Funding to Support Collaborations between U.S. and Chinese Scientists | NCI Cancer Bulletin for March 22, 2011 - National Cancer Institute

Funding to Support Collaborations between U.S. and Chinese Scientists

NIH and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) recently published corresponding funding announcements to encourage and support research cooperation between U.S. and Chinese scientists studying cancer, allergy, immunology, and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and its comorbidities. NIH released an announcement for administrative supplements for U.S. investigators and NSFC published an announcement for new 1-year projects from Chinese collaborating investigators. This initiative is part of a U.S.-China Program for Biomedical Research Cooperation that was recently established by NIH and NSFC.

U.S. and Chinese collaborating investigators will work together to develop corresponding applications to NIH and NSFC. Applications will be reviewed in parallel by both agencies using similar selection factors, and funding decisions will be made by both agencies according to research priorities of both countries. NIH has pledged to support up to $3 million in FY 2011 under this program, whereas NSFC has indicated that approximately 300,000 renminbi (about $45,760) will be available per project to support Chinese collaborators.

A list of frequently asked questions, additional information, and application instructions are available online: Frequently Asked Questions for Notice Number: NOT-CA-11-003.


NCI Cancer Bulletin for March 22, 2011 - National Cancer Institute