Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund

The Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund is Guangdong's provincial science foundation, administered by the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund Committee. It sits alongside the national NSFC in role and covers the province's core basic-science ladder, from youth and general grants through joint funds to key and major strategic projects. Calls are issued on an annual basis for each sub-fund, usually around the Q4 to Q1 window. Projects below CNY 1 million follow lighter audit rules, while projects at or above that level require a full independent audit. The budget rules also allow up to 30% of a project's total cost to go to performance-based personnel compensation, rising to 60% for pure theoretical basic-research projects. The best fit is a university or research-group team that needs a provincial route for early or mid-stage fundamental work and can operate through the Sunshine Platform in Chinese. Enterprise participation appears through the joint-fund structure, but the program's center of gravity is still the research institution side of Guangdong's science system.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.