The funding of research by the Central Government:
The competitive research funding from the Chinese Central Government is now organized into following
five channels, after the reorganizing of funding structure:
1. The National Natural Science Foundation (which currently distributes many of the small-scale
competitive grants);
International Scientific and Technological Cooperation
China has established Sci-Tech cooperation relations with 156 countries and regions, signed 108
inter-governmental cooperation agreements, joined more than 200 international Sci-Tech cooperation
organizations. A comprehensive, multi-level and multi-channel international Sci-Tech cooperation system
is taking shape in China.
Resources on this Website
Besides some News related to international research collaboration between Chinese research institutions, researchers and their overseas counterparts, the website also lists some major Chinese Research Institutions and Facilities and Laboratories, including some mega-science facilities in China, along with a list of Science
Data Sharing Centers under National Science and Technology Infrastructures (NSTI).
Some current and previous Joint Sponsorship programs are also included, and the readers can use the
links to the funders or the lead to find relevant updates and new programs.