National Natural Science Foundation of China – China Railway Corporation, High Speed Rail Joint Research Fund

Overview

This fund supports scientists to conduct researches on the key science topics in security and construction of the high-speed railway.

How to Apply

The applicant should log in to ISIS system and fill the application form online. The funding category should be selected as “Joint Research Fund Program”; the subcategory should be selected as “key supporting project”; the annotation should be “High Speed Rail Joint Research Fund”.

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 research fellows, graduate students, unemployed personnel or personnel whose institution is not host institution are not eligible for the project.

Award Information

Project Duration: 4 years, from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2021

Award Size: 2,400,000(2.4 million) Yuan for each project

Proposal Submission

The proposal should be submitted online during September 4, 2017-September 8, 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 8, 2017, 16:00.

The Host Institution

There shall be no more than 2 cooperative research institutions for the key supporting projects.

Agency Contact

NSFC

Address: 83 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing 10085

WANG Zhizhong

Phone:010-62326887

Email: wangzz@nsfc.gov.cn

Science and Technology Management Department

Address: 10 Fuxin Road, Haidian District Beijing 100844

TAN Ligang

Phone: 010-51876683

Email: tanlg@139.com