2027 NSFC-JSPS (Japan) Collaboration, Exchange and Bilateral Seminar Program

2027 NSFC-JSPS (Japan) Collaboration, Exchange and Bilateral Seminar Program
2027年度国家自然科学基金委员会与日本学术振兴会合作交流与双边研讨会项目

June 3, 2026

The Official Announcement in Chinese

Sponsor:

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

About:

Under the agreement between NSFC and JSPS, the two sides will jointly fund researchers from China and Japan to support about 24 projects (20 collaboration and exchange projects and 4 conferences) on the basis of scientific research. Please refer to the official announcement for more details.

Funding Scope:

Funding areas include Mathematical, Physics, Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Materials Sciences, Information Sciences, Management Sciences, and Medical Sciences. This grant aims to fund the following types:

1. Collaboration and Exchange Projects: NSFC will cover the international travel expenses of Chinese researchers visiting Japan and the accommodation, meal and inter-city transportation expenses of Japanese researchers visiting China, etc. JSPS will cover the international travel expenses of Japanese researchers visiting China and the accommodation, meal and inter-city transportation expenses of Chinese researchers visiting Japan.
2. Hosting Academic Conferences in China: NSFC will cover relevant costs generated in China (conference costs, room and board costs generated by all participants), and JSPS will cover the travel expenses of Japanese researchers who visit China.
3. Attending Academic Conferences abroad: NSFC will cover the travel expenses generated by Chinese researchers, and JSPS will cover all other costs generated in Japan (conference costs, room and board costs generated by all participants).

Funding Amount & Period:

1. Collaboration and Exchange Projects:
   • Funding: NSFC provides up to RMB 150,000 per project
   • Period: from April 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029;
2. Conferences:
   • Funding: NSFC provides up to RMB 80,000 per project
   • Period:  from April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2028

Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicant from the Chinese side must be a PI or a major participant in an ongoing NSFC project with a duration of at least three years.
• Applicants from Japan should meet JSPS's requirements and submit a grant proposal to JSPS.
• This program does NOT count as one of the two projects per NSFC's restriction on the allowed number of applications/projects by one PI
• This program falls into the category of International (Regional) Collaboration and Exchange Program but is NOT subject to the restriction that one applicant can only apply for one program in the same category in the same year.
• This program and other NSFC-JSPS programs are mutually exclusive.

For more eligibility requirements, please refer to the 2026 NSFC Official Program Guide

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