The Beijing Natural Science Foundation Committee has launched a call for proposals for the 2026 collaborative special project guide, targeting Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei. The initiative aims to address fundamental scientific challenges in key industries within the region, particularly focusing on hydrogen energy and biopharmaceutical sectors under the "six chains and five clusters" framework.
Established in 2015, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Basic Research Collaboration Special Project was renamed the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Natural Science Foundation Collaboration Special Project starting in 2025. Its objective is to tackle common, critical basic scientific issues requiring joint research efforts across the three regions. The program also seeks to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, multi-regional and multi-departmental cooperation, advance the development of the Beijing (Jing-Jin-Ji) International Science and Technology Innovation Center, and enhance the global competitiveness of the region in basic research.
Proposals for this year's guide should originate from the hydrogen energy and biopharmaceutical fields within the "six chains and five clusters" structure. For hydrogen energy, the focus is on fundamental scientific questions related to hydrogen production, storage and transportation, refueling, and utilization. In biopharmaceuticals, priority areas include cell and gene therapy, brain-computer interfaces, organoids and organ-on-a-chip technology, innovative drug development, and biomedical engineering.
The guide requirements emphasize scientific rigor, concentrating on common basic scientific problems within the industries of the three regions. Proposals should be precise, distinctive, and reflect the characteristics of basic research, avoiding purely technical applications. They must be inclusive and directional, without restrictive elements, to facilitate joint applications from project leaders across Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, leveraging complementary strengths. Safety is also paramount, requiring strict adherence to national laws, regulations, and ethical guidelines, with attention to preventing risks in biosecurity, information security, and other technological safety areas, while following research ethics and excluding classified content.
Funding for individual projects under the 2026 Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Basic Research Collaboration Special Project is set at 600,000 yuan, with an implementation period of three years. Each proposer from the three regions may submit a maximum of one guideline suggestion, with the deadline set for 12:00 PM on March 23.
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