Quantum grants in China
Explore Quantum grants for companies in China. This list brings together funding for quantum computing, sensing, communications and quantum software from Chinese innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in China, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Quantum in China come first.
Showing 1-24 of 69 grants
CAS-TWAS President's Fellowship
🇨🇳CAS · China
Funds international PhD placements between Chinese and global research networks.
Intergovernmental International S&T Cooperation
🇨🇳MOST · China
Supports Chinese and international partners through intergovernmental collaboration to co develop science and technology for practical impact.
National Key R&D Programs
🇨🇳MOST · China
Offers Chinese organizations support through National Key programs for mission oriented technology projects moving toward practical use.
National S&T Major Projects
🇨🇳MOST · China
Supports Chinese mission driven teams through National S&T Major Projects to build deployment ready solutions for national priorities.
PIFI (President's International Fellowship Initiative)
🇨🇳CAS · China
Funds international researcher fellowships across career stages and global placements.
Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau S&T Program Category C
🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China
Funds Hong Kong and Macau university teams with Shenzhen partners through STIC HKMO research collaboration support.
NSFC General Program
🇨🇳NSFC · China
Supports broad foundational science across major disciplines through principal investigator grants.
NSFC Young Scientists Fund Class A
🇨🇳NSFC · China
Supports high-tier Chinese investigators pursuing nationally recognized excellence in science.
Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation General Program
🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China
Supports Shenzhen researchers through the Natural Science Foundation for foundational research across disciplines.
CAS-ANSO Co-funding Research Project
CAS · China
Supports three-year, multi-country projects that improve livelihoods and green development in Belt and Road partner countries.
NSFC Research Fund for International Scientists
🇨🇳NSFC · China
Supports international researchers at Chinese host institutions with research grants for deep collaboration.
Shenzhen International Science and Technology Cooperation Project
🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China
Supports Shanghai teams with international peers through STIC cooperation funding for joint research exchanges.
Hangzhou 131 Young Talent Plan — Selection
🇨🇳Hangzhou HR & Social Security Bureau · China
Offers Hangzhou researchers and professionals annual recognition stipends focused on capability development and employer support.
R&D Super-Deduction Tax Incentive
🇨🇳STA · China
Provides Chinese companies a tax deduction framework for qualifying innovation spend through annual tax filing.
SME Development Fund of China
🇨🇳MOF+MIIT · China
Funds Chinese innovative small and medium-sized enterprises via commitments to specialist funds managed by MIIT-linked structures.
NVIDIA Academic Grant Program
NVIDIA · United States
Provides in-kind GPU compute and hardware to faculty-led research at PhD-granting universities.
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Lockheed Martin Corp · United States
Invests in hardware, aerospace, and defense innovation founders through a corporate venture platform tied to Lockheed Martin.
Open Call for Innovation
UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Funds organisations worldwide developing novel defence and security innovations across any technology area from TRL 1 to TRL 8.
Deep Tech Geeks Startups Competition
Deep Tech MEA · United Arab Emirates
Awards a free exhibition pod, travel and mentorship to deep-tech scale-ups that place in this annual competition at GITEX North Star in Dubai.
Global Quantum + AI Challenge
Resonance Alliance · Canada
Pays startups, research teams and enterprises a share of $200,000 in prizes for solutions that turn quantum computing research into deployable industrial pilots across five sectors.
Global Quantum + AI Challenge 2026
Resonance Alliance · Canada
Offers $200,000 in prizes across five enterprise challenge streams for teams building quantum, AI and HPC solutions to real industrial problems.
INCITE — Proposals
DOE SC · United States
Supports allocation of exascale compute resources for scientific codes and high-impact computing studies.
INCITE Allocation Cycle
DOE ASCR · United States
Runs research teams and institutions for INCITE Allocation in artificial intelligence, quantum systems, and energy systems.
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)/27 Cohort
Creative Destruction Lab · Canada
Offers Creative Destruction Lab cohorts with mentorship, customer discovery, and venture readiness to help startups scale.