Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission

Offers Shenzhen Science and Technology and Innovation Commission access to municipal subsidies, talent programs, and city-funded startup support.

Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission (STIC-SZ) is Shenzhen's municipal science and technology authority in Guangdong Province, China. It sits inside the city government and steers research and innovation policy for Shenzhen, with a mandate that runs from basic research to industrial technology support and international cooperation.

Its funding mix spans the Natural Science Foundation general program, international science and technology cooperation, Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau collaboration, integrated-circuit support, hi-tech enterprise R&D rebates, and the Peacock Plan for high-level overseas talent. Award ceilings in the structured record range from CNY 300,000 for basic research to CNY 1 million for international cooperation, CNY 3 million for the hi-tech enterprise R&D subsidy, and as much as CNY 100 million for Peacock talent support. The program set also reaches semiconductors, AI, robotics, hardware, materials, quantum, energy, biotech, and advanced manufacturing.

STIC-SZ operates as a centralized municipal platform rather than a single-purpose grant maker. Applications move through the city's science and technology business management system, and the portfolio combines research support, industrial subsidies, and talent attraction in one delivery channel. That makes it the main public route for teams that need Shenzhen-backed support across lab work, commercialization, and strategic industrial priorities.