Cooperation China - Joint Scientific Thematic Research Programme (JSTP)

The China Netherlands Joint Scientific Thematic Research Programme (JSTP) aims at stimulating sustainable research collaboration by funding joint research projects and thematic dialogue seminars.

Thematic dialogue seminars
These seminars serve as foresighting exercises aimed at identification of research topics for future joint research that can be embedded in the research lines of the participating research teams. They are important networking opportunities for Chinese and Dutch researchers, and are aimed, broadly, at all scientific disciplines.

Joint research projects
JSTP aims at fostering research collaborations of Sino-Dutch research teams that share high ambitions to work together in sustainable joint research projects by providing multi-annual research funding, and by calling for proposals demonstrating complementary expertise between Chinese and Dutch research teams in areas, in which both China and the Netherlands excel. Thematic calls for proposals will be published annually, featuring different thematic priorities each year. The 2010 call for proposals addresses the research topic Hybrid conversion of biomass.

Who can apply

Research teams of Dutch and Chinese researchers, with a senior Principal Investigator on both the Chinese and the Dutch side. 

What can be applied for

• Thematic Dialogue seminars
  
• Joint Research Projects

When can be applied

• Closing date for submitting Expressions of Interest (for Joint Research Projects), compulsory for researchers who want to attend the workshop on Hybrid conversion of biomass in the Netherlands was 10 March 2010, 11:00 hrs CET
• Closing date for submitting Thematic Dialogue proposals was 27 April 2010
• Closing date for submitting full Joint Research Projects proposals was 27 April 2010

Extra Information

A new call for proposals will be published in 2011. 

Criteria

Full information about the target groups, procedures and guidelines can be found in the JSTP brochure 2010. 

Procedure

Applications can only be submitted electronically via NWO's Iris system. The forms can be downloaded from the website and be submitted electronically. More information about the procedure can be found in the JSTP brochure 2010 and the instructions on the website. 

Budget

The JSTP programme starts with a 3-year pilot phase with a total budget of M€ 4.8 on the Dutch side, and matched on the Chinese side. 

Financiers

The Netherlands:

• The Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW);
• The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW);
• Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO);

China:

• The Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (MoST);
• The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (MoE);
• The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS);
• The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) .

Contacts

• M.J.T. (Mark) Schmets, MSc (CW)
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 05 37, e-mail: m.schmets@nwo.nl
• Ms Saskia Matheussen (NWO)
  phone: +31 (0)70 344 05 49, e-mail: s.matheussen@nwo.nl
• Mr. FANG Qiang (CAS)
  phone: +86 10 68597273, e-mail: qfang@cashq.ac.cn
• Zhang Lihua (CASS)
  phone: +86 10 8519 5149, e-mail: zhanglh@cass.org.cn
  
• Quan Bo (MOST/MoE)
  phone: +86 10 5888 1351 and +86 10 5888 1353, email: quanb@most.cn