The CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative, PIFI, is a specific funding program to attract talented foreigners to CAS for scientific exchanges and research cooperation. It is open to scientific research personnel from around the globe, of the following seven types:

HOW TO APPLY

PIFI does not accept direct applications from foreign scientific research staff. Foreign applicants must finds a CAS scientist as his or her host researcher, who would recommend him or her for PIFI application. PIFI for scientists ( including Category A, B,C,D,E) is open to applications all year round.

HOW TO FIND A HOST RESEARCHER

For Category A, B and C, please check Site for International Talents at http://international-talent.cas.cn

For Category F and G, please refer to UCAS website at

http://english.ucas.ac.an/

USTC website at

http://en.ustc.edu.cn