BCYSA NEWS: CAS-TWAS stands for The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) united with The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) to offer this fellowship program. Now, CAS-TWAS fellowship is an association by ANSO (Alliance of International Science Organizations) Scholarship for young talents.

ANSO was initiated and established by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and other 36 scientific institutes as well as international organizations worldwide. ANSO was founded to improve regional and global capacity in science and technology. According to the ANSO Strategic Plan, the ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents (hereinafter referred to as the ANSO Scholarship) is launched for the training and cultivation of young scientists from all over the world including their livelihoods and wellbeing. 

The ANSO Scholarship provides young students/scholars an opportunity to pursue postgraduate education at the colleges or schools of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), or institutes of CAS around China. It comprises of 2 programs: the master program and the Ph.D. program

The funding duration for master awardees is up to 36 months (3-year), while for Ph.D. awardees is up to 48 months (4-year), both with NO EXTENSION. Besides, the instruction language for these programs is English. 

Scholarship Coverage:

1. Every year, up to 200 master students and 300 Ph.D. students from all over the world will be sponsored to study in CAS. The basic coverage by the ANSO Scholarship through USTC/UCAS are:

2. Monthly Stipend: Master awardees will receive RMB 3000/month. Whereas, a Ph.D. awardee will receive a monthly stipend of RMB 6000 or RMB 7000 depending on whether he/she has passed the qualification test arranged by USTC/UCAS for all doctoral candidates after admission.

3. Health insurance.

4. Tuition fee waivers.

5. Application fee waivers.

6. Travel Subsidy: A certain amount of travel subsidy from their home countries to China (one trip only per person).

N.B.: 1. Any scholarship awardee on-site in China, the host country, at the time of application, will NOT be eligible for any travel subsidy.

2. No Accommodation waivers.

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