Grants for Cooperation on Sustainability Science with CAS-TWAS Centres of Excellence

Up to six grants in total are available, one per Centre of Excellence. Each collaborative grant will be RMB 600,000 in total. Since the supported projects will be two years in duration, RMB 300,000 per year will be provided.

While the aim of the grant is to support mainly in-person collaborative projects through research visits and/or student exchanges, up to 30% of the total funds can be used for equipment and/or consumables. The grant may also support participation in a training workshop at the collaborating CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence.

The research fields for the grants are identified below for each Centre of Excellence, along with contact persons of CoEs.

• CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Green Technology (CEGT): Fundamental Research on Mechanism and Technology for Efficient and Selective CO2 Transformation
  Contact person: Dr. Wang Gang, wanggang@ipe.ac.cn
• CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Biotechnology (CoEBio): Bio-utilization Mechanisms and Key Technologies for Renewable Energy
  Contact person: Ms. He Liu, coebio@im.ac.cn / hel@im.ac.cn
• CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Climate and Environment Sciences (ICCES): Understanding and predicting Climate Extremes and their impacts Using Innovative Techniques for Disaster Preparedness and sustainable development
  Contact person: Ms. Hao Bo, haobo@mail.iap.ac.cn
• CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Water and Environment (CEWE): Water and Environmental Issues in Sustainable Development
  Contact person: Dr. Wang Yawei, wangyawei@rcees.ac.cn
• CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Emerging Infectious Disease (CEEID): Prevention and control of tropical infectious disease and pandemic potential pathogens
  Contact person: Dr. Ma Sufang, masf@im.ac.cn
• CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence for Space Technology for Disaster Mitigation (SDIM): Climate-Driven Flood Hazard Modeling and Critical Infrastructure Exposure Analysis
  Contact person: Dr. Wang Lei, sdim@radi.ac.cn

Eligibility

Collaborative projects should involve the CoE and one or more TWAS Members or TWAS Young Affiliates; however, the leading scientist must not be based in China.

Application process

TWAS Members or TWAS Young Affiliates interested in the grant are welcome to send their CV and research proposal to the contact person of the chosen CoE. Each CoE is responsible to select the most suitable collaborating partner(s) and research proposal, after which both sides will prepare the application together.

After project approval, CAS will assign the funding to the CoE for the implementation of the research in collaboration with the paired TWAS scientist(s). The CoE will transfer the appropriate amount, according to the approved budget and work plan, to the collaborating partner(s).

At the end of the two-year project, the CoE and its collaborating partner(s) will submit a final report to TWAS and CAS.

CV and research proposal from potential candidates should be sent to CoEs no later than 14 June 2025.

Complete applications, the form for which is available below, should be sent to programmes@twas.org and dywang@cashq.ac.cn no later than 1 September 2025.