Application method: you can submit it yourself, or ask others to recommend it or contact me to apply again.
Application steps: the first type: direct application.
If you are familiar with foreign tutors or universities, you can directly apply to them and ask the person in charge of the school or the tutor to accept me as a visiting scholar. If the other party is interested, an invitation will be sent. If you are not familiar with it, it will need some work. You can search the rankings of foreign universities or research institutes in your major through the Internet, and then find the corresponding web pages. By looking at the academics, you can find the contact information of the person in charge of visiting scholars' research and send an e-mail application to them. If the school has this project or plan and is willing to accept the application, the person in charge or his secretary will either send an invitation or recommend a tutor to let you contact that person.
The second type: contact the tutor of the same major, write him an application letter and apply.
You can also find teachers (professors, associate professors) with the same or similar majors through the faculty list on the website and apply to them. If the other party is unwilling to accept the application, either refuse, recommend a website to you or recommend several other teachers.
The contents of the application letter generally include:
My intention to write a letter, the starting and ending time of my intention to study abroad (from the time of foreign language training examination and visa application), the cost burden, my major direction, my understanding of foreign schools and their majors, my understanding of tutors, and my preliminary brief study plan or goal. At least my English resume should be attached to the letter (the template can be found online).
Please see here for the template: How to write the invitation letter for American visiting scholars?
Tips: (1) After the application letter is written, it can be sent to multiple schools or teachers at the same time after adjusting the content according to the different schools and professional directions. Because many letters will not be answered in time or rejected after being sent. Sending more letters can effectively use time and avoid delaying time because of waiting for letters.
(2) After obtaining the invitation letter: If you are satisfied with the school or tutor, you can ask them to issue the DS20 19 form, and then you can make an appointment for a visa.
After applying for the invitation letter of visiting scholars, we can apply to the National Fund for Studying Abroad for public places, and then participate in PETS5 or public English training abroad, because English scores have also become a key card for visiting scholars. These two things can be prepared at the same time. If you carefully read the applicants who apply for the public visiting scholar program, you will find that under the same conditions, those who are qualified in foreign languages are preferred.
Second, when applying for the invitation letter of American exchange visiting scholars, it can be mentioned that the applicant has obtained research funds without the other party's money, which will increase the probability of successful application. In addition, when looking for a tutor, one is to find the correspondent of the relevant papers in your research field, and the other is to enter the homepage of the university website, college or department one by one, find the departments (all departments), and see the introduction of each teacher according to the ranking of this subject. It is relatively easy for public visiting scholars to find American tutors. You can contact a good school if you are lucky. Of course, the applicant's own strength should also be written in his personal profile so that the tutor can get to know you. For example, your academic qualifications, research results, SCI papers, study abroad plans, etc. , especially the writing of visiting scholars' research plan, what points should be paid attention to in the research plan? We have made a detailed introduction in the article "How to write a good research plan" before.
Thirdly, after receiving an invitation letter from a visiting scholar, the applicant can apply for CSC funding from the National Scholarship Fund Committee. At this time, your PETS5 or IELTS TOEFL score is best passed. If not, you can also go to the foreign language training center designated by the Ministry of Education to participate in English training and obtain an advanced certificate of English completion to increase your chances of winning. At the stage of obtaining the research grant certificate, you can apply for the relevant materials of visiting scholar visa.
Source: American Visa Center