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CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) for
2016
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Application Deadline: The deadline for submitting all material and applications is 1st, September of every year.
Description
The Chinese Academy
of Sciences (CAS) offers a package of international fellowships, collectively
called the “CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI)”, to
support highly-qualified international scientists and postgraduate students
to work and study at CAS institutions and strengthen their scientific
collaboration with CAS researchers. The PIFI program is available for four
categories of international researchers and students: distinguished
scientists, visiting scientists, postdoctoral researchers and international
PhD students.
Fellowships
♦ Category
A: PIFI for Distinguished Scientists
The CAS President’s
International Fellowship for Distinguished Scientists supports leading
international scientists to conduct a lecture tour at CAS for 1-2 weeks. Each
professor is invited to visit at least two CAS-affiliated institutions
(research institutes or universities) to lecture and interact with CAS
researchers and postgraduate students. He or she is also expected to host CAS
postdoctoral researchers at CAS expenses at his or her lab for a research
stay of 1-3 months.
This fellowship
provides each awardee with a stipend of ￥50,000 per week, to cover all expenses
for this lecture tour, including a round-trip international airfare, accommodation,
meals, transportation and honorarium.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates should be
well established and internationally recognized scientists in their
respective research fields, having obtained outstanding scientific
accomplishment and prestigious international honors, awards or prizes.
♦ Category
B: PIFI for Visiting Scientists
The CAS President’s
International Fellowship for Visiting Scientists supports high-caliber
international scientists to carry out cooperative projects at CAS-affiliated
institutions for 1-12 months. The fellowship aims to create or strengthen
partnerships between CAS host institutions and the recipients’ home
institutions.
The fellowship
provides a monthly stipend to cover living expenses, health insurance in
China, and economy-class round-trip international travel. Awardees
of full professor or equivalent title, associate professor or equivalent
title, and assistant professor or equivalent title will receive stipends of ￥40,000, ￥30,000 and ￥20,000 per month respectively.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates should
have:
1. Academic
title of at least assistant professor or equivalent;
2. A record of
outstanding scientific accomplishment;
3. Five
years’ work experience in a well-known university, research institution
or multinational corporation;
4. A collaborative
research proposal prepared in cooperation with the CAS host
institution.
* Successful UK
applicants for category B is supported by CAS-Royal Society exchange programs
under the “UK-China Research and Innovation Partnership Fund”.
♦ Category C: PIFI for Postdoctoral Researchers
The CAS President’s
International Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers supports promising
young international scientists to conduct research at CAS-affiliated
institutions for 1-2 years.
CAS offers an annual
salary to postdoctoral researchers to cover living expenses and health
insurance in China. Each selected awardee will receive a pre-tax stipend of ￥200,000 per year. In addition, the
fellowship provides an economy-class round-trip international travel.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates should:
1. Be
citizens of a country which has diplomatic relations with China
2. Hold a
PhD in natural or technological sciences;
3. Be
under the age of 40;
4. Have a
recommendation from a CAS host researcher;
5. Be
able to communicate well with the CAS host researcher;
6. Present
a collaborative research proposal prepared in cooperation with the CAS host
institution.
* Successful UK
applicants for category C is supported by CAS-Royal Society exchange programs
under the “UK-China Research and Innovation Partnership Fund”.
♦ Category D: PIFI for International PhD Students
The CAS-TWAS President’s
Fellowship for International PhD Students supports 200 international
graduates each year, to pursue their PhD degrees at the University of the
Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), the University of Science and Technology
of China (USTC) or CAS institutes around China.
International
students will take regular training courses at UCAS/USTC for about a year and
carry out research and dissertation at CAS institutes. In addition to tuition
waivers, this program will provide travel support and visa application fees
for selected awardee, as well as a monthly allowance to each awardee.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates
should:
1. Be
citizens of a country which has diplomatic relations with China ;
2. Be
under the age of 35;
3. Have
no other assignments during the period of his/her fellowship;
5. Hold a
Master’s degree before the start of the fellowship period;
6. Have
working proficiency in either English or Chinese;
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1. Applications
for categories A, B or C must be submitted through the main host institution
affiliated to CAS. Applications submitted by individuals will NOT be accepted.
Before applying:
► Identify an
appropriate CAS host researcher working as a faculty member at a CAS-affiliated
host institution. (For a full list of CAS-affiliated host institutions,
please refer to http://english.cas.cn/institutes/research_bodies/.)
► Work out a
short-term visitor’s program or research proposal with the CAS host
researcher before completing the application form.
Before submitting, the following documents
should be prepared:
► Application
form in English (Please download the application form fromhttp://english.bic.cas.cn/AF/Fe/201507/P020150723556104375165.xls)
► A recent
passport-sized digital photograph (in color)
► Copy of
passport data page
► Personal CV
in English (including education and work experience)
► Copy of the
highest obtained educational diploma/degree certificate, and/or professional
qualification certificates
► Research
proposal(except applicants for distinguished scientists), including
objective, detailed description of project, timetable and reasons for the
collaboration
► One
recommendation letter from CAS host researcher, in Chinese
► For
postdoctoral researchers, two recommendation letters from two professors in
relevant fields (one of whom should be the applicant’s former PhD
supervisor)
Submission:
► Send your
application form and all material to your CAS host researcher and he/she will
take responsibility to submit your application via our online application
system
► If the
applicant intends to cooperate with more than one CAS institution, it is the
responsibility of the main host institution to submit the application.
Notice:
The deadline for
submitting all material and applications is 1st, September of
every year.
For further inquiries, please contact:
Bureau of
International Cooperation
Chinese Academy of
Sciences
52 Sanlihe Road,
Xicheng District, Beijing 100864, China
Tel: +86-10-6859 7521
Fax: +86-10-6851
1095
Email: casfellowship@cashq.ac.cn
Website: http://english.bic.cas.cn/
2. Applications for category D must be accepted by your CAS host
supervisor. Application CANNOT be submitted to both UCAS and USTC at the same
time.
Before applying:
► Identify an
eligible host supervisor affiliated with UCAS/USTC universities, schools or
CAS institutes, and send him/her an explanatory e-mail together with
your CV and research proposal.
Before submitting, the following documents
should be prepared:
► Admission
application form for International Students
► Supervisor’s
comment page with your host supervisor’s signature and CAS-affiliated institution’s
stamp
► Two
recommendation letters from two referees familiar with you and your work
(Preferably TWAS members, but not a mandatory requirement)
► Notarized
photocopy of the certificate of university degrees held (both undergraduate
and postgraduate; graduates having just completed their degree may provide a
pre-graduation certificate)
► Proof of
knowledge of English and/or Chinese
► Notarized
photocopy of transcripts of both undergraduate and post-graduate
education
► Complete
CV
► Detailed
research proposal
► Copy of
passport data page
► Photocopies
of all the title pages and abstracts of maximum 5 published academic
papers;
► Foreigner
physical examination form
Submission:
► Visit the
official website of UCAS (http://english.ucas.ac.cn/Pages/default.aspx)
or USTC (http://en.ustc.edu.cn/) for the Call for
Applications. Each applicant should follow the instruction to file his/her
application.
► Please DO NOT
send any of your supporting documentations directly to UCAS or USTC
Fellowship sub-office.
Notice:
Applicants currently
pursuing PhD degrees at any university/institution in China CANNOT apply for
the CAS-TWAS President’s fellowship.
The
deadline for submitting all material and applications is 31st, March
of every year .
For further inquiries, please contact:
► Applicants
for UCAS, please inquire:
CAS-TWAS President’s
Fellowship Programme UCAS Office (UCAS)
University of
Chinese Academy of Sciences
19A Yuquanlu,
Beijing, 100049, China
Tel: +86 10
88256424/6206
Fax: +86 10 88256207
Email: president-fellowship@ucas.ac.cn
► Applicants
for USTC, please inquire:
CAS-TWAS President’s
Fellowship Programme USTC Office (USTC)
University of
Science and Technology of China
96 Jinzhai Road,
Hefei, Anhui, 230026 China
Tel: +86 551 63607981
Fax: +86 551 63607982
Email: presidentfellow@ustc.edu.cn
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