The Ministry of Science and Technology of the PRC has initiated the application for National Key R&D Program of intergovernmental cooperation in science and technology 2021 which includes 2 subitems this time. Details of application requirements are as follows:

 

1.  Funding fields

Including Biotechnology,  new generation of information network, new energy, medical treatment, advanced materials, etc.

※Please find more details of research contents as attached.

 

2.  Funding amount and duration

The duration of program is two or three years, please refer Annex 1 or Annex 2 for the funding intensity.

 

3.  Requirements

A. Applicants shall meet the following qualifications:

(1) Born on or after January 1, 1961;

(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 China;

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

D. Applicant shall only apply for one project concurrently;

E. The total number of the national programs(except for NSFC 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 for applicants from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries;

G. Proposal shall be written in Chinese;

H. Applicants and overseas cooperators shall apply for the project to the competent authorities of their own countries/districts respectively. Unilateral application shall be invalid.

I. Applicants shall read the application guide(Annex 1 or Annex 2)carefully for more specific requirements.

 

4.  Procedure of application

Online application

Applicants shall fill out pre-application forms 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, academic title, email address, telephone number, office phone, ID type, ID number to kevingao@cuhk.edu.cn by April 12,2021 to open account.

 

Paperless submission

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

 

5.  Deadline

Applicants shall submit pre-application forms online by May 17, 2021. After submission, the RAO will review and feedback.

 

6. Contact information

Gao Shang       kevingao@cuhk.edu.cn

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Annex 1附件1-政府間申報(bào)指南.pdf
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Annex 2附件2-戰(zhàn)略性申報(bào)指南.pdf