Overview
The fund supports interdisciplinary researches on motion characteristics and controllability of rigid flexible software robot, human-machine environment multimodal perception and natural interaction and swarm intelligence and operating system architecture for robots.
How to Apply
The applicant should log in to ISIS system and fill in the application form online. The funding category should be selected as “Major Research Program”; the subcategory should be selected as “key supporting project” or “development project”; the annotation should be “research on the basic theory and key technologies of coherent robot”.
Eligibility
1. The applicant should have experience of undertaking fundamental research topic or other experience on fundamental research.
2. The applicant should have high professional technical positions(titles).
On-station postdoctoral personnel and graduate students are not eligible for the project.
Award Information
Project Duration: 3 years for Development Project, from January 1 2018 to December 31 2020; 4 years for Key Supporting Project, from January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2021
Award Size: 650,000(650 thousand) Yuan for each development project; 3,000,000(3 million) Yuan for each key supporting project.
Proposal Submission
The proposal should be submitted online during August 28, 2017-September 1, 2017, 16:00. And the application form should be printed and sealed by host institution and be sent to Material Reception Office of NSFC, 83 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District (Room 101 in Administration Building) with official letter issued by host institution and a list for applied projects before September 1, 2017, 16:00.
The Host Institution
There shall be no more than 2 cooperative research institutions for the development projects and key supporting projects.
Agency Contact
Office 2 in Department of Engineering & Material Sciences, NSFC
Phone: 010-62328356