Call for Applications for the UCAS-ANSO-APRU International Summer School 2025

Name of the Event: UCAS-ANSO-APRU International Summer School

Date: 25 June - 11 July 2025

Place: Beijing, Nanjing and Xi’an

Mode: Online and Onsite

Working language: English

Last Date of Application: 30 April 2025

Link to Apply:

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The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) is a research-intensive institution primarily focused on graduate education. UCAS International Summer School (UCASISS) aims to provide international young talents with an authentic and engaging experience of graduate study at UCAS.

UCASISS 2025 will be jointly hosted by The Alliance of National and International Science Organizations for the Belt and Road Regions (ANSO) and Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), with the theme “Earth Science for a Shared Future.” This initiative embodies the concept of Open Science, striving to make science more accessible, inclusive, and equitable for the benefit of all.

Program Duration:

1. Online coursework(ZOOM): June 25th (Wednesday) - July 1st (Tuesday), lasting 7 days

   The schedule for online coursework will be emailed to all applicants by mid-May 2025. Please note that attendance is limited and will be granted on a first come, first-served basis.

   
   

2. Onsite research project: July 5th (Saturday) - 11th (Friday), lasting 7 days

   Applicants must choose one institution when submitting their application. The detailed agenda for the onsite research project will be emailed to selected participants by their host institutes before May 31st, 2025. Participants are advised to take a direct flight to the cities where their host institutions are located.

Qualifications:

• Must be registered as a full-time graduate, undergraduate or doctoral student at your home university;

• Must have completed at least 2 years of undergraduate studies at home university by the start of the onsite project (July 2025);

• Should have a background in Earth science, Environmental science, Ecology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics/Mechanics, or related fields;

• Excellent academic record with a passion for frontier research in Earth Sciences;

• Fluent in English.

Benefits:

• Support from ANSO and UCAS, covering tuition waivers, registration fees, local accommodation, meals and health insurance;

• A certain amount of international travel subsidy provided by APRU and UCAS for students comes from APRU members and excellent students after review.

• Experience in frontier scientific research and traditional Chinese culture;

• Outstanding international participants will be prioritized for full scholarship to support their graduate studies at UCAS;

• Certificate of Participation;

• Outstanding presenters at the Doctoral Student Forum will receive honorary certificates.

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - Bai Qiwei, Program Coordinator, baiqiwei@ucas.ac.cn