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 Dialogue Seminars.

Dialogue seminars
The seminars serve as fore-sighting 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 Dutch and Chinese 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 Dutch and Chinese research teams in areas, in which both The Netherlands and China excel. Thematic Calls for Proposals are published annually, featuring different thematic priorities each year. The 2011-2012 Call for Proposals addresses the research topic Agriculture & Food: How to Feed the World?.

Who can apply

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

What can be applied for

• Dialogue Seminars open for applications
• Joint Research Projects open for applications

When can be applied

• Closing date for submitting Expressions of Interest for Joint Research Projects was 16 January 2012, 11.00am CET
• Closing date for submitting Full Proposals for Joint Research Projects is 10 April 2012, 11.00am CET
• Closing date for submitting proposals for Dialogue Seminars is 10 April 2012, 11.00am CET

Extra Information

New Calls for Proposals will be launched in 2013 and 2014.

Criteria

Full information about the target group, procedure and guidelines can be found in the JSTP brochures 2011-2012 for Joint Research Projects and for Dialogue Seminars.

Procedure

Applications can only be submitted electronically via NWO’s Iris system. The forms can be downloaded below and must be submitted electronically.

More information about the procedure can be found in the JSTP brochures 2011-2012 for Joint Research Projects and for Dialogue Seminars, and the instructions on the website.

Budget

After a successful 3-year pilot phase, JSTP has been continued with three new subsidy rounds. On the Dutch side, an annual investment of 1.6 million euros will be made. On the Chinese side, these investments in the programme will be matched by the four Chinese partners

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

• B.J. Bonenkamp (NWO)
  phone: +31 (0)70 349 44 16, e-mail: b.bonenkamp@nwo.nl
• Mr Dai Qian (MOST/MoE)
  telefoon: +86 10 5888 1357, e-mail: daiq@most.cn
• Mr. Fang Qiang (CAS)
  telefoon: +86 10 6859 7273, e-mail: qfang@cashq.ac.cn
• Ms Zhang Lihua (CASS)
  telefoon: +86 10 8519 5149, e-mail: zhanglh@cass.org.cn
  

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