New Generation AI National S&T Megaproject
Funds Chinese-registered enterprises and research institutions doing core AI R&D under China's New Generation Artificial Intelligence national megaproject.
The New Generation AI National S&T Megaproject is administered by China's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) through its Department of National Major Projects (重大专项司). It sits under the Innovation 2030 initiative (科技创新2030—重大项目), a separate program tier from the annual National Key R&D Programs (NKP), focused on longer-horizon, strategically critical technology areas. Applications are submi…
New Generation Artificial Intelligence (新一代人工智能) — confirmed active call family under the Innovation 2030 initiative. 2026 First Batch open call guide released June 16, 2026; supplementary notice June 22, 2026. Specific research topics are defined per call in Chinese-language application guides published on service.most.gov.cn.
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