Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF) Young Scientists Exchange Programme (YSEP) 2015

The Australia-China Young Scientists Exchange Programme (YSEP) is a joint initiative funded by the Australian Department of Industry and Science and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). It is supported by the Commonwealth of Australia under the Australia-China Science and Research Fund (science and research knowledge exchange).  

The YSEP is a two week long exchange to China designed to offer early or mid-career Australian scientists a platform from which to develop or enhance both scientific and industry linkages with colleagues in China.  Successful applicants will receive a return economy airfare to Beijing, visa fees, accommodation, domestic travel within China, meals and incidentals. 

A group of up to 20 high quality early to mid-career researchers will be selected and must be available to travel to China during 1-13 November 2015.

To be eligible the applicant must:

• be an Australian citizen or resident with no consolidated links with China and have not lived, studied or worked in China for longer than a total of 3 months;

• be an early to mid-career researcher (defined as a researcher who has had between 3-10 years of research experience since the award of his/her PhD, or equivalent research qualification, with the PhD having been awarded between 3 and 15 years prior to the closing date for submission of application);

• be employed by a Monash and working in a field of research identified as a priority under the ACSRF (natural and physical science disciplines, including technology and engineering); 

• have shown the potential to become leaders in the research community (demonstrated outstanding skills and potential for senior positions in science and technology);

• not be an employee of a non-corporate Commonwealth entity under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability ACT 2013;

• not have previously participated in the YSEP, known previously as the Young Researcher Exchange Programme or YREP;

As a limit of one application per eligible institution applies, the MRO ​has ​requested that Faculties rank their applicants and submit the top ranked candidate only to arc@monash.edu by 9am ​on ​10 July 2015.

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Please send names and CVs of eligible nominees to medicine.research@monash.edu by 5pm on Friday 3 July 2015 for ranking by the Acting Deputy Dean (Research).

All information including the application form can be found on the ACSRF website

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A copy of the application form is also attached here for easy reference.  ​

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All queries about the YSEP scheme should be directed to the ARC Pre-award Team at MRO (arc@monash.edu).​

Successful applicants will be notified by early to mid August 2015.

​Key ​dates​:​

Applications due to MRO for shortlisting	9am 10 July 2015
Shortlisted applicants notified	5pm 13 July 2015
Full proposal due to MRO	9am Friday 17 July 2015
Full proposal due to ACSRF	5pm Friday 17 July 2015