Lifecycle: { "status": "2026 call closed; projects scheduled 2027–2029", "edition": "2026", "cadence": "annual", "duration": "3 years", "renewable": null, "dates": { "deadline": "2026-03-31T17:00:00+07:00", "start": "2027-01-01", "end": "2029-12-31" } } Funding and benefits: { "cash": { "maximum_per_chinese_project": 2000000, "currency": "CNY", "scope": "direct research and international cooperation costs" }, "planned_awards": 9, "foreign_partners": "funded by corresponding national agencies" } Eligibility and filters: { "countries": "participating e-ASIA economies by topic", "applicant": "Chinese PI with senior professional title and qualifying prior/current 3+ year NSFC project; at least three-country consortium", "institution": "Chinese domestic partner institutions maximum two", "exclusions": [ "more than one international cooperation application in same year", "more than one active international cooperation project" ] } Application: { "opens": null, "deadline": "2026-03-31T17:00:00+07:00", "decision": null, "start": "2027-01-01", "end": "2029-12-31", "url": "https://www.nsfc.gov.cn/p1/3381/2824/100213.html", "materials": [ "Chinese NSFC application", "English e-ASIA joint proposal", "budget", "consortium plan" ], "selection_stages": [ "national eligibility review", "multilateral scientific review", "coordinated award" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [ { "name": "NSFC International Cooperation Bureau", "role": "Chinese funding agency" } ], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "No complete named recipient roster was published in the reviewed source." }, "history": { "launched": null, "editions": [ { "year": 2026, "planned_awards": 9 } ], "statistics": [] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "final award roster", "partner-agency amounts outside China" ] Source conflicts: []