University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) Scholarships 2016-2017

USAC-CHINA-16-17

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) is offering scholarships for international. These scholarships are offered for those applicants who wish to pursue their Master’s and Doctoral and Research or Training study at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) in China.

Total Scholarships Offered

Many numbers of scholarships are offered annually by the UCAS

Courses Offered

All courses are available for masters and doctoral degree program by the UCAS

Study/Scholarship Duration

Master’s students: no longer than 36 months

Doctoral students: no longer than 36 months

Students on joint programs: 3-24months

Regular and Senior visiting scholars: 6-24 months

Scholarships Description

Exempted from tuition fee

·         Doctoral students would be exempted from a tuition fee of RMB 40,000/year

·         Master’s students would be exempted from a tuition fee of RMB 30,000/year

·         Senior visiting students would be exempted from a tuition fee of RMB 3,000/month

·         Regular visiting student would be exempted from a tuition fee of RMB 2,600/month.

·         UCAS provides monthly stipend of RMB 2,500 for Doctoral students, senior visiting students and Doctoral students on joint programs, and RMB 2,000 for Master’s students and regular visiting students.

·         UCAS provides basic accommodation to awardees from institutes and schools located in Beijing.

Medical Insurance

The insurance premium is RMB 800/year, with RMB 400 for half-year term, and it would be deducted from the first stipend of each academic year.

Eligibility Criteria

·         A photocopy of your passport’s (with at least 2 years validity) personal information page

·         Original notarized photocopies of degree certificates

·         Master’s program applicants shall submit the original notarized photocopies of their Bachelor’s degree certificates.

·         Doctoral program applicants shall submit those of both their Master’s and Bachelor’s degree certificates.

·         Original transcripts or original notarized photocopies of transcripts

·         Recommendation letters from two professors

·         A recommendation letter must be printed on an official headed paper, with the referee’s signature and date, and be sealed.

·         CV and research proposal

·         Photocopies of all the title pages and abstracts of maximum 5 representative published academic papers

·         A photocopy of the bank receipt for the submission of application processing fee: RMB 600 or USD, EUR equivalent.

·         Online transfer

·         Account number: 11001059200053002790

·         Bank: Construction Bank of China

How to Apply / Download Scholarships Form

To apply for UCAS scholarship follows this procedure

·         Find an eligible host supervisor affiliated with CAS institute or UCAS School

·         Please refer to http://english.ucas.ac.cn/Admissions for information about supervisors.

·         Obtain a host supervisor’s acceptance

·         CAS institute/UCAS school approves

·         UCAS makes the final review and prepares admission documents according to the evaluation result

Documents Required

·         Admission Application form for International students

·         Application form for UCAS scholarship for international students

·         A photocopy of your passport’s (with at least 2 years validity) personal information page

·         Original notarized photocopies of degree certificates

·         Original transcripts or original notarized photocopies of transcripts

·         Recommendation letters from two professors

·         CV and research proposal

·         A photocopy of the bank receipt for the submission of application processing fee: RMB 600 or USD, EUR equivalent

Contact us

·         Coordinator: Ms.Tian Yanqiong

·         International Students Office

·         University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

·         80ZhongguancunEastRoad, Haidian District,

·         Beijing, 100190, China

·         Email: scholarship@ucas.ac.cn

·         Tel/Fax: +86-10-82672900

Last Date to Apply/ Deadline

31^st March (Annual)

Official Website

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