Overview
A joint Serbia–China research funding call supporting fundamental and applied projects in natural sciences and mathematics, engineering and technology, biotechnical sciences, biomedical sciences and artificial intelligence.
Complete grant details
Projects run for 36 months. The programme budget is EUR 4 million, split equally between the Science Fund of Serbia and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The maximum total project budget is EUR 400,000, with up to EUR 200,000 funded on each national side. The official call states that Serbian proposals are due on 25 September 2026 at 10:00 CET and that corresponding proposals must be submitted under the rules of both countries.
Eligibility requirements
The programme is intended for scientists and researchers employed by accredited scientific research organisations in Serbia and research organisations in China. A consortium must include at least one eligible organisation from Serbia and one from China; the Serbian research team must have 3 to 9 members.
Tips for this grant
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Verified against the current official Science Fund programme page and electronic submission portal. The official page states 25 September 2026 at 10:00 CET; deadline_date is stored without a UTC clock conversion because the source uses the CET label during a season when local civil time may differ.
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