CAS-TWAS President's Fellowship for International PhD Students

CAS-TWAS President's Fellowship for International PhD Students sits under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is jointly funded with TWAS, The World Academy of Sciences in Trieste. It supports 200 international PhD students a year at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and USTC, making it CAS's most visible degree-level route for overseas applicants. The fellowship covers full tuition, a monthly stipend of about CNY 7,000 that rises to CNY 8,000 after the qualifying exam, and a one-time research or relocation allowance. The call is annual. Applicants must be nationals of a developing country and move through the UCAS or USTC admissions process with a TWAS confirmation step. The strongest fit is a candidate who is already aiming at UCAS or USTC and can satisfy the nationality rule early in the process. Because the award is tied to PhD admission rather than an open-ended research grant, success depends on aligning the academic application, host institution, and TWAS step without leaving gaps in the admissions timeline.

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