The NSFC has initiated the application for National Key R&D Program of "?Mathematics and applied research” and other nine special programs 2024. Details of application requirements are as follows:

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1.? Funding fields

Including Mathematics and Applied Research, Synthetic biology, Frontiers of nano, Catalytic science, Fusion of BT and IT, etc.

※Please refer the Guide for more details(?applicants can login in the CUHK(SZ) Research Information System ( http://10.20.215.27/English/userAction!do_loginoff.action ), click “Document Sharing” - “Project Guide” to download the Guide).

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2.? Funding amount and duration

The duration of program is five years, please refer?Guide?for the funding intensity.

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3.? Requirements

A. Applicants shall meet the following qualifications:

(1) Born on or after January 1, 1964;

(2) Have senior academic title or PhD degree;

(3)Shall not less than six months per year for researching.

B. Shall conduct collaborative research with researchers from research institutes, enterprises and universities within the Chinese mainland and the registration date shall before June 30, 2023; or institutions of Hong Kong and Macao SAR confirmed in the list(Annex 1).

C. Agreements(the agreement should include terms of division of tasks, ownership of intellectual property, allocation of funds, assessment indicators, etc.)shall be signed and stamped by applicants and the whole collaborative institutions;

D. Applicant shall only apply for one project concurrently;

E. The total number of the national programs( including NSFC Major Programs) a researcher applies for (including as applicant and main participant) and undertakes (including as applicant and main participant) shall not exceed 2;

F. Shall upload employment proof?(the employment period shall cover the project duration) for applicants from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries;

G. Proposal shall be written in Chinese;

H. For the program of "Unveiling the List", there are no limits on applicant’s age, education background and academic title. Research teams who have confidence and ability to solve national core technologies are strongly encouraged to apply;

I. For the program of Young Scientist. It has been set up as a special type under the National Key R&D Program. In principle, no subject will be set for the project and the budget evaluation will not be organized. Applicants are encouraged to boldly explore new methods and paths which are more innovative and subversive so as to better achieve the overall goal of the project.

J. Any requirements of relevant scientific research reviews, please refer to the CUHK(SZ)’s research review process of each committee as attached (Annex 2) and send the required materials and forms to each committee’s email by?Sep.1, 2024?for assessment.

Email address for each committee:

Institutional Review Board????????????????????????????????????? irb@cuhk.edu.cn

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee??????? iacuc@cuhk.edu.cn

Institutional Biosafety Committee???????????????????????????ibc@cuhk.edu.cn

K. The recommended unit in the application form shall fill in "深圳市科技創新局(Bureau of Science and Technology of Shenzhen)".

L. Applicants shall read the?Annex 1?carefully for more specific requirements.

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4.? Procedure of application

Online application

Applicant shall fill out application form and upload supplementary documents online via the application system (?http://service.most.gov.cn?) .

※?For applicants who have no login ID, please send your name, gender, date of birth, academic title, email address, telephone number, office phone, ID type, ID number to tanyihong@cuhk.edu.cn by Aug. 10,2024 to open account.

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Paperless submission

In the stage of submission, applicants shall only submit online application, without submitting any hard copies.

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5. ?Deadline

Applicants shall submit application forms online?by noon on Sep. 5, 2024.

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6. Contact information

tanyihong@cuhk.edu.cn

kevingao@cuhk.edu.cn

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Research Administration Office

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

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附件1-申報要求Annex 1-Requirements.pdf

附件2-各委員會科研審查流程及表格 Annex 2-Review process and relevant forms_8_1.rar