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CAS-ANSO Fellowship 2024 Call for Applications

CAS-ANSO Fellowship

2024 Call for Applications

1.Introduction

Echoing the UN Decade for Sustainable Development, in order to enhance regional and global capacity in science and technology and promote broader cooperation and communication in the Belt and Road countries and beyond, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO) jointly set up the CAS-ANSO Fellowship program (hereafter referred to as the Fellowship).

2.Categories and Eligibility

The Fellowship welcomes applications from scientists and international cooperation experts (not from Chinese mainland) to pay short-term visit to or spend months doing research on site at CAS institutions and universities.

Category I: ANSO Partner Fellowship

Eligibility: Senior researchers and management staff from scientific and educational institutions outside mainland China. Priority will be given to personnel from ANSO members.

Time period: 1-2 weeks.

Allowance: RMB 10,000/week (pre-tax) + one-time round-trip travel subsidy.

Category II: ANSO Visiting Scientist Fellowship

Eligibility: Scholars from scientific and educational institutions outside mainland China. They could be assistant professors (including postdocs), associate professors, professors, or professionals at a comparable level in related fields.

Time period: 1-6 months.

Allowance:

RMB 15,000/month (pre-tax) for assistant professors (including postdocs) or comparable-level professionals, One round-trip travel subsidy;

RMB 25,000/month (pre-tax) for associate professors or comparable-level professionals, One round-trip travel subsidy;

RMB 35,000/month (pre-tax) for full professors or comparable-level professionals, One round-trip travel subsidy.

Category III: CAS-ANSO Alumni Fellowship

Eligibility: graduates of the CAS-TWAS Scholarship / CAS “the Belt and Road” Master's Fellowship Program / CAS-ANSO Scholarship (formerly known as the ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents) who work in S&T fields in the Belt and Road countries and regions.

Time period: 1-2 weeks.

Allowance:

RMB 10,000/week (pre-tax)+ Round-trip travel subsidy.

3.Application Procedures

The first-round review for 2024 will be carried out between 11th May, 2024 and middle June. Applications received after 10th May, 2024 will not be processed until the next round of review (time to be determined later).

3.1 Required materials

Your application should include the following items:

1)Application form (mandatory, download Attachment 1)

Please make sure that the form is signed and all requested information is provided.

2) A recent passport-sized digital photo (mandatory, in color)

3) Scanned copy of first page of valid passport with personal information (mandatory)

4) Recommendation letters from CAS host researcher (mandatory)

5) Detailed plan (mandatory)

Including but not limited to: collaboration background; objective; detailed description; timetable; predictable results.

6) Diploma and proof of scholarship (mandatory for CAS-ANSO Alumni Fellowship applicants)

Diploma awarded by UCAS or USTC, along with the Scholarship Offer of CAS-TWAS Scholarship / CAS “the Belt and Road” Master's Fellowship Program / CAS-ANSO Scholarship (formerly known as the ANSO Scholarship for Young Talents).

3.2 Step-by-step Application Guideline

1) Applicants should identify an appropriate CAS host researcher working as a faculty member at a CAS-affiliated host institution before application;

2) Prepare scanned copies of all the materials listed in 3.1;

3) Applicants should send the application form and all material to the CAS host researcher who will be responsible for submitting the application to CAS-ANSO Fellowship office;

4) Applications must be submitted through the main host institution affiliated to CAS. Applications submitted by individuals will NOT be accepted.

5) Applicants should leave enough time for their applications to pass through the host institutions’ submission route before the deadline.

6) Final decisions will be made after expert review. Applicants will be informed of the results by their host researchers.

Note: The 2024 CAS-ANSO Fellowship program should be implemented before 31 December 2025.

Applicants cannot apply for the PIFI program of CAS and the CAS-ANSO Fellowship at the same time.

Applicants cannot apply for multiple CAS-ANSO Fellowship categories at the same time.

Applicants who have been sponsored by the PIFI program of CAS in 2022, 2023 and 2024 will not be sponsored by the CAS-ANSO Fellowship.

Attention: DO NOT SEND THE MATERIALS TO THE ANSO SECRETARIAT!

For further inquiries, please contact: fellowship@anso.org.cn

Attachment 1-Application Form

About CAS

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is the linchpin of China's drive to explore and harness high technology and the natural sciences for the benefit of China and the world. Comprising a comprehensive research and development network, a merit-based academic society and a system of higher education, CAS brings together scientists and engineers from China and around the world to address both theoretical and applied problems using world-class scientific and management approaches.

About ANSO

The Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO) is a non-profit, non-governmental international organization founded in 2018. CAS is the leading and founding member of ANSO. ANSO aims to improve/enhance regional and global capacity in science and technology, improve human livelihoods and well-being, and promote broader S&T cooperation and communication in the region and world.