Special subjectGeneral Projects
Call for Proposals - Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai 2025
Notification time：2025-01-26
Submission period：
2025-02-10 09:00 to
2025-02-27 16:30
Status：Expired
Scope
- 1
- 2Special subjectYouth Projects
Submission period：
2025-02-10 09:00 to
2025-02-27 16:30
Review：
two rounds of online peer reviews.
Objective：
To encourage and support researchers to define key scientific issues and carry out original and cross-disciplinary research, targeting scientific and technological frontiers and major needs for application, so as to enhance original innovation.
Funding：
Fixed grants
with RMB200,000 for each project.
Project leader requirements：
- Applicants must apply through his/her employing organization (host institution). A person who has served as the Principal Investigator (PI) of one or more ongoing research projects under national or municipal fiscal funding cannot apply as the PI. The host institution shall review the submitted applications to ensure that they meet the above requirements and select and endorse the most suitable ones.
Application RequirementsApart from the above conditions, the following requirements shall also be abided by
- 1、The host institution shall be an incorporated or unincorporated body registered in Shanghai and have the capability of implementing the proposed projects.
- 2、For new projects proposed based on previous projects that have already received municipal fiscal funding or funding from other agencies (such as the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Natural Science Foundation of China), the similarities, differences, and development relationships between the two shall be clearly stated.
- 3、All host institutions and project participants shall abide by the management requirements of research integrity. The Principal Investigator (PI) shall certify the authenticity of all submitted materials. The host institution shall be responsible for the eligibility of applicants, verify the authenticity and completeness of submitted materials, and refrain from submitting any application that contains confidential information.
- 4、If the applicant requests to exclude certain experts from the review panel, an official letter needs to be issued by the host institution and uploaded with the feasibility plan, indicating the list of excluded experts and the corresponding reasons for the exclusion.
- 5、All host institutions and project participants shall abide by the science and technology ethics. Proposed scientific and technological activities shall be subject to scientific and technological ethics risk assessment. If they fall within the scope listed in Article 2 of the Measures for Scientific and Technological Ethics Review (for Trial Implementation) issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology, ethics review shall be conducted as required together with corresponding scientific and technological ethics review approval materials.
- 6、All host institutions and project participants shall observe the laws and regulations on the management of human genetic resources and on the biosafety management in pathogenic microbiology laboratories.
- 7、Each applicant shall apply for one project only.
- 8、The host institution shall submit, within 5 working days after the deadline of application, a letter of recommendation with its official seal. See attachment for the template of the letter and mailing address.
