Annual Due time [1] | Sponsor | Type | Fields | Basic Requirements (please refer to CFP for details) | Award Period and estimated amount |
March | NSFC | General Program | Natural and Applied Sci. | PI: Professorship or doctoral degree, all nationalities are acceptable, Chinese proposal is recommended [2]. | 4 years; RMB500,000 to 800,000 (average RMB550,000) |
March | NSFC | Young Scientist Program | Natural and Applied Sci. | PI: doctoral degree; Age: Male≤35, Female≤40. All nationalities are acceptable, Chinese proposal is recommended [2] | 3 years; RMB300,000 |
March | NSFC | Research Fund for International Scientists(RFIS) | Natural and Applied Sci. | 1. The Research Fund for International Young Scientists (RFIS-I): Doctoral degree obtained within the past 6 years | 1-2 years; 1. RFIS-I 200,000 RMB per year 2. RFIS-II 400,000 RMB per year 3. RFIS-III 800,000 RMB per year |
March | NSFC | Excellent Young Scientist; Distinguished Young Scientist | Natural and Applied Sci. | PI: Professorship, with natural science research background, all nationalities acceptable, Chinese proposal recommended, some fields may not accept English proposals. | Excellent: 3 years, RMB2,000,000 Distinguished:5 years, RMB4,000,000 |
March | NSFC | Major Program or equivalent or the other large programs | Natural and Applied Sci. | PI: Professorship, with natural science research background, all nationalities acceptable, Chinese proposal recommended, some fields may not accept English proposals. | Please refer to the program guidelines |
Occasional | MOST | National Key R&D Program and Key Special Project | MOST determined | Please refer to the specific CFP | Please refer to the program guidelines |
November-February | Jiangsu S&T Department | Jiangsu NSF | Jiangsu determined | 1. Jiangsu Distinguished Scientist: Age≤40, doctoral degree, Proposal PI had national or provincial research projects. 2. Jiangsu Young Scientist: Male≤35, Female≤38; Not being proposal PI in national or provincial research projects. 3. Jiangsu General Program: doctoral degree. 4. All nationalities are acceptable, a Chinese proposal is recommended. | Please refer to the specific CFP |
March | Jiangsu Education Department | Jiangsu Natural Science Research Program for Jiangsu Universities | Natural and Applied Sci. | Applicant age ≤ 35, never being the proposal PI in NSFC, national, or Jiangsu provincial grants before. All nationalities are acceptable, a Chinese proposal is recommended. | 2 years; RMB30,000 to RMB500,000 |
Annual Due time | Sponsor | Type | Fields | Basic Requirements (please refer to COP for details) | Award Period and estimated amount |
March | National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences | National Social Science Fund of China | Social Sciences | 1. Major program: PI has Professorship 2. Young Researcher program: Age≤35 3. Chinese citizenship required | 2-5 years; Major: RMB350,000 Young: RMB200,000 General: RMB200,000 |
March | Ministry of Education | General Programs of Humanities and Social Sciences | Humanities and Social Sciences | 1. The Planned Program: PI has Professorship 2. The Young Scientist Program: PI has a doctoral degree and age ≤ 40 3. All nationalities acceptable, Chinese proposal only | 3 years; Planned Program: RMB100,000 Young Scientist Program: RMB80,000 |
June | Ministry of Education | Social Science Post Achievement Grant | Social Sciences | 1. More than 70% of the research tasks have been completed | NA; RMB100,000 to RMB200.000 |
May | Jiangsu Provincial Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences | Jiangsu Social Science Fund | Social Sciences | 1. Major program: PI has Professorship | 2-3 years; RMB50,000 to RMB80,000 |
March | Jiangsu Education Department | Jiangsu Social Science Research Program for Jiangsu Universities | Social Sciences | 1. Major Program: PI has Professorship or doctoral degree,Age≤60 | 2-3 years; RMB10,000 cost share for general program |
Month | Award Items | Government Offices | Details |
Jan | University Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Projecte (高校哲学社会科学研究项目) | Jiangsu Education Department | About 180 major projects will be set up |
Feb | Experimental Teaching and Teaching Laboratory Development Project (实验教学和教学实验室建设项目) | Jiangsu Education Department | 200 projects are set up |
Feb | Provincial Pilot of Philosophy and Social Sciences Laboratories in Universities (省高校哲学社会科学实验室试点建设) | Jiangsu Education Department | |
Mar | Brand Program for International Talent Cultivation in Universities (“十四五”高校国际化人才培养品牌专业建设) | Jiangsu Education Department | elect and establish 100 provincial-level brand specialties (with 50 projects selected and initiated in each of the years 2021 and 2022). |
Mar | 省本科产教融合型品牌专业 Funds for UG Integration of Industry and Education brand speciality | Jiangsu Education Department | |
Mar | Univerisity Key Laboratories for International Cooperation (“十四五”高校国际合作联合实验室) | Jiangsu Education Department | During the “14th Five-Year Plan” period, there is a plan to select and establish 50 international cooperative joint labs in Jiangsu Province’s universities. In the years 2021 and 2022, 25 projects were selected for establishment each year, with a project construction period of 4 years. The applicants for these projects are university key university lab, collaborative innovation centers, and other research platforms that have been recognized in writing by provincial or higher-level departments. |
Apr | Provincial Higher Education Scientific Research Achievement Award (省高等教育科学研究成果奖) | Provincial Institute of Higher Education | A total of 125 awards (7 grand prizes, 18 first prizes, 100 second prizes) |
May | Provincial Key Base for Industry-Education Integration (省级产教融合重点基地) | Jiangsu Education Department | 53 construction points |
Jun | Jiangsu Higher Education Brand Program Building Initiative (江苏高校品牌专业建设工程) | Jiangsu Education Department | |
Jun | Provincial Higher Education Teaching Reform Research Projects (省高等教育教改研究课题) | Provincial Institute of Higher Education | 800 projects (51 priority topics, 226 key topics, 523 general topics) |
Nov | Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Programs (省级一流本科专业) | Jiangsu Education Department | From 2019 to 2021, about 800 speciality will be selected as first-class speciality in the province in three batches. On this basis, a group of provincial first-class speciality are recommended to apply for national first-class undergraduate speciality |
Nov | Provincial Higher Education Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Achievement Award (省高校哲学社会科学研究成果奖) | Jiangsu Education Department | |
Dec | Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Courses (省级一流本科课程) | Jiangsu Education Department | More than 1400 courses were selected; In the provincial first-class courses, a number of courses are recommended to apply for national first-class undergraduate courses |