About Scholarship Program

The ASEAN-China Young Leaders Scholarship Program (ACYLS) is an initiative in response to the call of the Leaders of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and ASEAN Member States (AMS) to increase people-to-people exchanges, strengthen educational cooperation and promote academic exchanges and linkages between AMS and the PRC, in an effort to foster a third pillar of socio-cultural and people-to-people exchanges within ASEAN-China relationship towards building a closer community of shared future. ACYLS is a dedicated project for AMS nationals, in particular young and promising professionals with working experience.

The Chinese government will provide funding for ACYLS mainly through the ASEAN-China Cooperation Fund (ACCF). ACYLS will support AMS nationals to study for doctoral or master’s degrees, undertake short-term research programs, or participate in training courses in the PRC. ACYLS provides a full scholarship award 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:

• Citizen of an ASEAN Member State (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam);
• In sound physical and mental health;
• Proficient in English (i.e., must possess an IELTS score of at least 6.0 or a TOEFL score of at least 80 points);
• Holder of an undergraduate degree and under the age of 45 if applying for a master’s degree;
• Holder of a graduate/master’s degree and under the age of 45 if applying for a doctoral degree;
• Having at least one-year work experience within government agencies, public or private institutions, universities, think-tanks or similar social agencies, and preferably has experience 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.

Required Documents

• Application Form for Chinese Government Scholarship (in English);
• A copy of your valid ordinary passport data page;
• Notarized highest diploma. Documents in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.
• Academic transcripts. Transcripts in languages other than Chinese or English must be attached with notarized Chinese or English translations.
• A Study Plan or Research Proposal (written in Chinese or English). This should be a minimum of 500 words for non-degree students, and 800 words for graduate students.
• Two Recommendation Letters (written in Chinese or English). Applicants for the graduate programs or the short-term research scholar programs must submit two recommendation letters, one from the candidate’s current employer and one from the candidate’s university professor.
• Valid documents of your legal guardians in China (only required for applicants under the age of 18).
• Certificates of English language proficiency (IELTS with minimum 6.0/TOFEL with 80 or above, or other internationally accepted certificates in the equivalent level).
• Foreigner Physical Examination Form, (written in English, only required for applicants planning to stay in China for more than 6 months, can be downloaded from http://www.campuschina.org); The physical examinations must cover all of the items listed in the Foreigner Physical Examination Form. Incomplete forms or forms without the signature of the attending physician, or the official stamp of the hospital, or a sealed photograph of the applicants are considered as invalid. Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule as the result is valid for only 6 months.
• A resume or CV including the educational background and working experience after high school (Upload to “Other Supporting Documents” in the CGSIS).
• Non-criminal record report. The applicants shall submit a valid certificate of Non-Criminal Record issued by the local public security authority, usually issued within 6 months prior to the submission date of the application.

Scholarship Benefits

• Tuition waiver and other school fees
• Accommodation
• Round-trip international airfare
• Comprehensive medical insurance
• Monthly stipend

How to Apply

1. Complete online application by visiting CGSIS and click “Scholarship Application for Students” to log in.
2. Prepare the application documents according to the “List of Application Documents” and upload all the required documents into the online application system.
3. After uploading all documents in the CGSIS website, submit the online/softcopy of application form and relevant documents as PDF files in the Online Application Form of AUN Secretariat as required before the deadline. The AUN Secretariat will then review the qualifications of all applicants and provide the list of recommended recipients to the Joint Committee of the ACYLS, which will decide the recommendation list.
4. The China Scholarship Council (CSC) will only process the applications recommended by the Joint Committee. Applicants not included in the list will not be considered. CSC may, if necessary, consult with the candidates in proposing alternate host universities, field of study, etc. 6. Application Documents

Application Deadline: 20 March 2023

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