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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.

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Showing 1-24 of 70 grants

Chinese Academy of Sciences logo
Open

CAS-TWAS President's Fellowship

🇨🇳CAS · China

Funds international PhD placements between Chinese and global research networks.

AIBiotech+8
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China logo
Open

Intergovernmental International S&T Cooperation

🇨🇳MOST · China

Supports Chinese and international partners through intergovernmental collaboration to co develop science and technology for practical impact.

AIBiotech+4
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China logo
Open

National Key R&D Programs

🇨🇳MOST · China

Offers Chinese organizations support through National Key programs for mission oriented technology projects moving toward practical use.

AIBiotech+8
Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China logo
Open

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.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+3
Chinese Academy of Sciences logo
Open

PIFI (President's International Fellowship Initiative)

🇨🇳CAS · China

Funds international researcher fellowships across career stages and global placements.

AIBiotech+8
Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission logo
Open

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.

AIBiotech+3
National Natural Science Foundation of China logo
Between cycles

NSFC General Program

🇨🇳NSFC · China

Supports broad foundational science across major disciplines through principal investigator grants.

BiotechAI+6
CN¥500K
National Natural Science Foundation of China logo
Between cycles

NSFC Young Scientists Fund Class A

🇨🇳NSFC · China

Supports high-tier Chinese investigators pursuing nationally recognized excellence in science.

BiotechAI+4
CN¥2.8M – CN¥4M
Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission logo
Between cycles

Shenzhen Natural Science Foundation General Program

🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China

Supports Shenzhen researchers through the Natural Science Foundation for foundational research across disciplines.

BiotechAI+3
CN¥300K
Chinese Academy of Sciences logo
Closed

ANSO Co-funded Research Project

🇨🇳CAS · China

Funds bilateral research collaborations with Belt and Road participation and cross-border execution.

AIBiotech+6
$500K – $2M
National Natural Science Foundation of China logo
Closed

NSFC Research Fund for International Scientists

🇨🇳NSFC · China

Supports international researchers at Chinese host institutions with research grants for deep collaboration.

BiotechAI+6
CN¥200K – CN¥800K
Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission logo
Closed

Shenzhen International Science and Technology Cooperation Project

🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China

Supports Shanghai teams with international peers through STIC cooperation funding for joint research exchanges.

AIBiotech+5
CN¥1M
Hangzhou Municipal Human Resources & Social Security Bureau logo
Open

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.

CN¥30K – CN¥200K
State Taxation Administration of China logo
Between cycles

R&D Super-Deduction Tax Incentive

🇨🇳STA · China

Provides Chinese companies a tax deduction framework for qualifying innovation spend through annual tax filing.

Ministry of Finance / SME Bureau (MIIT) logo
Discontinued

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.

CN¥1M – CN¥300M
TQ
Open

2026 Global Quantum + AI Challenge

TQI · Global / Multinational

Awards $40,000 per track to teams solving real quantum problems for five global enterprises.

QuantumAI
$40KSep'26
RA
Open

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.

QuantumAI
Sep'26
RA
Open

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.

QuantumAI+4
Sep'26
NVIDIA Corporation logo
Open

NVIDIA Academic Grant Program

NVIDIA · United States

Provides in-kind GPU compute and hardware to faculty-led research at PhD-granting universities.

AIQuantum+2
Sep'26
Lockheed Martin Corp logo
Open

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.

DefenseSpace+4
$500K – $50M
UK Defence Innovation (formerly DASA) logo
Between cycles

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.

DefenseAI+11
DT
Between cycles

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.

AIRobotics+4
DOE Office of Science logo
Between cycles

INCITE — Proposals

DOE SC · United States

Supports allocation of exascale compute resources for scientific codes and high-impact computing studies.

AIEnergy Tech+5
DOE Office of Science — Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) logo
Between cycles

INCITE Allocation Cycle

DOE ASCR · United States

Runs research teams and institutions for INCITE Allocation in artificial intelligence, quantum systems, and energy systems.

AIQuantum+4

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