The Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission has initiated the Sustainable Development Science and Technology Fund 2021  and the specific application requirements are described as follows:

I. Funding Intensity and Research Period

The maximum funding limit for a single project does not exceed 8 million Yuan.

The project will be implemented from January 1, 2021, and the implementation period is 3 years.

II. Application conditions

To apply for  the Sustainable Development Science and Technology Fund 2021 (hereinafter referred to as the “Project”), the following conditions shall be met:

(1) If the cooperative unit is an enterprise, the self-raised funds shall not be less than the amount of financial funding applied by the enterprise.

(2) the applicant shall be a full-time researcher of our university, and in principle, she/he shall not exceed 60 years old in the project completion year. More than 50% of the total number of project team members must purchase social insurance in Shenzhen for more than half a year.

(3) unite 1-3 cooperative units to use the joint application method of “production, study, research and use (medicine)” and sign a cooperation agreement.

III. Requirements for the limitation

In the same year, the applicant shall abide by the following limitation principles:

(1) The applicant can only take the lead to apply one project, and cannot apply for the same item repeatedly;

(2) The applicant presides over and participates in no more than (including) 3 under-research projects in the municipal science and technology;

(3) At least 3 of the main members of the project team (including the applicant) shall be the personnel of our university.

IV. Application materials

(1) The original application form of Shenzhen Science and Technology Project for Sustainable Development in Special Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project (Affixed with the official seal of our university and the cooperative unit).

(2) The original project feasibility study report, the original effective cooperation agreement, the original intellectual property compliance statement, and the original scientific research integrity commitment letter. If the participating unit is an enterprise, a letter of commitment for self-financing investment must be provided.

(3) Photocopies of the title certificate or academic qualification certificate of the applicant, high-level talent certificate, award certificate, etc. A copy of the labor contract signed between the applicant and our university (stamped by the unit or its personnel department), and the copies of Shenzhen social insurance payment certificate for more than 50% of the project team members (including the project leader) for more than half a year (as of the latest month at the time of application).

(4) A list of the science and technology projects that the applicant presided over or participated in at or above the municipal level (the project situation of the company provided by the company), and the explanation on the research content related to this project obtaining funds from other channels (Affixed with the official seal of the unit). Commitments on the applicant presided over and participated in not more than 3 under-research city-level science and technology projects (Affixed with the seal of the applicant unit).

(5) You may choose to provide the copies for valid intellectual property certificates (including patents and software copyrights), novelty search reports, test reports, award certificates, Dispatch Agreement of Guangdong Provincial Enterprise Technology Commissioners, and Shenzhen Rural Technology Commissioner Certificates related to the application project and so on;

(6) If the project involves scientific research ethics and technology safety, you may provide approval or record documents required by relevant national laws, regulations and ethical standards.

V. Application process

Project applicants log in to Shenzhen Science and Technology Business Management Department https://sticapply.sz.gov.cn/ to fill in online.

Note: Applicants who have an account in Shenzhen Science and Technology Business Management System can log in and fill in directly; applicants who do not have an account in the system shall send their name, ID type and ID number, email address and mobile phone number to xuyaqing@cuhk.edu. cn to open an account.

VI. Deadline

Online filing time: Upload all attached materials online and submit the application online before 12 noon on December 11, 2020. RAO will review and provide feedback. No paper materials shall be submitted for the time being.