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Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission

Supports Shanghai innovation through research grants, startup programs, and enterprise commercialization pathways.

China
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Annual funding-
Programs11
Active grants2
Total grants9
About

The Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission is Shanghai's city-level science and technology authority, operating under the municipal government and implementing the city's Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan. It is the main local funder for a market-size innovation hub that runs in parallel with national bodies such as MOST and NSFC.

Its portfolio spans the Natural Science …

Programs & grants under this funder
Shanghai Special Program: Large Models for AGI

Funds the STCSM Special Program for Large Models for AGI is a competitive basic-research call targeting foundational AI science.

1 grant
Shanghai AGI Large Models Special Program — First Batch
Closed
- pool
Shanghai Basic Research Explorer Program

Funds the is a co-funded model pairing STCSM with Shanghai-registered enterprises or industry associations.

1 grant
Shanghai Basic Research Explorer Program
Open
- pool·Rolling submission
Shanghai Innovation Voucher Program

Funds innovation vouchers for Shanghai technical teams to buy specialized services from registered innovation providers.

1 grant
Shanghai Innovation Voucher — Scheme
Open
- pool·Rolling submission
Shanghai International Scientific & Technological Cooperation Program

Funds Shanghai International Scientific & Technological Cooperation Program to support eligible participants with practical resources, mentoring, and growth-oriented access.

Shanghai Key Technology R&D Plan — New Generation IT

Funds competitive applied-R&D targeting AI infrastructure, embodied intelligence, and data governance. targeting AI infrastructure, embodied intelligence, and data governance.

1 grant
Shanghai Key Technology R&D Plan — New Generation IT
Closed
- pool
Shanghai Sci-Tech Little Giant Project

Subsidizes R&D expenditure by HNTE-certified Shanghai tech enterprises.

1 grant
Shanghai Sci-Tech Little Giant Project
Closed
- pool
Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai

Funds the funds investigator-initiated basic research at Shanghai universities and research institutes.

1 grant
Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai
Closed
- pool
Shanghai Pujiang Talent Plan

Funds the Pujiang Talent Plan , initiated in attracts Chinese scholars who have studied or worked abroad to return and work.

1 grant
Shanghai Magnolia Talent Plan Pujiang Project (Shanghai Pujiang Talent Plan)
Closed
- pool
Shanghai Rising-Star Plan

A talent cultivation grant for S&T workers under 35 at Shanghai institutions.

1 grant
Shanghai Rising-Star Plan
Closed
- pool
Shanghai Sci-Tech Co-Research Program

Funds the supports foreign-national PhD researchers based at overseas universities or research facilities to conduct joint research with Shanghai host institutions.

1 grant
Shanghai Sci-Tech Co-Research Program
Between cycles
- pool
Shanghai Soft Science Research Program

Funds the funds policy, management, and social science research supporting Shanghai's S&T governance.

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