the Story

Dr. QIAN Zheng (1955-1999)

Yin and mother (Dr. QIAN)

​The Qian Zheng Memorial Scholarship[pronounced Chee-Ann Jung] is named in memory of Dr. QIAN Zheng (钱铮), a civil engineer who received her Ph.D. from Gesamthochschule Kassel (now Universtät Kassel), Germany. She studied and worked in China, Germany, and Canada before losing her battle with liver cancer in 1999. She was the biggest inspiration to her only daughter YIN Yin (殷愔), who was fortunate to inherit Dr. Qian’s extroverted personality, organizational skills, love for sports, arts, and music, as well as unquenchable wanderlust.

The Scholarship was founded in 2011 by Yin to support underprivileged female undergraduates in STEM majors in some Chinese universities. It is run as a volunteer organization and 100% of all donations go towards the scholars and programming.

Program Offering

Mentorship

From female and male professionals from around the world, who provide career advice, international exposure and encouragement to our Scholars during university, and help them transition into the workforce.

Financial Support

In the amount of RMB 5000/year for the remainder of each scholar's undergraduate education.​​

Alumni Network

Our scholars become a part of our global community of mentors, donors, scholars, and team members committed to supporting the future of female STEM talent

Application

2020 online application (starting on Oct 12, 2020)

We are looking for applicants who fulfill the following criteria:
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1. Member of Yanxing Program, 2nd or 3rd year of university.
2. Major in STEM subject (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math), whose career goal is to be an engineer, science researcher or science teacher. For Science, we currently consider only natural science majors. Economics and social sciences are NOT eligible. 
   
3. Strong involvement in Yanxing and/or other community services.
4. Intermediate English skills. 
5. Preferred: Interest in international affairs and/or desire to study abroad.

Partners

 
​A United States registered NPO focused on fundraising to support projects around the globe that provide opportunities for children affected by poverty. More ...

 

A China registered NPO focused on providing finance and development support for university students. More ...