ASEAN China Young Leaders Scholarship (ACYLS) 2026/2027

Applicant must be a citizen of an ASEAN Member State, in good physical and mental health, and proficient in English with IELTS at least 6.0 or TOEFL at least 80. Master applicants must hold an undergraduate degree and be under 45. Doctoral applicants must hold a graduate or masters degree and be under 45. Short term research applicants must hold at least an undergraduate degree. Applicants should have at least one year of work experience in government agencies, public or private institutions, universities, think tanks, or similar social agencies. Applicants cannot be concurrent awardees of a Chinese government scholarship and must meet admission requirements of the Chinese universities applied to.

Full scholarship including tuition waiver and fees, accommodation, round trip international airfare, comprehensive medical insurance, and stipends.

The ASEAN China Young Leaders Scholarship supports ASEAN citizens to pursue masters, doctoral, short term research programmes of 4 to 5 months, and training programmes in China. The scholarship is a full award covering programme related expenses including tuition waiver and other school fees, accommodation, round trip international airfare, comprehensive medical insurance, and stipends. The application process requires completing the Chinese Government Scholarship Information System application and submitting required documents, then submitting the online application form and documents to the ASEAN University Network Secretariat process as specified.