ANSO SCHOLARSHIP FOR YOUNG TALENTS

Eligible applicants should NOT hold Chinese citizenship;

1. Eligible applicants should be proficient in English or Chinese;
2. For Master’s program applicants: you should be born after 1st January 1994 (inclusive);
3. For PhD program applicants: you should be born after 1st January 1989 (inclusive);
4. Eligible applicants should meet the admission criteria for international students of USTC/UCAS;
5. Eligible applicants should NOT take up other assignments during the period of his/her scholarship. 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. Note - You are NOT allowed to apply for the ANSO Scholarship in both USTC and UCAS simultaneously, otherwise you will be disqualified from admission.

Stated amount: 82,145 For Master Program

1. Tuition wariver
2. Monthly stipend: 3,000 CNY/month, up to 36 months
3. Health insurance
4. International travel allowance from awardee's home country to china (one trip per awarded candidate)
5. One - Time visa/residence permit allowance For Ph.D Program
6. Tuition wariver
7. Monthly stipend: 6,000 or 7,000 CNY/month (depending on whether the awardee has passed the qualification test arranged by the University), up to 48 months
8. Health insurance
9. International travel allowance from awardee's home country to china (one trip per awarded candidate)
10. One - Time visa/residence permit allowance​​​​​​​ The ANSO Scholarship supports 200 Master’s students and 300 PhD 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 Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) around China.

No Separate Application or Fee is Required to get the scholarship, it will be automatically considered, once you enrolled for the program. Deadline for Applicants and Referees: 15 Feb 2024

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 2024 Doctoral Programs for International Students and the Call for 2024 Master's Programs for International Students here
2. Application Portal File and submit your application in the USTC/UCAS admission system as requested before the deadline. When applying:
3. Firstly choose “the ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents” in your application.
4. Secondly if you want to be considered a potential candidate for the ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship, check the box as instructed in the application system. To USTC admission system portal: here To UCAS admission system portal: here

1. First All the application form will be evaluated.
2. After evaluation, eligible candidates will be shortlisted for the scholarship.
3. Shortlisting of candidates will be done by authorities. Other Info Information of Relevant Parties ANSO is a non-profit and non-governmental international scientific organization founded in 2018 by 37 international science and education institutions from around the world. ANSO is committed to promoting shared sustainable development and the advancement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through catalyzing and implementing concrete international cooperative initiatives in Science, Technology, Innovation and Capacity Building (STIC). It is envisaged that ANSO will focus on the most urgent regional and global challenges through STIC. This focus includes supporting scientific capacity building and the needs, particularly of the Global South, through partnerships and cooperation with the member countries and institutions. ANSO will also promote collaborations across the scientific and technological communities of the world to ensure that the benefits of the BRI are widely shared. There will be open access to scientific facilities and information among participants in ANSO. The grooming and empowerment of young scientists will be a particular focus of ANSO. The ANSO Scholarship is one of the main approaches to achieving this goal. More about ANSO: http://www.anso.org.cn 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 is the leading founding member of ANSO. More about CAS: http://english.cas.cn/