The General Office of National Language Commission Research Planning Committee is calling for proposals.

You could visit their official website for more information: 国家语委科研规划领导小组办公室关于开展2024年度国家语委科研项目申报工作的通知.

Budget Total:

1. Major Programs: up to 500,000 RMB per project
2. Key Programs: 200,000 RMB per project
3. General Programs: 100,000 RMB per project

Priority Areas:

1. Major Programs:
   1. Research on the Evaluation and Improvement of Verbal Quality in Human-Computer Interaction for Chinese Large Language Models
   2. Research on the Planning of Language Resource Development to Serve the Joint Construction of the “The Belt and Road” Initiative
   3. Research on the Innovative Development of Language Education in the Context of Digital Intelligence
   4. Research on the Development of Linguistics Textbooks for Chinese Language Programs in Universities
   5. Research on Intelligent Translation and Multimodal Dissemination of Traditional Chinese Medicine Classics
   6. Research on Key Technologies for Oracle Bone Script Image Processing Based on Artificial Intelligence
2. Key Programs:
   1. Research on the Mechanism for Expanding and Improving the Quality of National Common Language and Literature Education in Ethnic Minority Regions
   2. Research on the Construction of a Standard System for Chinese-English Translation
   3. Research on Language Capability Building and Enhancement in Chinese Multinational Enterprises
   4. Research on Teacher Language Standards and Promotion of Student Psychological Health
   5. More details please see attached guidelines
3. General Programs:
   1. Research on the Construction and Dissemination of Terminology in Key Areas of Excellent Traditional Chinese Culture
   2. Research on New Demands in the Construction of Normative Standards for Language and Writing in Key Fields
   3. Research on the Development of Scarce Language Resources for Economic and Trade Cooperation along the Belt and Road Initiative
   4. Research on Language Governance in Cyberspace in the Context of Generative Artificial Intelligence Development
   5. Research on the Application of Language and Writing Normative Standards in International Chinese Education Textbooks
   6. Research on the Application of Large Language Models in School Education and Teaching
   7. Research on the Development of Language and Writing in the Context of Intelligent Media

Project Period:

1. The research start date is January 1, 2025
2. For Major Programs, the project period is 3 years
3. For Key Programs, the project period is 2-3 years
4. For General Programs, the project period is 1-2 years

Eligibility:

1. Applicants should hold at least the associate professor title or above or possess a doctoral degree. Those without these qualifications must provide written recommendations from two peers with full professor 正教授 or principal research scientist 研究员titles (positions). Applicants for major projects must hold a full professor正教授 title.
2. Each year, an applicant can only apply for one research project funded by the National Language Commission as the project leader. As a project team member, they can participate in a maximum of two projects concurrently.

Application Process: Apply online through http://www.ywky.edu.cn/. Detailed steps, please refer to: 国家语委科研规划领导小组办公室关于开展2024年度国家语委科研项目申报工作的通知.

Language: Chinese

Internal Deadline: 12:00 pm, Friday, August 2, 2024

If you are interested in applying for this funding opportunity, please send your proposals to research-support@dukekunshan.edu.cn by the internal deadline. Please notice that you shall register an account first before submitting your final application through http://www.ywky.edu.cn/.