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2024 Guangzhou-HKUST(GZ) Joint Funding Scheme 2024年广州市-香港科技大学（广州）市校联合资助项目
Call for Proposal Announcement
Basic information
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Sponsor:
Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau (GZ-STB)
广州市科技局
The Administration Committee of Nansha Development Zone
南沙开发区管委会
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
香港科技大学（广州）
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Research Areas:
请参阅项目详情
Please refer to the supported project details
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Project Duration:
2024年4月1日 – 2026年3月31日
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2026
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Internal Deadline:
2023年6月3日17：00
17:00 3 June 2023
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External Deadline:
2023年6月30日
30 June 2023
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System opens on:
2023年4月20日
20 April 2023
Synopsis of the Scheme 项目简介
市校联合资助项目是由广州市科技局、广州南沙开发区管委会、香港科技大学（广州）三方共同出资设立，目的是为了支持和强化基础与应用基础研究，以自由探索研究为基础，培育有组织科研。项目类型包括基础与应用基础研究项目、市重点实验室建设项目。项目纳入全过程管理简政放权改革试点，由我校自行组织项目评审及推荐，落实项目过程管理。
This funding scheme is established under the Municipality-University Joint Funding Scheme organized by GZ-STB. It is jointly sponsored by GZ-STB, the Nansha Government, and HKUST(GZ). This scheme aims to support and strengthen basic and applied basic research and foster organized research based on free exploration. The project types include basic and applied basic research projects and municipal key laboratory construction projects. As the reform pilot institution that simplifies administrative procedures and yields power in the whole process of project management, HKUST(GZ) is responsible for project review, selection, and recommendation.
Supported Project 项目详情
- 基础与应用基础研究项目
支持面向广州经济社会发展需求以及大学学科优势和发展需要进行原始性创新、前沿探索性研究和应用科学研究的自然科学与应用科学领域。项目包含（1）一般项目、（2）省重点实验室配套项目、（3）重点项目等三个类别。
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Project
This project supports the following research areas: natural science and applied science areas that need original innovation, frontier exploratory research, and applied scientific research in the development need of Guangzhou’s economic society and the academic features of the university. This scheme includes three types of supported projects: (1) General Project, (2) Matching Project of the Provincial Key Laboratory, and (3) Key Project.
- (1) 一般项目
支持数量：15项
资助金额：25万元/项（含市财政拨款5万元、区财政拨款5万元、大学自筹15万元）
申报要求：
项目负责人应为我校未获得长聘教职的助理教授、研究助理教授、博士后人员（劳动合同期需覆盖项目执行期）
- (1) General Project
Supported Quota: 15 projects.
Funding amount:
250,000 RMB/project, including 50,000 RMB from the municipal budget, 50,000 RMB from the district-level budget, and 150,000 RMB from the matching fund of HKUST(GZ).
Eligibility:
The PI should be assistant professors, research assistant professors, or post-doctors without tenure at our university. Post-doctors and RAP’s employment period should cover the project implementation period.
- (2) 省重点实验室配套项目
支持数量：5项
资助金额：30万元/项（含市财政拨款3万元、区财政拨款17万元、大学自筹10万元）
申报要求：
项目负责人应为广东省学科类重点实验室项目成员
- (2) Matching Project for the Provincial Key Laboratory
Supported Quota: 5 projects.
Funding amount:
300,000 RMB/project, including 30,000 RMB from the municipal budget, 170,000 RMB from the district-level budget, and 100,000 RMB from the matching fund of HKUST(GZ).
Eligibility:
The PI must be the team members of the Provincial Key Laboratory.
- (3) 重点项目
支持数量：5项
资助金额：140万元/项（含市财政拨8万元、区财政拨款62万元、大学自筹70万元）
申报要求：
a. 项目负责人应为我校副教授及以上长聘制教师，在基础与应用基础研究领域已取得较好成绩
b. 同等条件下，优先支持已经进入科技部、国家基金委、省科技厅重大重点项目答辩环节的科研团队
c. 科研团队需在项目执行期内至少申报1次国家级重点重大专项或省级重大项目
- (3) Key Project
Supported Quota: 5 projects.
Funding amount:
1,400,000 RMB/project, including 80,000 RMB from the municipal budget, 620,000 RMB from the district-level budget, and 700,000 RMB from the matching fund of HKUST(GZ).
Eligibility:
a. The PI should be an associate professor or above at our university, and they should have some research achievements in basic and applied basic research areas.
b. With equivalent qualifications, the supporting priority will be given to the research teams that have come to the defense stage of key/major projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology, NSFC, and the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province.
c. The project team should apply for at least one national key/major project or provincial major project during the project implementation period.
- 市重点实验室建设项目：
支持的研究方向包括量子科技、金融科技、未来网络、自动驾驶、智能制造。研究内容不得与现有已立项的国家、省、市实验室重叠
支持数量：5项
资助金额：300万元/项（含市财政拨10万元、区财政拨款20万元、大学自筹270万元）
申报要求：
a. 项目负责人应具有高级专业技术职称
b. 科研团队近三年有主持市级及以上科研项目工作经验
c. 科研团队近五年在国内或省、市内相关方向和领域取得一定研究成果（包括论文、专利、省级二等奖以上科技奖励等）
d. 具备较好的科研实验环境，实验室场地面积和科研仪器设备（含软件）满足科研实验活动需要，具备规范的实验室运行管理规定，且实验室仪器设备提供对外服务
- Municipal Key Laboratory Construction Project:
It supports the following research directions: quantum technology, fintech, future network, autonomous driving, and intelligent manufacturing. The research topic should not overlap with existing national, provincial, or municipal laboratories.
Supported Quota: 5 projects.
Funding amount:
3,000,000 RMB/project, including 100,000 RMB from the municipal budget, 200,000 RMB from the district-level budget, and 2,700,000 RMB from the matching fund of HKUST(GZ).
Eligibility:
(1) Applicants should possess senior professional titles.
(2) The project team should have hosted research projects of municipal level or above in the last three years.
(3) The project team should have certain research achievements in related directions and fields at the national, provincial, or municipal level (including papers, patents, provincial second prize or above S&T awards, etc.) within the past five years.
(4) The application team has a proper research and experiment environment, with laboratory, equipment, or software to facilitate research and experiment. The laboratory should equip with management standards and regulations, and the equipment should provide services for external use.
Eligibility 申请资质
1. 年龄应不超过60周岁（指项目负责人应为1963年1月1日及以后出生），两院院士不受年龄限制。
2. 项目负责人应为申报单位正式职工，项目实施期内在职。
3. 同一项目不得申报不同的科技计划类别，已获得国家级、省级财政资金支持或市级其他部门财政资金支持的项目不得再次申报。
4. 项目负责人在研和当年新申报的市校联合资助项目不得超过1项，不支持与外部单位合作申报。
5. 申请人还应满足上述项目的具体要求。
1. The applicant should be under 60 (born on or after 1 Jan 1963). There is no age limit for academicians.
2. The PI shall be fully employed by the university during the project implementation period.
3. The same project cannot be used to apply for different funding schemes. Projects that are granted by national, provincial, or other kinds of municipal units shall not be applied again.
4. The PI can have no more than one ongoing or applied project in the same year. Joint application with external organizations is not allowed.
5. Applicants should also meet the specific requirements for each project.
Proposal Submission 申报方式
| 时间节点 Timeline | 工作安排 Action |
| 2023年6月2日17:00前 By 17:00 June 2, 2023 | 申报人登录内审系统提交项目信息，进行校内审批。 Applicants submit project information for internal approval through the RPIR System. |
| 2023年6月3日17：00前 By 17:00 June 3, 2023 | 申报人在广州科技大脑系统登录并提交申报材料，未注册系统账号的申请人请直接在广州科技大脑系统自行注册账号。 The applicant should log in and submit the application materials through Guangzhou Science-Brain. Applicants who do not have accounts yet should register on the system directly. |
| 2023年6月9日17:00前 By 17:00 June 9, 2023 | 各枢纽完成项目审批，在项目内审系统中将项目提交至科研处经办人处。 The Hubs approve and submit projects to the contact of the Research Department through the RPIR System. |
| 6月10日17:00前 By 17:00, June 10, 2023 | 各枢纽已在系统上被设置为二级单位。枢纽审核项目资料后，提交至学校管理员审核。 Hubs are set as the second-level unit for project review. The Hubs should review the proposals before being submitted to the HKUST(GZ) administrator. |
Notes 注意事项
1. 申报人在申报项目前，尽早登录（注册）广州科技大脑填写完善个人信息。
2. 申报人应合理安排项目申报书填报、网上审核推荐和材料提交时间，避免高峰期因网络繁忙耽误申报。
3. 在广州科技大脑提交申报材料后应留意项目状态，项目申报受理、立项公开公示等信息可登录广州科技大脑查询。
4. 项目申报人须认真仔细阅读申报指南各项要求，并按申报指南要求在广州科技大脑提交申报材料，线上提交截止后科研处将不接收补充提交申报材料。因材料缺失或不符合要求、错过申报时间节点等原因，导致未成功申报的责任由项目申报人自行承担。
5. 涉及科研伦理和科技安全的项目，申请人需在项目申报前完成伦理审查。
6. 归属广州市香港科大霍英东研究院组织遴选推荐的项目，以广州市香港科大霍英东研究院通知为准。
1. Applicants should log in to the Guangzhou Science-Brain system as soon as possible to fill up their personal information before the application.
2. Applicants should arrange the time appropriately for preparing the proposal, review and recommendation, and submission to avoid the delay of the submission due to the busy network.
3. After submitting proposals, applicants can trace the project status on the Guangzhou Science-Brain system. The status will be updated as project applications are accepted, approved projects are announced publicly, etc.
4. Applicants must read the requirements of the project guideline carefully and submit the proposals on the Guangzhou Science-Brain system properly. The Research Department will not accept supplementary materials after the submission deadline. The applicant should be responsible for failing the application due to missing or inadequate materials, overdue submission, etc.
5. If the project involves research ethics and safety issues, applicants should complete the ethics review before the proposal submission.
6. For projects to be reviewed and recommended by the FYTRI, please refer to their official guidelines.
Enquiries 咨询
孟熹 Alan Meng
Research Department, HKUST(GZ)
T: 020-8833 8992
E: alanxmeng@ust.hk / alanxmeng@hkust-gz.edu.cn
林宝珊 Bella Lin
Research Department, HKUST(GZ)
T: 020-8833 8993
E: bellabslin@ust.hk / bellabslin@hkust-gz.edu.cn