CAS International Scholarships (China)
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) offers scholarships within the President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) program. This is a specific funding program to attract talented foreigners to CAS for scientific exchanges and research cooperation, it is open to scientific research personnel under the following seven types:
- Featured Scientists
- Visiting Scientists
- Postdoctoral Researchers
- Special Experts
- Youth Staff
- PhD students
- Master's students
PIFI does not accept direct applications from foreign scientific research personnel. Foreign applicants must find a CAS scientist as their host researcher, who would recommend them for the PIFI application. Host searching is available on the CAS website.
PIFI is open to applications all year round. You can log in to the website to provide your resume information and then track the progress of your application. Applications should be reviewed at least 3-6 months after submission. The evaluation results are published in June, September and December of each year.
The requirements for each group of applicants are detailed on the CAS website.