[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grant-fwo-bilateral-research-cooperation-china-2026":3,"similar-fwo-bilateral-research-cooperation-china-2026":36},{"id":4,"name":5,"funder":6,"link":7,"budget":8,"budget_min_eur":9,"budget_max_eur":10,"deadline":11,"deadline_note":12,"duration":13,"trl":11,"relevance":11,"why_relevant":11,"early_career":14,"consortium":15,"first_seen":16,"last_updated":11,"update_note":11,"status":17,"stages":18,"call_frequency":19,"next_call_expected":20,"source_url":7,"created_at":21,"updated_at":22,"eligible_countries":23,"description":25,"seo_summary":26,"links":27},"fwo-bilateral-research-cooperation-china-2026","Bilateral Research Cooperation China","FWO","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fwo.be\u002Fen\u002Fsupport-programmes\u002Fall-calls\u002Fsenior-researchersresearch-teams\u002Fbilateral-research-cooperation-china\u002F","€45k–€85k\u002Fyear for staff & consumables + up to €150k equipment per project",135000,405000,null,"Next call expected spring 2027","3 years",false,"Required — joint application with Chinese partner(s) at NSFC","2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","open","Joint submission to FWO (online E-loket) and NSFC simultaneously; eligibility check; external peer review; ad hoc joint interdisciplinary selection committee ranking; Board of Trustees final decision","Biennial","2027-03","2026-07-08T04:20:26.959Z","2026-07-08T07:07:39.332Z",[24],"BE","Fundamental research joint projects with Chinese partners across 8 NSFC disciplines. Host institution must be an eligible Flemish institution. FWO budget covers staff & consumables (€45k–€85k\u002Fyear) plus equipment (up to €150k total); Chinese side funded by NSFC. No distinction between junior\u002Fsenior projects. Proposals submitted simultaneously to FWO and NSFC.","{\"summary\":\"The FWO Bilateral Research Cooperation China programme funds three-year fundamental research projects in partnership with Chinese institutions, offering €45,000-€85,000 per year for staff and consumables plus up to €150,000 for equipment on the Flemish side. Applicants must be based at an eligible Flemish institution and submit joint applications simultaneously with NSFC-funded Chinese partners across eight eligible research disciplines. 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