Doctoral Programs for International Students: UCAS 1981 views

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) invites applications from international students through over 20 UCAS faculties and over 100 institutes of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Duration: 3 years

Requirements:

• Applicant must be Non-Chinese citizen
• Applicant must be healthy and willing to abide by Chinese laws and decrees
• Applicant must hold Master’s degree or its equivalent
• Applicant must possess English proficiency.

Application process:

1. Check eligibility criteria:
2. Find an eligible host supervisor affiliated with UCAS faculty or CAS institute that agrees to accept you.
3. Once an eligible professor is found, candidate must contact him/her, send an explanatory e-mail together with CV, research proposal and any other required documents to him/her, and indicate that you wish to pursue doctoral degree at UCAS.
4. Submit admission application via the online system.

Documents required:

• Regular passport which has at least 2 years validity (only pages showing personal and validity details are needed);
• Recent full-face bust photo with 2-inch;
• Complete CV with a brief introduction of research experience;
• Foreigner Physical Examination Form;
• Original copies of both Master’s and Bachelor degree certificates
• Original copies of Master’s and Bachelor degree’s transcripts;
• Detailed research proposal;
• Photocopies of all the title pages and abstracts of maximum 5 published academic papers;
• 2 reference letters (NOT the host supervisor) familiar with applicant and applicant’s work (signed, dated and on official headed paper with contact phone number and email address)
• Certificate of financial support (or complete the scholarship application procedure to UCAS)
• Bank receipt of application processing fee

Application Time:

Program for 2018 fall semester:

• December 1, 2017–May 31, 2018.
• For UCAS scholarship: March 31st, 2018

Program for 2019 spring semester:

• September 1, 2018–November 30, 2018