BACKNew Cornerstone Investigator Program (新基石研究員項目)
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30 Sep 2022
The “New Cornerstone Investigator Program (新基石研究員項目)” was launched with the goal of invigorating research into basic sciences from the Tencent Foundation. This is a new type of basic research award focusing on originality and innovation, encouraging free exploration and public welfare attributes. Tencent will invest 10 billion yuan in 10 years to support a group of outstanding scientists to devote themselves to basic research in a long-term and stable manner, realize original innovation from 0 to 1, and promote scientific development. It is anticipated that the New Cornerstone Investigator Program will award 60 outstanding scientists each year and each of the winners can receive up to RMB 25 million for five years.
Applicants can be made through open application or institutional nomination (limited to 5). All applicants are required to register and submit the full application through the official website of New Cornerstone Investigator Project.
This award focuses on "selecting candidates but not projects (選人不選項目)", supporting creative scientists to carry out exploratory and risky basic research, and expecting them to raise important scientific questions, develop academic frontiers, and promote original breakthroughs. The project strictly follows the principle of "scientist-led (科學家主導)".
Strategic Topics -
Two major fields:
Mathematics and Physical Sciences (數學與物質科學)
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (生物與醫學科學)
Interdisciplinary between these two topics are highly encouraged. Among them, physical sciences can include topics on physics and chemistry with no immediate commercialization. Additionally, theoretical projects using computer science will also be welcomed. Further information on the list of topics can be refer here.
Funding Amount -
Project funding categories are divided into experimental and theoretical categories.
Experimental: Not exceeding 5 million yuan/person/year
Theoretical: Not exceeding 3 million yuan/person/year
Funding period: 5 years (can be renewed upon evaluation)
Eligibility -
1. Aged of 55 or below (born after July 1, 1967),
2. Full time faculty members (no nationality restriction),
3. Served as a doctoral supervisor for more than 5 years,
4. Undergoing scientific basic research for at least 9 months/year, and
5. Have not made application for 2022 Xplorer Award.
The "New Cornerstone Investigator Program" will be subjected to applications through 5 institutional nomination and open calls. The project review includes three stages: preliminary screening, preliminary review, and final review (including final review defense). The list of grants will be announced in the first quarter of 2023.
Application Procedures -
Interested applicants please submit applications via the application website of the New Cornerstone Investigator Program by the external deadline.
Online system of New Cornerstone Investigator Program
New Cornerstone Investigator Program (新基石研究員項目)
N/A
30 Sep 2022
The “New Cornerstone Investigator Program (新基石研究員項目)” was launched with the goal of invigorating research into basic sciences from the Tencent Foundation. This is a new type of basic research award focusing on originality and innovation, encouraging free exploration and public welfare attributes. Tencent will invest 10 billion yuan in 10 years to support a group of outstanding scientists to devote themselves to basic research in a long-term and stable manner, realize original innovation from 0 to 1, and promote scientific development. It is anticipated that the New Cornerstone Investigator Program will award 60 outstanding scientists each year and each of the winners can receive up to RMB 25 million for five years.
Applicants can be made through open application or institutional nomination (limited to 5). All applicants are required to register and submit the full application through the official website of New Cornerstone Investigator Project.
This award focuses on "selecting candidates but not projects (選人不選項目)", supporting creative scientists to carry out exploratory and risky basic research, and expecting them to raise important scientific questions, develop academic frontiers, and promote original breakthroughs. The project strictly follows the principle of "scientist-led (科學家主導)".
Strategic Topics -
Two major fields:
Mathematics and Physical Sciences (數學與物質科學)
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (生物與醫學科學)
Interdisciplinary between these two topics are highly encouraged. Among them, physical sciences can include topics on physics and chemistry with no immediate commercialization. Additionally, theoretical projects using computer science will also be welcomed. Further information on the list of topics can be refer here.
Funding Amount -
Project funding categories are divided into experimental and theoretical categories.
Experimental: Not exceeding 5 million yuan/person/year
Theoretical: Not exceeding 3 million yuan/person/year
Funding period: 5 years (can be renewed upon evaluation)
Eligibility -
1. Aged of 55 or below (born after July 1, 1967),
2. Full time faculty members (no nationality restriction),
3. Served as a doctoral supervisor for more than 5 years,
4. Undergoing scientific basic research for at least 9 months/year, and
5. Have not made application for 2022 Xplorer Award.
The "New Cornerstone Investigator Program" will be subjected to applications through 5 institutional nomination and open calls. The project review includes three stages: preliminary screening, preliminary review, and final review (including final review defense). The list of grants will be announced in the first quarter of 2023.
Application Procedures -
Interested applicants please submit applications via the application website of the New Cornerstone Investigator Program by the external deadline.
Details of the program can be found here.
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Tencent Foundation
Research Award
AP or above
Engineering, Medicine, Science, STEM
Online system of New Cornerstone Investigator Program