Window for Going Abroad Answers 1. Anyone who has received a doctoral degree at home or abroad, studied abroad for more than one year, is under the age of 45, and is engaged in teaching or scientific research in a teaching or scientific research unit after returning to China can apply for the visa within two years after returning to China.

Apply for the Ministry of Education’s Scientific Research Startup Fund for Returned Overseas Students.

2. Eligible students who have returned from studying abroad, after being confirmed by the scientific research management department of their unit, can directly log in to the website: "Application for Scientific Research Start-up Fees" channel after studying abroad, fill in and submit the application materials, and then the applicant's opinion form stamped by this unit will be sent, together with

A copy of the doctoral degree certificate, a copy of the "Certificate of Returned Overseas Students" issued by the embassy (consulate) stationed abroad, and a copy of the personal ID card should be sent to the Returning Home Office of the Overseas Study Service Center of the Ministry of Education.

3. In addition to the Ministry of Education’s funding for the start-up of scientific research for returned overseas students, many provinces, cities, ministries and commissions have set up special funding for overseas students to return to China.

For example: the National Natural Science Foundation of China’s special fund for funding overseas students to return to China for short-term work and lectures, the Ministry of Personnel’s funding for merit-based scientific and technological activities for returned overseas students in non-education systems, the Ministry of Personnel’s Interim Measures for funding overseas students to return to China to work in non-education systems for a short period of time, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Study Abroad

The funds will be selected to support the Returned Work Fund, the Science and Technology Fund for Returned Overseas Students in the Coal System, and the Shanghai Scientific Research Fund for Returned Overseas Students.