCAS applicants to find host supervisors before application.

 

1. Application Materials

For USTC applicants, please refer to Application Guideline for Graduate Applicants to USTC (here)

For UCAS applicants, please refer to the Call for 2023 Doctoral Programs for International Students and the Call for 2023 Master’s Programs for International Students (here)

 

2. Application Portal

File and submit your application in the USTC/UCAS admission system as requested before deadline. Choose “the ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents” in your application.

To USTC admission system portal: here

To UCAS admission system portal: here

 

Deadline for Applicants and Referees: 

31st March 2023 (Beijing Time)

 

Part V: Other Information 

Contact 

1) Applicants for USTC, please contact:

Ms. Lin Tian (Linda Tian)

ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents USTC Office

University of Science and Technology of China

96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China

Tel: +86 551 63600279

Fax: +86 551 63603531

Email: isa@ustc.edu.cn 

 

2) Applicants for UCAS, please contact:

Ms. Yuchen Xie (PhD Program)

ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents UCAS Office

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

80 Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, China

Tel: +86 10 82674900

Fax: +86 10 82672900

Email: phd@ucas.ac.cn

 

Ms. Menglin Hu (Master’s Program)

ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents UCAS Office

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

80 Zhongguancun East Road, Beijing, 100190, China

Tel: +86 10 82672900

Fax: +86 10 82672900

Email: master@ucas.ac.cn