National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Russian Science Foundation (RSF) are calling for proposals for collaborative research projects.

You could visit their official website for more information: 2025年度国家自然科学基金委员会与俄罗斯科学基金会

Budget Total: No more than RMB 1,500,000.00/proposal from NSFC (direct cost).

What to fund:

1. Research funding and international cooperation exchange funding.
2. Up to 50 projects.

Project Period: The research duration in the application should be filled out from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028 (three years).

Eligibility:

1. The Chinese applicants should hold senior professional technical positions (titles) 高级专业技术职务（职称）and have undertaken or be currently undertaking NSFC projects with a duration of three years or more as the PI.
2. Both parties have established a strong foundation for collaboration, and the project application should emphasize synergy and complementary strengths.
3. This project encourages applications from young researchers aged 45 and under.
4. More details, please refer to <2025 NSFC Guidelines>.

Quota Requirements:

1. An applicant can only apply for one international (regional) collaborative research project in the same year.
2. The PI who is currently undertaking an international (regional) collaborative research project cannot apply for this project as an applicant.
3. Applying for and undertaking this project as an applicant or PI is not counted towards the limit of 2 projects for personnel with senior professional technical positions (titles).
4. Other quota requirements listed in <2025 NSFC Guidelines>

Application Process:

1. Apply online through https://grants.nsfc.gov.cn. Detailed steps, please refer to: 2025年度国家自然科学基金委员会与俄罗斯科学基金会.
2. Prepare the budget. Please see <2025 NSFC Guidelines> for requirements for budgeting.
3. Prepare the application forms. More details, please refer to: 2025年度国家自然科学基金委员会与俄罗斯科学基金会.
   • Applicants should co-write an English application with their collaborators (the English application template can be found in Attachment 1).
   • Applicants from both China and Russia must reach an agreement on the research content, exchange and visit plans, and intellectual property issues, and sign a cooperation agreement (the template can be found here as Attachment 2).
   • Project applications that do not submit the above required attachments will not be accepted.

Language: Chinese for PI from DKU to complete the proposal in the NSFC grants system, English for the English to be completed by PIs from both sides and submitted as a supplementary document along with the NSFC proposal.

Internal Deadline: 12:00 pm, Wednesday, April 16, 2025

If you are interested in applying for this funding opportunity, please submit your proposals via NSFC system by the internal deadline. Shall you encounter any difficulties or have any questions regarding the application process (including the requirements, completing forms, or clarifying any details), please feel free to reach out to Research Support Office Duke Kunshan research-support@dukekunshan.edu.cn. 

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Attachment 2