Notification of application for National Key R&D Program of intergovernmental cooperation in science and technology 2022 (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 2022 which includes 2 subitems this time. Details of application requirements are as follows:
1. Funding fields
Including Advanced materials, Smart city, Intelligent transportation, Electronic information, Biomedicine, Energy conservation and environmental protection, Aerospace, Marine science, etc.
※Please refer Annex 2 or Annex 3 for more information on research contents.
2. Funding amount and duration
The duration of program is two or three years, please refer Annex 2 or Annex 3 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)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 Nov. 30, 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 18:00 on Dec. 21, 2021. After submission, the RAO will review and feedback.
6. Contact Information
Kevin Gao kevingao@cuhk.edu.cn
Annex 2-Intergovernmental cooperation in science and technology
