中国科学技术大学（University of Science and Technology of China）

About University of Science and Technology of China/ USTC

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is under the jurisdiction of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It was established in Beijing in 1958 and moved to Hefei, the capital city of Anhui province, in the early 1970s. It is one of the first institutions included in China’s “985 Program” and “Project 211”, and the only university participating in the National Program for Knowledge Innovation.

USTC has 15 schools, 30 departments, 8 national key programs of first-level disciplines, 4 national key programs of second-level disciplines, 2 programs with major national support, 20 programs with major provincial and ministerial support, and 34 national-level and CAS/provincial/ ministerial-level laboratories and research centers. USTC has 1,572 faculty members, of whom 42 are academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), 14 avademicians of the third world avademy of sciences, 551 professors and 643 associate professors. Of its 15,500 plus students, over 1,900 are doctoral students, over 6,200 are masters students, and more than 7,400 are undergraduate students. From 2000, USTC had joined Chinese government scholarship programs (CGSP). Now there’re 377 international students from 40 countries.

Admission

Admission Time: September 2018

Scholarship Coverage: Tuition Fee Waiver + Accommodation Provided + Comprehensive Medical Insurance + Monthly Stipend (Bachelor: RMB 2,500/ Masters: RMB 3,000/ PHD: RMB 3,500)

Awarded Scope: Bachelor, Master, PHD

Instruction language: Chinese, English

*NOTE

- CSC Scholarship and USTC Scholarship: (the amount is the same, but students could only get one)

Requirements:

Non-awardee of CSC (For USTC Scholarship);

For Bachelor Degree – must hold high school diploma, HSK5, under 30 years of age;

For Master Degree – must hold bachelor, under 35 years of age;

For Doctoral Degree – must hold master, under 40 years of age.

Application Documents

All the required documents are requried below:

- Scholarship Application form

- Acceptance Letter from USTC Professor (For postgraduate students)

- Copy of Passport

- Notarized copy of Highest Degree & Academic Transcript

- Physical Examination Form

- Proof of English and/or Chinese Competence

- Study plan

- Two Recommendation Letters

Application deadline: 31 March 2018