Overview
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 cultivating young scientists from all over the world.
Number of Scholarships: 200 master’s students and 300 PhD
Universities offering ANSO Scholarship
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), or more than 100 institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
To see all Institutes: Click here
Scholarship Coverage
| PhD | Master |
| Tuition fee waiver | Tuition fee waiver |
| Monthly stipend: 6000 to 7000 RMB per month, for 4 years | Monthly stipend: 3000 RMB per month, for 3 years |
| Health Insurance | Health Insurance |
| Application fee waiver | Application fee waiver |
| Traveling cost (1 trip from home country to China) | Traveling cost (1 trip from home country to China) |
| 1-time resident/visa permit allowance | 1-time resident/visa permit allowance |
Eligibility
- Eligible applicants should not hold Chinese citizenship;
- Eligible applicants should be proficient in English or Chinese.
- For master’s program applicants: you should be born after 1st January 1994 (inclusive);
- 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 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.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) Scholarship 2024-Fully funded
Application deadline: 15 February, 2024
Application Procedure
1. Application Materials
For USTC applicants, please refer to the 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:
- Firstly choose “the ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents” in your application.
- 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 the USTC admission system portal: here
To the UCAS admission system portal: here