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 |