The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) President's International Fellowship Initiative, PIFI, is a funding program designed to establish scientific cooperation and promote research communication around the globe. It is open to scientific research personnel worldwide and covers scholars at different career stages, from Nobel laureates to young master’s students.

PIFI is open to applications all year round, which are reviewed in batches. Applicants may follow the official LinkedIn accounts of CAS and CAS PIFI, or PIFI website (https://pifi.cas.cn/) for the latest call for applications.