Semiconductors grants in China
Explore Semiconductors grants for companies in China. This list brings together funding for chip design, fabrication, packaging, photonic and power electronics 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 Semiconductors in China come first.
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HNTE Certification
🇨🇳MOST Torch Center · China
Offers tax preference support for qualifying high and new technology enterprises in China.
Hangzhou 115 Overseas Intelligence Introduction Program
🇨🇳Hangzhou HR & Social Security Bureau · China
Supports Hangzhou enterprises recruiting overseas experts with salary and project subsidies for advisory work and knowledge transfer.
Hangzhou High-Level Talent Classification & Subsidy
🇨🇳Hangzhou HR & Social Security Bureau · China
Provides housing subsidies, healthcare access, and startup support for high-level talent across professional sectors.
Hi-Tech Enterprise R&D Subsidy — Claim Year
🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China
Supports Shenzhen high-tech firms through STIC HTE subsidy to recover part of prior innovation spend.
National Key R&D Programs
🇨🇳MOST · China
Offers Chinese organizations support through National Key programs for mission oriented technology projects moving toward practical use.
Qiantang Talent Program
🇨🇳Hangzhou HR & Social Security Bureau · China
Offers Hangzhou Qiantang pathways for life sciences, semiconductors, aerospace, and materials firms with housing and startup support.
Shanghai Basic Research Explorer Program
🇨🇳STCSM · China
Supports co-funded basic research in Shanghai through a municipal-STCSM explorer model with enterprise contribution.
Shanghai Innovation Voucher — Scheme
🇨🇳STCSM · China
Supports Shanghai small firms through automatic innovation vouchers to offset a share of development costs.
Shenzhen Integrated Circuit Industry Special Subsidy
🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China
Supports Shenzhen integrated-circuit design through STIC subsidies for tape-out and silicon design tooling development.
Support Fund for Entrepreneurship Service and Talent Development
🇨🇳ZGCAC · China
Funds technology teams in Zhongguancun parks and talent programs through reimbursements and one-off innovation support in startups.
Creating the World Competition
🇨🇳Hangzhou HR & Social Security Bureau · China
Administers Hangzhou's Creating the World competition for overseas returnees and foreign nationals launching technology ventures.
Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai
🇨🇳STCSM · China
Supports Shanghai researchers through the Natural Science Foundation with basic research funding in scientific fields.
Shanghai Sci-Tech Little Giant Project
🇨🇳STCSM · China
Supports Shanghai high-tech firms through the Little Giant programme via post-development innovation subsidy.
Shanghai Rising-Star Plan
🇨🇳STCSM · China
Supports emerging Shanghai science and technology talent through the Rising-Star programme for career development.
CDB Innovation Sector Loans
🇨🇳CDB · China
Provides China policy loans for large strategic-emerging sectors such as semiconductors, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing.
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.
Defence Rapid Impact
UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom
Funds innovators from any country developing near-term defence technology prototypes at TRL 6 or 7 through the MOD Defence Innovation Fund.
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.
MIT.nano Industry Consortium / Foundry Access
MIT.nano · United States
Provides Massachusetts startup teams access to advanced prototyping and fabrication through MIT.nano collaboration.
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.
Arm Silicon Startups Contest
Arm · United Kingdom
Awards up to $250,000 in Arm technology credit to the winner and $150,000 to the runner-up among early-stage semiconductor startups building Arm-based chip designs worldwide, with automatic consideration for Silicon Catalyst's own incubator.
AI:360 Global Startup Competition 2026
XTC · United States
Gives selected applied-AI startups a live pitch slot at XTC's AI:360 Summit plus investor and partner introductions.