ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship for Students from Developing Countries 2024

About The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

TWAS was founded in 1983 by a distinguished group of scientists from the developing world, under the leadership of Abdus Salam, the Pakistani physicist and Nobel laureate. They shared a belief that developing nations, by building strength in science and engineering, could build the knowledge and skill to address such challenges as hunger, disease and poverty. From the start, the Academy had essential support from Italian scientists and political leaders. The Third World Academy of Sciences, as it was first known, was inaugurated officially in 1985 during a ceremony attended by UN Secretary-

 

 

ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship

• Category PhD
• Organisation The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
• Country to study–
• School to study–
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline February 15, 2024

Aim and Benefits of ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship

1. Tuition waiver
2. 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
3. Health insurance
4. Application fee waiver
5. International travel allowance from awardee’s home country to China (one trip per awarded candidate)
6. One-time visa

Requirements for ANSO-CAS-TWAS/UNESCO PhD Scholarship Qualification

Applicants must:

• Eligible applicants should NOT hold Chinese citizenship;
• Eligible applicants must be nationals of eligible developing countries in the South (Developing Countries in the South | TWAS)
• Eligible applicants should be proficient in English or Chinese;
• For PhD program applicants: you should be born after 1st January 1989­­ (inclusive);
• Eligible applicants should meet the admission criteria for international students of USTC/UCAS;
• Eligible applicants should NOT take up other assignments during the period of his/her scholarship.
• If the applicant is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at any university/institution in China, s/he will NOT be eligible for the PhD program of this scholarship. Otherwise, s/he will be disqualified from admission and the situation will be reported to the 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 Deadline

February 15, 2024

 

How to Apply

For more details, visit TWAS website.

NOTE

1. CAS will cover items 1 to 4 and TWAS/UNESCO will cover items 5 and 6.
2. The reimbursement/allowance standards and procedure for item 5 and item 6 will comply with TWAS/UNESCO rules and regulations.
3. Any scholarship awardee on site in China, the host country, at the time of application will NOT be eligible for any travel subsidy.

All 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 colleges and schools of USTC/UCAS or CAS institutes.

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.

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