ASEAN-China Young Leaders Scholarship (ACYLS) 2020 (Fully Funded)
The ACYLS is an initiative put forward by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and echoed by all ASEAN leaders at the 21st ASEAN-China Summit in 2018. It enables ASEAN nationals to pursue post-graduate studies and training opportunities in China, thus enhancing ASEAN’s capacity building and promoting academic and vocation exchanges between China and ASEAN.
The Chinese government, through the China Mission to ASEAN in cooperation with the Joint Committee in Jakarta, offers 40 full scholarships for AUN member and associate member universities for the ACYLS 2020.
Scholarship Categories:
The 2020 ACYLS intake includes the award for:
– 10 Master’s degree programme
– 10 Doctoral degree programme
– 20 One-semester research scholar programme
Universities available: The universities are listed in the Guidebook found in attachment or which can be downloaded through the ASEAN Univeristy Network link provided below.
Financial Scheme:
ACYLS offers full scholarship covering all program-related expenses including tuition waiver and other school fees, accommodation, round-trip international airfare, comprehensive medical insurance and stipends.
Eligibility:
Applicants of ACYLS should meet the following criteria:
a. Citizen of 10 ASEAN Member States;
b. In sound physical and mental health;
c. Proficient in English (i.e., must possess an IELTS score of at least 6.0 or a TOEFL score of at least 80 points);
d. Holder of an undergraduate degree and under the age of 45 if applying for a master’s degree;
e. Holder of a graduate/master’s degree and under the age of 45 if applying for a PhD degree;
f. Holder of at least an undergraduate degree if applying for the short-term research program;
g. Having at least one-year work experience within government agencies, public or private institutions, universities, think-tanks or similar social agencies and preferably has experiences in the following:
- Work related to foreign and international affairs, especially ASEAN and China-ASEAN affairs;
- Work or study in the PRC;
- Academic work on China or ASEAN-related affairs;
- Not a concurrent awardee of a Chinese government scholarship;
- Meets other admission requirements of the Chinese universities to which the applicant has applied.
How to apply:
1. Applicants have to complete an online application at http://www.csc.edu.cn/studyinchina or http://www.campuschina.org and click “Scholarship Application for Students” to log in. Please refer to the attached ACYLS Guidebook, pages 6-7 and 12-13 for more information on the application procedure.
2. One original hard copy of the applications must be submitted to the AUN Secretariat Office no later than 31 March 2020.Please send it to the following address:Naparat Phirawattanakul (Ms.)Senior Programme OfficerASEAN University Network (AUN) Secretariat17 Floor., Chaloem Rajakumari 60 Building, Chulalongkorn UniversityPhayathai Rd., Bangkok 10330Tel: 662-2153640 ext 106Fax: 662-2168808E-mail: aun.naparat@gmail.com
The scholarship information can be accessed at: http://www.aunsec.org/scholarships14.php