To encourage and support young scientists in Asia to carry out creative and transformative research.

  • Launch of 2025 Selection Round

    The 2025 Selection Round of the Asian Young Scientist Fellowship begins on February 12, 2025, with the opening of the nomination period.

    Nomination invitation letters are sent to all qualified nominators via email. The nomination period will close on March 14, 2025, at 23:59 (GMT+8).

    To learn more about the selection process, please click the button below.

    Selection Process

  • Upcoming AYS Webinar - Session 4: The Biggest Question of the Future of Topological Physics ❓

    Session 4 of AYS Webinar will be held on January 21, from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Hong Kong time).  This new session will focus on "The Biggest Question of the Future of Topological Physics". It will discuss the current state and future direction of the application of topology in physics.

    Led by Professor Tomoki Ozawa from Tohoku University, with invited speakers Professor Xie Chen at California Institute of Technology and Professor Hongming Weng at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Speakers will explore intriguing scientific questions in Topological Physics together.

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  • 🎈 Highlighted Moments of 2024 AYSF Annual Conference

    The 2024 Asian Young Scientists Annual Conference, held on October 31, 2024, at the University of Hong Kong, brought together total of 26 participants, including AYS Fellows and committee members, actively engaged in the event, sharing insights and discussing future collaboration opportunities.

    The event featured presentations by the newly elected 2024 AYS Fellows, highlighting groundbreaking research across disciplines and interdisciplinary innovations.

    The conference concluded with a by-invitation-only cocktail reception, providing an informal platform for networking and celebrating the Fellows’ achievements in a collegial atmosphere.

    Learn more about 2024 ASYF Annual Confernce

  • 📢 Announcement: 2024 AYS Fellows

    We are pleased to officially announce the new cohort of 12 fellowship recipients selected in the 2024 Selection Round.

    To learn more about 2024 AYS Fellows, please click the button below.

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  • 🚀 New Launch: Asian Young Scientist Webinar

    Asian Young Scientist Webinar – the Biggest Question for My Science series is organized by the Asian Young Scientist Fellowship in partnership with universities in Asia. This series fosters a deeper understanding of the fundamental questions that drive scientific discovery. 

    Each session features an AYS Fellow and a prominent scientist from related fields discussing the most critical question in their research and the scientific community's approach. It will be held monthly via online Zoom meetings and is open to participation.

    We warmly welcome researchers, scholars, and students to join this webinar series.

    Learn more about AYS Webinar

2023 AYS Fellows

Peng Du

Peng Du

Daishi Fujita

Daishi Fujita

Ho Ko

Ho Ko

Takaaki Yasuhara

Takaaki Yasuhara

Yue Gao

Yue Gao

Tomoki Ozawa

Tomoki Ozawa

Yi Yang

Yi Yang

Huaxing Zhu

Huaxing Zhu

Hao Chen

Hao Chen

Kyeongsu Choi

Kyeongsu Choi

Reza Shokri

Reza Shokri

Yao Yao

Yao Yao

Support creative and transformative research

Selection Process

Nomination + Material Submission

After being nominated, the nominee is required to submit a full application material (including a CV, a Research Statement, and three recommendation letters) for a review process by the Selection Committee.

    • Candidates must have a full-time position in an academic and research institution in Asia.

    • Candidates must be able to conduct independent scientific research as a principal investigator.

    • Candidates must be within 10 years post completion of the terminal（Ph.D./MD）degree. In 2025 Selection Round - Candidates must obtain their terminal degree from January 1st, 2015.

  • The Fellowship supports early-career scientists in the three fields, covering the basic, applied and cross-disciplinary research:

    • Life Science

    • Physical Science

    • Mathematics and Computer science

  • We currently cover the following countries in Asia:

    • China (mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan)

    • India

    • Japan

    • Korea

    • Singapore

  • An invitation is sent to a pool of nominators in Asia to nominate early-career scientists as candidates for the Fellowship.

  • Candidates are required to submit a full application material to be reviewed by the Selection Committees.

    Application material including a CV, a research statement, and 3 letters of recommendation.

  • The Application submitted by the candidate will be carefully evaluated by the Selection Committee.

  • The Fellowship recipients will be announced by the end of August, 2024.

Jumpstart the next generation of creative researchers in Asia

Benefits.

  • Funding.

    $100,000 USD awarded over two consecutive years ($50,000 USD annually). The grant is disbursed to the fellow’s home institution to support his/her research.

  • Community and Network.

    Fellows will be able to access a community of frontier-thinking young scientists around Asia and our global network of scientists, fostering collaborations and friendships.

  • Empowerment.

    Fellowship conferences and discussions will be held annually to promote interdisciplinary dialogues and stimulate innovation.

Establish by Scientist, for Scientist.

  • K.-T. Tim Cheng

    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

  • M.C. Frank Chang

    University of California

  • Hong Ding

    Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Vishva M. Dixit

    National Academy of Sciences

  • Florent Ginhoux

    Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) of Singapore

  • Rajesh Gopakumar

    International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS-TIFR)

  • Zhaomin Hou

    RIKEN

  • Katsushi Ikeuchi

    University of Tokyo

  • Jong Hae Keum

    Korea Institute for Advanced Study

  • Kumiko Kotera

    CNRS/INSU et Sorbonne Universite

  • Kai Li

    Princeton University

  • Peng Li

    Tsinghua University

  • Dennis Yuk Ming Lo

    Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Dawei Ma

    Southern University of Science and Technology

  • Shigekazu Nagata

    Osaka University

  • Akihiro Nakao

    The University of Tokyo

  • Vijaykrishnan Narayanan

    Pennsylvania State University

  • Kaoru Ono

    Kyoto University

  • Li Shiuan Peh

    National University of Singapore

  • Feng Shao

    National Institute of Biological Science

  • Hee-Sup Shin

    Institute for Basic Science (IBS)

  • Harry Shum

    Tsinghua University

  • Vasudevan Srinivas

    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

  • Gang Tian

    Peking University/Princeton University

  • Krishnaswamy Vijayraghavan

    Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)

  • Hongming Weng

    Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Jing-Ke Weng

    Northeastern University

  • Hong Wu

    Peking University

  • Xiangping Wu

    Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Hiroshi Yamamoto

    Institute for Molecular Science

Committees