Notification of application for National Key R&D Program of intergovernmental cooperation in science and technology 2024 (the first batch)
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 2024 which includes 2 subtasks (Intergovernmental cooperation in science and technology and Strategic cooperation in science and technology- Macao）this time. Details of application requirements are as follows:
1. Funding fields
Including Electronic information, Biomedicine, Artificial intelligence, Advanced materials, Energy conservation and environmental protection, Marine Sciences, Information and communication, Food science, Aerospace, etc.
※Please refer Annex 2-Guide for more information on research directions.
2. Funding amount and duration
The duration of program is two or three years, please refer Annex 2-Guide for the funding intensity.
3. Requirements
A. The program has no subtasks;
B. Applicants shall meet the following qualifications:
(1) Born on or after January 1, 1963;
(2) Have senior academic title or PhD degree;
(3)Shall not less than six months per year for researching.
C. Shall conduct collaborative research with researchers from research institutes, enterprises and universities which the registration should be completed by September 30, 2022 in China;
D. 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;
E. Applicant shall only apply for one project concurrently;
F. The total number of the national programs a researcher applies for (including as applicant and main participant) and undertakes (including as applicant and main participant) shall not exceed 2;
G. Shall upload employment proof for applicants from China’s Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries;
H. Proposal shall be written in Chinese;
I. Applicants and overseas cooperators shall apply for the project to the competent authorities of their own countries(regions) respectively. Unilateral application shall be invalid;
J. Applicants shall read the Annex 1 carefully for more application limit and specific requirements.
4. Procedure of application
Online application
Applicants shall fill out formal 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(please specify the countries), ID number to tanyihong@cuhk.edu.cn by Dec. 1, 2023 to open account.
Paperless submission
In the stage of submission, applicants shall only submit online application, without submitting any hard copies.
5. Deadline
Applicants shall login the application system ( http://service.most.gov.cn ) to fill out application form and submit by noon on Dec. 18, 2023(excluding Direction 2.1 of the Guide);
※For 2.1 of the Guide: applicants shall login the application system ( http://service.most.gov.cn ) on or after Jan. 5, 2024 and submit application forms by noon on Feb. 20, 2024.
6. Contact information
Tan Yihong tanyihong@cuhk.edu.cn
Gao Shang kevingao@cuhk.edu.cn
Research Administration Office
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
