The Amgen Scholars Program (ASP) is an international program funded by the 
Amgen Foundation with the direction of Harvard University, aiming to increase 
research opportunities for students committed to pursuing careers in the field 
of biomedical science. Through the 8- or 10-weeks summer program, outstanding 
undergraduates from across the globe can undertake research projects under the 
instruction of world-class faculty, get involved in cutting-edge seminars and 
networking events, and take part in a symposium as representatives in their 
respective regions. So far, 24 premier educational and research institutions 
across the U.S., Europe, Asia, Australia and Canada have hosted the summer 
program, including 4 institutions in Asia, which are National University of 
Singapore, University of Tokyo, Kyoto University and Tsinghua University.

15 excellent candidates will be selected worldwide for the coming program in 
2020, whose roundtrip tickets to Beijing, part of meal allowance, student 
apartment or on-campus hotel are covered, and stipends will be offered. Each 
scholar will be assigned to a faculty member as his/her mentor during the 
research program. In addition, the scholar will have the opportunity to 
participate in lab and take part in a series of academic activities with 
postdocs, technicians or graduate students. These valuable experiences will 
stimulate scholars' research interest and enhance their research ability, thus 
providing a stable foundation for their further study. Furthermore, we will 
organize other extra-curricular activities, such as networking events and 
culture exploration, to enable them to make acquaintance with new friends and 
learn more about Chinese culture. Our program turned out to be a meaningful and 
salutary one, as all scholars who participated in our program in 2019 claimed 
that they benefited from it largely and enjoyed a wonderful summer together.

In recent years, Tsinghua University actively sought to cultivate diversified 
talents and facilitate international collaborations and has made significant 
progress in innovation-driven talent development. Tsinghua's main correspondent 
collaborator for the ASP is the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SPS), which 
has played an important role in the university's life sciences development and 
frontier biomedical research. Tsinghua University will continue to provide an 
excellent program upon the success of 2019 program with the Amgen Foundation.

The Tsinghua ASP is now open for global applications. For more information, 
please click http://www.sps.tsinghua.edu.cn/amgenscholars.html#

Source: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University