Academic Collaboration under CPEC Consortium of Universities Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Pakistani/AJK national.
Full-time MS/MPhil or PhD scholar at a recognized Pakistani higher education institution; must remain enrolled during selection and the proposed visit.
Proposed work in China must be directly connected to the applicant's degree research and feasible within a maximum of six months.
Official acceptance/invitation from a Chinese university, institute or laboratory stating the research area, host supervisor and proposed duration
Parent and Host university must be a member of the CPEC Consortium of Universities.

For PhD applicants

Completion of PhD coursework.
Eligible after 18 months of enrolment and up to a maximum of 3.5 years, measured on the closing date.
Research topic and synopsis approved by BASR, DASR or equivalent competent university body.

MS/MPhil applicants

Completion of at least 18 credit hours.
Must have entered the thesis/research stage, with the topic approved by the parent university/department.

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