According to the National Natural Science Fund Committee will (NSFC) bilateral cooperation agreements with the US National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Research and Innovation Agency (UKRI) and consensus Israel and the United States to two Science Foundation (BSF) reached In 2021, all parties will continue to jointly collect cooperative research projects and cooperative exchange projects, encourage scientists from China, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, and China, the United States, and Israel to conduct cooperative research in the field of "Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)", and support China, the United States, and the United States.
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The EEID project supports interdisciplinary research on the ecological, evolutionary, organismal and social laws and processes that affect the spread of infectious diseases
Research fields can include (but are not limited to): the determinants and interrelationships of infectious diseases spreading between humans, non-human animals and/or plants, for example: the spread of pathogens; the influence of environmental factors (such as climate); the natural host or The population dynamics and inheritance of the host; how the biology or behavior of the pathogen, vector or host species affects the transmission dynamics; the feedback between ecological transmission and evolutionary dynamics; the cultural, social, behavioral and economic factors of pathogen transmission
The types of infectious diseases can be targeted at infectious diseases originating from animals, environment, vector, intestines, and respiratory tracts in terrestrial, freshwater or marine systems; biological types can be targeted at plant or animal infectious diseases; the research scope and scale can range from specific pathogens to the whole Environmental system
Researchers are encouraged to form multidisciplinary teams.
The following research content does not belong to the scope of support of this project:
(1) Limited to genetic models that focus on evolutionary changes (such as comparative genomics);
(2) Only focus on human disease itself without considering the broader ecological environment;
(3) Only focus on pathogen discovery;
(4) Only focus on the study of biological processes in the host;
(5) Only focus on the ecology of vector species;
(6) At least one pathogenic microorganism for key research has not been pre-determined;
(7) Pay attention to antimicrobial resistance without considering the dynamics of pathogen transmission
Please refer to Annex 1 of this guide for detailed descriptions of funding areas
For details of the National Science Foundation application guidelines, please refer to: https:// style="text-indent:2em"> 2.
Chinese applicants should choose the code of the Department of Life Sciences (C0301) or the code of the Department of Medical Sciences (H3009) as the application code according to the research content
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The scale of funding for this cooperative research project is no more than two
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China’s funding intensity for approved projects is not more than 4.
5 million yuan, including research funds and international travel expenses (air tickets are in economy class) used to fund exchange activities for Chinese researchers, living expenses abroad, and other activities closely related to exchange activities.
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The US funding intensity is no more than 2.
5 million US dollars per project, including research funding and international travel expenses used to fund US researchers’ exchange activities, living expenses abroad, and other expenses closely related to exchange activities
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Declaration requirements
(1) The funding period is 5 years, and the research period in the application should be filled in from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027
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(2) The number of domestic cooperative research units shall not exceed 2
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(3) All applicants must submit project applications to the scientific funding agencies of their countries (ie NSFC, NSF, UKRI, BSF)
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(4) The project application should reflect the combination of strong powers and complementary advantages
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(5) If the research involves animal and plant resources, the project applicant or stakeholders and support units to strictly abide by relevant state regulations on animal and plant resources protection; involving human genetic resources, to strictly abide by the State Council promulgated the "Chinese The relevant provisions in the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Management of Human Genetic Resources (State Order No.
717) provide for the management of human genetic resources in China in international cooperation
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State Council (2) Cooperation and exchange projects
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Funding areas
As a cooperative exchange project, the EEID Research Coordination Network (RCN) project aims to promote the establishment of new cooperation networks by researchers from participating countries of the EEID project, focusing on the construction and implementation of new cooperation mechanisms, training, expansion of participation, and the application of cooperative technology and data.
The problem explores innovative ideas, and then solves the interdisciplinary problems related to EEID
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The project encourages the participation of young scholars, post-doctoral, graduate and undergraduate students
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Applications based on existing cooperation networks will no longer be funded
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For details of the National Science Foundation application guidelines, please refer to:
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Application code
The Chinese applicant should choose the code of the Department of Life Sciences (C0301) or the code of the Department of Medical Sciences (H3009) as the application code according to the field in which the cooperation network is to be established
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1 Fill in the Chinese application form .
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Intensity of funding
China's funding intensity for approved projects is not more than 1 million yuan, including international travel expenses (air tickets in economy class) used to fund exchange activities for Chinese researchers, living expenses abroad, and other expenses closely related to exchange activities
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The US funding intensity is no more than 500,000 US dollars per item, including international travel expenses, living expenses abroad and other expenses closely related to exchange activities used to fund US researchers to carry out exchange activities
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Declaration requirements
(1) The funding period is 5 years, and the research period in the application should be filled in from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027
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(2) All applicants must submit project applications to NSFC, NSF and/or UKRI respectively
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Application conditions
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Application conditions (1) Applicants for inter-organization international (regional) cooperative research projects should meet the following requirements
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Possess a senior professional technical position (title)
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As the person in charge of the project, he is undertaking or undertaking the National Natural Science Foundation of China for 3 years or more
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Have a good foundation for cooperation with foreign (regional) partners
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For detailed instructions on application qualifications, please refer to the "2021 National Natural Science Foundation of China Project Guide"
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(2) Applicants for inter-organizational international (regional) cooperation and exchange programs should meet the following requirements
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The project leader who is undertaking the National Natural Science Foundation of China for 3 years or more
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Participants who are undertaking the National Natural Science Foundation of China for a period of 3 years or more and have a senior professional technical position (title) or a doctorate degree, or 2 scientific and technical personnel with the same research field and senior professional technical position (title) Personnel recommendation shall be approved by the person in charge of the funded project
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The Chinese and foreign applicants should establish a new cooperative relationship, aiming to lay the foundation for subsequent substantive cooperative research
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For detailed instructions on application qualifications, please refer to the "2021 National Natural Science Foundation of China Project Guide"
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Restrictions on application requirements
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Restrictions on application requirements (1) Cooperative research projects
International (regional) cooperative research projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China include inter-organizational international (regional) cooperative research projects and key international (regional) cooperative research projects
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The cooperative research project is an inter-organization international (regional) cooperative research project.
Applicants must comply with the following restrictions when applying:
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Applicants (excluding major participants) can only apply for one international (regional) cooperative research project in the same year
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The person in charge of an international (regional) cooperative research project is not allowed to apply for the cooperative research project listed in this guide as an applicant
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Apply as an applicant and undertake the cooperative research projects listed in the guide as the person in charge, including applications for senior professional positions (titles) (including applicants and main participants) and undertaking (including the person in charge and main participants) The total number of projects is limited to 2 items (except for inter-organizational cooperative research projects applied for or undertaken as major participants)
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Other restrictions on the number of applications in the 2021 National Natural Science Foundation of China Project Guide
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(2) Cooperation and exchange projects
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Applicants for cooperative exchange programs are not restricted by the stipulation that “applicants can only apply for one project of the same type in the same year”
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The international (regional) cooperation and exchange project under the same inter-organization agreement framework applied as an applicant and undertaking as the project leader is limited to one in total
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Applying for the cooperation and exchange projects listed in this guide is not subject to the total number of applications and commitments
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Other restrictions on the number of applications in the 2021 National Natural Science Foundation of China Project Guide
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Four, application notes
Four, application notes (1) Notes for applicants
The application forms for international (regional) cooperative research projects and cooperative exchange projects between organizations are written online.
The specific requirements for applicants are as follows:
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The applicant should carefully read the relevant content in this project guide and the "2021 National Natural Science Foundation Project Guide" before filling in the application form
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Project applications that do not meet the project guide and related requirements will not be accepted .
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Applicants log in to the Science Foundation Network Information System (https://isisn.
nsfc.
gov.
cn/egrantweb/), and write the "National Natural Science Foundation of China International (Regional) Cooperation and Exchange Project Application" in accordance with the outline and related requirements.
(Hereinafter referred to as "Chinese Application")
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The specific steps are:
(1) Select the "Project Leader" user group to log in to the system, and then click "Online Application" to enter the application interface; click the "Add Project Application" button to enter the selection interface of the Ministry of Science to which the project belongs; click "Apply for the General Science Department Project "Enter the project category selection interface
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(2) Click the + sign on the left of "International (Regional) Cooperation and Exchange Projects" or the "Expand" button on the right to expand the drop-down menu;
(3) For applicants of cooperative research projects, click "fill in application" on the right side of "inter-organizational cooperative research (inter-organizational cooperation agreement project)", enter the interface for selecting "cooperation agreement", and select "NSFC-NSF ( China and the United States)”, and then enter the approval number of the fund project to be relied on according to the system requirements, and enter the specific application form filling interface after passing the qualification certification
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(4) For applicants of cooperative exchange projects, click "fill in application" on the right side of "cooperative exchanges (inter-organizational cooperation agreement projects)", enter the selection "cooperation agreement" interface, and select "NSFC-NSF (China-US )”, and then enter the approval number of the fund project to be relied on according to the system requirements, and enter the specific application form filling interface after passing the qualification certification
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Both inter-organization cooperative research projects and cooperative exchange projects implement fixed subsidy funding methods
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Applicants should carefully read the content of the budget preparation requirements in the "2021 National Natural Science Foundation Project Guide" application notes, and strictly follow the "National Natural Science Foundation Funding Project Fund Management Measures" and "Regarding the Fund Management Issues of the National Natural Science Foundation Fund Project" supplementary notice "(Choi Science and Education [2016] No.
19)," national Natural Science Foundation Committee meeting, the Ministry of Finance on further improving Science Foundation and funds management notice "(national Science fortune gold [2019] No.
31) and" country According to the requirements of the “Instructions for the Preparation of Fund Budget Statements for Natural Science Fund Projects," the “National Natural Science Fund Project Fund Budget Statements” should be carefully and truthfully compiled and reported
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Application materials requirements
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After the applicant completes the application form, he/she submits the electronic application form and attached materials online without submitting the paper application form
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After the project is approved, the paper signature and seal page of the application is bound to the end of the "Project Funding Plan" and submitted together
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The signed and sealed information should be consistent with the electronic application
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The attached materials include:
(1) A copy of the full text of the English application submitted by the U.
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partner to NSF;
(2) Letter of intent for cooperation
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A letter of intent for cooperation signed by both Chinese and foreign applicants is required
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(3) The letter of commitment from the supporting unit on reviewing and strictly complying with the regulations on the management of human genetic resources (if involved)
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The English name of this collaborative research project filled in in the Chinese application form must be exactly the same as the English project name submitted by all collaborators
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To facilitate the identification by the project management department, applicants should use "EEID:US-China:", "EEID:US-UK-China:" or "EEID:US-China-Israel:" when filling in the Chinese name of the cooperative research project Prefix; please use the prefix "EEID RCN: US-China:" or "EEID RCN: US-UK-China:" when filling in the Chinese project name of the cooperation and exchange project
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The English project names submitted by all partners must be exactly the same
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In the process of preparing application materials and implementing the project, if the research content involves the issue of animal and plant resources, the project applicant or undertaker and the supporting unit must strictly abide by the relevant national regulations on the protection of animal and plant resources; if it involves human genetic resources Question, we must strictly abide by the relevant provisions of the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Management of Human Genetic Resources" (State Order No.
717), and do a good job in the management of China's human genetic resources in international cooperation
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(2) Matters needing attention for the supporting unit
The supporting unit shall review the authenticity, completeness and compliance of the application materials submitted by the applicant of its own unit, as well as the relevance of the declared budget, policy compliance and economic rationality
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This project is included in the scope of paperless applications
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After the project is approved, the paper signature and seal page of the application is bound to the end of the "Project Funding Plan" and submitted together
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The signed and sealed information should be strictly consistent with the electronic application form
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Please refer to the "Announcement on the 2021 National Natural Science Fund Project Application and Concluding Relevant Matters" for matters such as the submission of the unit's scientific research integrity commitment letter and project list
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(3) Project application acceptance
The electronic version of the application and the attached materials should be submitted before the prescribed deadline for project application (16:00, November 25, 2021, Beijing time)
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Project contact
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Project contact (1) Chinese contact
Tang Rongda, Chen Jing
Phone: 010-62327145 010-62326877
Email: tangrd@nsfc.
gov.
cn
Information System Technical Support (Information Center): 010-62317474
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(2) US contact
Dr.
Samuel M.
Scheiner
Phone: (703) 292-7175
Email: sscheine@nsf.
gov
Dr.
Katharina Dittmar
Phone: (703) 292-7799
Email: kdittmar@nsf.
gov
Attachment: 1.
Description of funding areas (English)
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Funding field description (English) 1.
Funding field description (English)
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Reference template for cooperation intent
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Reference template for the letter of intent for cooperation 2.
Reference template for the letter of intent for cooperation National Natural Science Fund Committee will
Committee member International Cooperation Bureau
September 13, 2021
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