The Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission has initiated the proposals collection for Key Program Topics of Shenzhen Fundamental Research 2022

I. Collection Fields

Solicit major and key scientific issues and frontier scientific issues in20+8field in Shenzhens strategic emerging industries and future industries (Annex 1)

Focus on communication and network technology, quantum information technology, biological medicine and population health, brain and brain-inspired intelligence, synthetic biology, new materials and advanced manufacturing technology, ecology and environment, and peak carbon and carbon neutral, clean energy, low carbon, deep underground and deep ocean, space science, mathematical science and intersecting frontier fields or disciplines.

II.  Funding Amount and Duration

Maximum RMB 2 million per project for 3 years.

III.Quantity Limit

Maximum 3 guidelines will be submitted for each sub-discipline application code (For example:A0101).(Annex 2)

Please send your discipline code to the school research assistant before 12:00 on April 1, 2022. 

IV. Notes

  1. The same proposal shall not be applied repeatedly by the  different applicants.
  2. The national, provincial and municipal project proposal suggestions that have been funded in previous years, shall not applied repeatedly.
  3. At most one proposal shall be proposed by the same proposer.
  4. The following requirements shall be met for the project leader in the follow-up acceptance of the application for Key Program Topics of Shenzhen Fundamental Research:
  • The project leader shall be a full-time staff member of the university and the actual person in charge of the applied fundamental research project. The leader shall have the experience of undertaking fundamental research subjects and hold senior professional and technical positions (titles).
  • The post-doctoral researchers at the station and those pursuing graduate degrees are not allowed to be project leaders.
  • In the same year, only one fundamental research project (general project or key project) can be applied, and the total number of municipal science and technology planning projects (except platform carrier and post-subsidy) that have been applied or undertaken (including hosting and participating-in) shall not exceed 3.
  • The completion period of the project (3 years) shall be within the term of the labour contract or employment contract signed by the leader and the our university .
  • The project leader and main members of the project team are not listed in the list of scientific and technological integrity abnormality.
  • The project leader and main members shall not apply if their other projects are not accepted overdue on the project application deadline.

V. Collection process

  1. Fill in “Proposal Collection” in the science and technology business management system of Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission(Website: (https://sticapply.sz.gov.cn/). No paper materials shall not be submitted.
  2. Those teachers who have not the system application account may send their name, certificate type and number, email address and mobile phone number to xuyaqing@cuhk.edu.cn before April 1 to open the account.

Note: Since the login system has used the account of Guangdong Unified Identity Authentication Platformto log in, non-mainland ID card users need to handle the real-name verification business on site before logging in to the system. (Please try to log into the system before you apply for real name certification on site. If it's inconvenient for you to apply on site due to the epidemic, please contact Xu Yaqing , xuyaqing@cuhk.edu.cn , get the temporary system login link.) 

Address: Comprehensive window on Floor 2, Administrative Service Hall of Longgang District (next to Longgang District Government), No. 8033-1 Longxiang Avenue, Longgang District, Shenzhen City.

VI. Deadline

  1. Submission time of proposal sub-discipline code (Annex 3): 12 pp.m. April 1,2022
SSE shangshanshan@cuhk.edu.cn
HSS lavadeng@cuhk.edu.cn
SME ruthyang@cuhk.edu.cn
IRIM lisayao@cuhk.edu.cn
SDS lincheng@cuhk.edu.cn
LHS chentong@cuhk.edu.cn
MED daisyli@cuhk.edu.cn
  1. Application Deadline: 12:00 March 29, 2022 -- 18:00 April 6, 2022

Contact: Xu Yaqing xuyaqing@cuhk.edu.cn

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附件1:“20+8”領域&13個重點領域. Annex 1-‘20+8’ Filed&13 Key Fileds.docx
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附件2:學科代碼及名稱 Annex 2-Field of Discipline and Code.xlsx
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附件3:學院二級學科代碼統計表Annex 3-Collection table of secondary discipline codes.xlsx
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附件4:深圳市自然科學基金重點項目指南建議征集表 Annex 4-Proposal Collection Form.docx
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附件5:市基礎研究重點項目指南征集系統登錄指引 Annex 5-System login guide.docx