CAS-TWAS President's PhD Fellowship Programme

About this scholarship

The CAS-TWAS President's PhD Fellowship Programme offers international students the opportunity to pursue doctoral degrees at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Science and Technology of China, or CAS institutes across China. The official TWAS opportunity page states that the programme provides up to 200 students from around the world with sponsorship for up to four years. Funding can include a monthly stipend, tuition waiver, application fee waiver, and medical insurance, with benefit details dependent on whether the awardee has passed the required qualification test. The award is recorded as full funding because it is designed as a comprehensive doctoral fellowship, but amount_value is null because stipend rates and components vary by stage and are denominated outside annual USD. Applicants must not hold Chinese citizenship, must meet the admission criteria of UCAS or USTC, must hold a master's degree before the beginning of the fall semester, and generally must be no older than 35 on December 31 of the application year.

Eligibility

• Not hold Chinese citizenship
• Be no older than 35 on December 31 of the application year
• Hold a master's degree before the beginning of the fall semester
• Meet UCAS or USTC international student admission criteria
• Be proficient in English or Chinese
• Not take up other assignments during the fellowship period
• Return to the home country after completing study in China if required by the programme