甬科外〔2025〕96号
各区（县、市）科技局、开发区（园区）科技管理部门，各高校、科研院所，各有关单位：
为进一步推动我市科技创新开放合作，加快建设全域高水平创新型城市，根据《宁波市“科创甬江2035”重点研发计划管理办法》（甬科高〔2023〕73号）和《宁波市科技人才引育和国际科技合作项目支持管理办法（暂行）》（甬科外〔2022〕91号），经研究，决定启动2025年度“科创甬江2035”重点研发计划国际科技合作项目的组织申报工作。有关事项通知如下：
一、项目征集范围
专题一：中东欧国家创新合作专项
研究目标：支持我市高校、科研院所、科技型企业等各类创新主体与中东欧各国高水平大学、科研院所、科技型企业或组织等开展联合研究，进一步加强科技领域学术和技术合作，促进共赢发展。
支持领域：新材料、人工智能与大数据、高端装备、新能源、生命健康、新型农业。
合作国别：中东欧国家（塞尔维亚、匈牙利、波兰、斯洛文尼亚、斯洛伐克、希腊、克罗地亚、阿尔巴尼亚、波黑、保加利亚、黑山、北马其顿、捷克、罗马尼亚）
项目类别：包括基础研究类和应用研究类两类项目。基础研究类项目指通过实验性或理论性研究，解决重大科学问题，形成重大原创性成果，有望实现“从0到1”原创突破的项目；应用研究类项目指有望形成示范应用的技术原型，其成果可在较短期间内取得工业技术突破，有望催生一批先导产业的项目。
支持额度：基础研究类项目每项资助金额不超过50万元；应用研究类项目每项资助金额不超过80万元。
专题二：青年协同创新专项
研究目标：支持依托我市高校、科研院所、科技型企业等各类创新主体的青年科学家与国（境）外青年科学家开展科研工作，促进我市与各国（地区）建立长期科技交流与合作关系。
支持领域：新材料、人工智能与大数据、高端装备、新能源、生命健康。
合作国别：不限。
项目类别：包括基础研究类和应用研究类两类项目（类型定义同专题一）。
支持额度：基础研究类项目每项资助金额不超过50万元；应用研究类项目每项资助金额不超过80万元。
申报主体要求：我市牵头申报单位的项目负责人及外方合作单位的项目负责人均应为40周岁以下，即1985年1月1日（含）后出生（女性可放宽至1983年1月1日（含）后出生）。
专题三：重大成果转化应用专项
研究目标：围绕我市优势产业和重点产业链需求，开展有望实现重大技术突破，提升自主创新能力和核心竞争力，可有效扩大经济产出、提升经济社会效益的项目。
支持领域：新材料、人工智能与大数据、高端装备、新能源、生命健康。
合作国别：不限。
项目类别：试验发展类。试验发展类项目指围绕我市科创及产业发展需求，支持具有国际领先水平，有望实现重大技术突破，提升自主创新能力和核心竞争力，可扩大经济产出，能带动经济社会效益提升的项目。
支持额度：每项资助金额不超过200万元。
申报主体要求：牵头申报单位应为我市科技型企业。
二、申报总体要求
（一）关于项目方向。申报项目应符合我市科创重点发展领域和产业发展方向，具备良好的国际合作基础和合作条件，有明确的合作模式，项目内容具体，方案合理可行，技术指标明确可考核。通过项目的实施能有效解决“卡脖子”技术问题，或能与产业应用需求紧密结合，对形成相关知识产权或技术标准的，予以重点支持。项目执行期一般不超过三年。
（二）关于合作协议。中外合作双方应具有良好国际合作基础，具备有效的合作协议。协议应以中文或外文签署，如使用外文签署，须提供有效中文翻译件（翻译机构或人员需具有翻译资质）。
合作协议签署具体要求：1.协议内容应明确合作期限、任务、各方分工与投入、科研支撑条件、知识产权分配情况、协议签署日期等信息；2.协议应记载双方签字人的姓名、单位、部门、职务等身份信息（如协议文本未完整记载，可另附书面说明及佐证材料）；3.协议约定的合作内容应与申报项目的研究内容相符；4.协议文本和相关说明材料均须加盖申报单位公章。
（三）关于科研诚信。申报单位对合作协议和相关申报材料的真实性负责，应提供相关承诺说明，不得夸大自身实力及经济和技术指标。通过恶意夸大获得项目立项的，一经发现确认后将被列入科研诚信黑名单。项目申报单位、合作单位以及项目团队成员诚信状况良好，在市级财政专项资金审计、检查过程中无重大违规行为，无在惩戒执行期内的科研严重失信行为记录和相关社会领域失信记录。
（四）关于负面清单。项目不支持基本建设、纯设备采购项目，不支持政策和管理等软科学研究项目，不支持成熟技术、产品开发或市场推广项目。
三、申报具体条件
（一）项目申报单位及合作单位基本要求
申报单位应为项目牵头单位，具体负责本项目的组织实施和资金管理。
1.申报单位应为在我市注册的具有独立法人资格的创新主体，具备较强科研能力和研发条件，具有良好国际合作基础，有健全的科研、财务和知识产权等管理制度，整体运行规范。
2.申报单位为企业的，应具备市级企业技术研发中心、重点实验室等市级及以上研发机构资质，且与外方合作单位无股权关联关系。
3.申报单位应与外方合作单位已产生项目研发经费及国际科技合作交流经费，相关经费应发生在2025年7月1日之前，并需提供与该项目的相关性证明。
4.外方合作单位须为国（境）外机构（不应为个人或团队），应具有较强技术实力或较高科研水平，具备对华合作意愿和能力。外方合作伙伴可以凭技术、资金、信息资料、先进设备、专有资源等投入的方式参与合作。
5.同等条件下对依托省级及以上国际科技合作平台载体开展的项目予以重点支持。
（二）项目负责人及核心成员基本要求
1.项目组排名首位的为项目负责人，原则上应为项目承担单位的在职人员，在相关技术领域有较高学术地位或技术优势，应为项目主体研究思路的提出者和实际主持研究的科技人员，具备完成项目所需要的组织管理和协调能力。
2.项目组中方排名前三的成员应提供与项目承担单位（申报单位、合作单位）签订的劳动合同。来自高校院所的项目组中方前三成员，如存在双聘情形，可由高校院所出具聘任协议或证明。劳动合同或聘任协议期限（含续签）原则上应覆盖项目执行期。
3.每家外方合作单位至少有1名人员参与项目组研发工作。
4.项目组中方排名前三的成员，其承担的市级科技计划在研项目和当年申报项目累计不应超过两项；如中方前三成员有中途退出原在研市科技计划项目情形的，则在原项目未提交验收申请并审核通过前，不得作为本批申报项目的前三成员；项目中方前3名成员存在承担市科技计划项目任务书期满，未按规定提请验收申请，或虽提请验收申请但未提交完整验收资料，审核不通过的，不得申报。
四、项目申报流程
（一）系统申报。各申报单位应按要求登录“宁波科技大脑”（https://stbrain.kjj.ningbo.gov.cn）进行系统申报。经“法人登录”入口，使用政务服务网法人账号登录系统，进入“办事大厅”，选择“国际科技合作”栏目进行填报，请注意，每个申报主体仅能选择3个专题之一开展本批次项目申报，并应选择相应的项目类别（基础研究、应用研究或试验发展类）。申报单位应按填报要求上传PDF格式的有关附件材料，过程中产生的纸质材料自行留存备查。申报系统开放时间为8月8日9:00至9月5日17:00，请在截止时间前留有线上提交时间余量，尽量避免临近截止时间提交。
（二）归口推荐。归口管理单位对项目申报材料的真实性、完整性进行审核，应于9月10日17:00前通过“宁波科技大脑”系统确认推荐提交项目，并将加盖归口管理单位公章的推荐函扫描后，由浙政钉提交市科技局科技人才处。纸质材料自行留存备查。
（三）形式审查。市科技局组织对申报材料的完整性、有效性进行形式审核，对符合申报通知要求的予以受理，对不符合申报通知要求的作退回处理。
（四）专家评审。市科技局组织相关领域专家进行项目评审，必要时进行实地核查。根据专家评审意见、实地核查情况，结合我市科技创新和产业发展特点与目标，研究确定拟立项项目和具体资助额度。
（五）社会公示。经向社会公示7天无异议后予以发文立项。
（六）签订合同。申报单位根据立项文件明确的财政补助金额，在规定期限内与市科技局、归口管理单位签订三方合同任务书。逾期不签订合同任务书的，取消立项资格。
五、其他说明
（一）鼓励企业、高校院所、归口管理单位、社会资本等共同投入、协同攻关，联合出资、联动投入情况作为评审立项的重要因素。
（二）对于由企业牵头申报或有企业参与的项目，资助金额不超过核定项目总预算的1/3，如立项补助经费低于申请经费的，原则上不得降低项目总预算，经费不足部分由企业自筹解决，实施过程中自筹经费不得调减；对于仅由国有性质的高校、科研院所和其它事业单位承担的项目，资助金额不超过核定项目总预算。财政资金拨付给牵头单位后，牵头单位合计外拨至合作单位的金额占比不得超过50%。
（三）申报单位如需向国（境）外合作方拨付资金，应使用项目单位自有资金。项目相关经费管理，应按《宁波市科技发展专项资金管理办法（修订）》（甬科资〔2022〕36号）执行。
六、咨询方式
（一）政策咨询和推荐函受理：王元明，89292217；
（二）项目受理咨询：周夏君，87910893；
（三）网络技术咨询：87811024。
宁波市科学技术局
2025年8月5日
Notice on the Application for 2025 International Sci-tech Cooperation Projects under the “Innovation Yongjiang 2035” Key R&D Programme
To further promote open cooperation in science and technology innovation in Ningbo and accelerate the construction of a high-level innovative city across the region, in accordance with the ‘Management Measures for the Key Research and Development Programme of Ningbo’s “Science and Technology Innovation Yongjiang 2035” Plan’ (Yong Ke Gao [2023] No. 73) and the ‘Interim Measures for the Support and Management of Science and Technology Talent Cultivation and International Science and Technology Cooperation Projects in Ningbo (Yong Ke Wai [2022] No. 91), the application process for 2025 International Sci-tech Cooperation Projects under the “Innovation Yongjiang 2035” Key R&D Programme is hereby initiated. The particulars of this announcement are delineated as follows:
I. Scope of Topics
Topic 1. Special Programme for Innovation Cooperation with Central and Eastern European Countries
Research Objectives: Support various innovation entities in Ningbo, including universities, research institutes, and technology-based enterprises, to engage in joint research with high-level universities, research institutes, technology-based enterprises, or organisations in Central and Eastern European countries. This initiative aims to further strengthen academic and technical cooperation in the field of science and technology, promoting mutually beneficial development.
Supporting Areas: New materials, artificial intelligence and big data, high-end equipment, new energy, life sciences and health, and modern agriculture.
Collaborating Countries: Central and Eastern European Countries (Serbia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Greece, Croatia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Czech Republic, Romania)
Project Categories: basic research projects and applied research projects. Basic research projects involve experimental or theoretical research aimed at addressing major scientific questions, generating significant original findings, and achieving breakthroughs from ‘0 to 1.’ Applied research projects aim to develop technical prototypes with demonstration applications, whose outcomes can achieve industrial technological breakthroughs within a relatively short period and are expected to foster the emergence of a new generation of leading industries.
Funding Amount: Up to 500,000 RMB per project for basic research projects; up to 800,000 RMB per project for applied research projects.
Topic 2. Special Programme for Youth Collaborative Innovation
Research Objectives: To support young scholars affiliated with universities, research institutes, technology-based enterprises, and other innovation entities in Ningbo to conduct research in collaboration with young scholars from other countries (regions), thereby promoting the establishment of long-term scientific and technological exchange and cooperation relationships between Ningbo and other countries (regions).
Supporting Areas: New materials, artificial intelligence and big data, high-end equipment, new energy, and life sciences and health.
Collaborating Countries: No restrictions.
Project Categories: basic research projects and applied research projects (project types defined as in Topic 1).
Funding Amount: Up to 500,000 RMB per project for basic research projects; up to 800,000 RMB per project for applied research projects.
Eligibility: The both principal investigators of the leading organisation in Ningbo and the overseas collaborating organisations must be under 40 years old, i.e., born on or after 1 January 1985 (for females, can be born on or after January 1, 1983).
Topic 3: Special Programme for Transformation and Application of Major Achievements
Research Objectives: Focusing on the needs of advantageous industries and key industrial chains in Ningbo, it aims to support projects that have the potential to achieve major technological breakthroughs, to enhance independent innovation capabilities and core competitiveness, and to effectively expand economic output and improve economic and social benefits.
Supporting Areas: New materials, artificial intelligence and big data, high-end equipment, new energy, and life sciences and health.
Collaborating Countries: No restrictions.
Project Categories: Experimental Development Projects. Experimental development projects refer to initiatives that address the innovation and industrial development needs of Ningbo, support projects with internationally leading standards, have the potential to achieve major technological breakthroughs, enhance independent innovation capabilities and core competitiveness, expand economic output, and drive improvements in economic and social benefits.
Funding Amount: Up to 2 million RMB per project.
Eligibility: The leading organisation must be a science and technology-based enterprise registered in Ningbo.
II. General Requirements
(1) Project Direction. Projects submitted for application should be in line with the key development areas and industrial development directions of Ningbo's science and technology innovation, have a solid foundation and conditions for international cooperation, have a clear cooperation model, specific project content, a reasonable and feasible plan, and clear and assessable technical indicators. Priority support will be given to projects that can effectively solve ‘bottleneck’ technical issues through implementation, or that are closely integrated with industrial application needs, and that can form relevant intellectual property rights or technical standards. The project implementation period shall generally not exceed 3 years.
(2) Cooperation Agreement. Both Chinese and overseas parties to the cooperation should have a solid foundation for international cooperation and possess a valid cooperation agreement. The agreement should be signed in Chinese or a foreign language. If signed in a foreign language, an official Chinese translation must be provided (the translation agency or individual must possess the necessary translation qualifications).
Specific requirements for signing the cooperation agreement: 1. The agreement should clearly stipulate the cooperation period, tasks, responsibilities and contributions of each party, research support conditions, intellectual property rights sharing, and the date of signing; 2. The agreement should record the names, organisations, departments, and positions of the signatories from both parties (if the agreement does not fully record this information, a separate written explanation and supporting materials should be provided); 3. The cooperation content stipulated in the agreement should align with the research content of the project; 4. Both the agreement and related explanatory materials must be stamped with the official seal of the applicant unit.
(3) Research Integrity. The applicant unit is responsible for the authenticity of the cooperation agreement and related application materials, and should provide relevant commitment statements. It must not exaggerate its own capabilities or economic and technical indicators. Any entity that obtains project approval through malicious exaggeration will be included in the research integrity blacklist once verified. The project applicant, collaborating entities, and project team members must have good track records and integrity status. They must have no major violations during the audit and inspection of municipal special financial funds, no records of severe research integrity violations under penalty enforcement periods, and no related social integrity violation records.
(4) Negative List. The project does not support infrastructure construction, pure equipment procurement projects, policy and management soft science research projects, or mature technology, product development, or market promotion projects.
III. Specific Conditions
(1) Basic Requirements for Project Applicant Units and Collaborating Organizations
The applicant units shall serve as the leading organisations for the projects, responsible for implementation and financial management of the funded projects.
1. The applicant units must be innovative entities registered in Ningbo with independent legal entity status, possessing strong research and development capabilities and facilities, a solid foundation for international cooperation, and sound management systems for research, finance, and intellectual property rights, ensuring overall operational compliance.
2. If the applicant unit is a company, it must possess qualifications for municipal-level or higher research institutions such as municipal-level enterprise technology research and development centres or key laboratories, and must have no equity-related relationships with the overseas collaborating entity.
3. The applicant units must have already incurred project R&D expenses and international science and technology cooperation and exchange expenses with the overseas collaborating entity. Such expenses must have been incurred prior to 1 July 2025, and proof of their relevance to the project must be provided.
4. The overseas partner must be an overseas institution (not an individual or team), possess strong technical capabilities or advanced research levels, and have the willingness and capacity to collaborate with their Chinese counterparts. Overseas partners may contribute to the collaboration through technical expertise, funding, information resources, advanced equipment, or proprietary resources.
5. Projects based on international science and technology cooperation platforms of provincial level or above will be given priority under equal conditions.
(2) Basic Requirements for the Principal Investigator and Core Members
1. The principal investigator is the first-ranked member of the project team and should, in principle, be an employee of the institution responsible for undertaking the project. They should hold a high academic status or possess technical advantages in the relevant fields, be the proposer of the project’s core research approach, and serve as the core researcher responsible for leading the project. They must possess the organisational management and coordination capabilities necessary to complete the project.
2. The top three members of domestic based project team must provide employment contracts signed with the project undertaking entities (applicant entity, collaborating entity). For the top three domestic based project members from universities or research institutions, if there is a dual appointment situation, the university or research institution may provide an appointment agreement or proof. The term of the employment contract or appointment agreement (including renewals) should generally cover the project implementation period.
3. Each overseas collaborating institution must have at least one person participating in the project team's research and development work.
4. For the top three members of the domestic based project team, the total number of municipal-level ongoing projects and projects applied for in the same year should not exceed two. If any of the top three members from the domestic based team withdraws from an ongoing municipal science and technology project, they cannot be included as one of the top three members for this round’s application until the original project has passed the review and been accepted. If any of the top three members from the domestic team has reached the end of the task period for a municipal science and technology project without applying for project acceptance in accordance with regulations, or if the acceptance application was submitted but the required documents were incomplete or the review was unsuccessful, they are not eligible to submit a new application.
IV. Application Procedure
1. Application. The online application portal is open between 9:00, 8th August to 17:00, 5th September. Please ensure sufficient time for online submission before the deadline and avoid submitting applications close to the deadline.
Please note that each applicant may only select one of the three topics for this round applications and must choose the corresponding project category (basic research, applied research, or experimental development). Applicants must upload relevant supporting documents in PDF format according to the submission requirements. Any paper documents generated during the process should be retained for future reference.
2. Centralised Recommendation. The centralised management unit shall review the authenticity and completeness of the project application materials and confirm the recommended projects through the application portal by 17:00, 10th September. The recommendation letter stamped with the official seal of the centralised management unit shall be scanned and submitted to the Science and Technology Talent Division of the Ningbo Science and Technology Bureau via DingTalkGov. Paper materials shall be retained for future reference.
3. Format Review. The Ningbo Science and Technology Bureau will scrutinize the completeness and validity of the application materials. Applications meeting the stipulated requirements of the Notice will be accepted, while those falling short will be declined.
4. Expert Evaluation. A panel of experts in relevant fields, organized by the Ningbo Science and Technology Bureau, will undertake the evaluation of proposed projects. Approval and funding allocations for each project will be determined based on expert evaluations, while taking into consideration Ningbo’s distinctive features/objectives of sci-tech innovation and industrial development.
5. Public Announcement. After a public announcement period of seven days with no objections, the project will be officially approved.
6. Contract Signing. The applicant shall sign a tripartite contract with the Ningbo Science and Technology Bureau and the centralised management unit within the specified time limit based on the amount of awarded funding in the project approval document. Failure to sign the contract within the specified time limit will result in cancellation of the project approval.
V. Other Information
(1) Joint investment from enterprises, universities and research institutes, centralised management unit, social capital, and other entities is encouraged as well as collaboration on research and development. Joint investment and coordinated funding will be considered an important factor in the review and approval of projects.
(2) For projects led by enterprises or involving enterprise participation, the funding amount shall not exceed one-third of the approved project budget. If the approved funding is lower than the applied amount, the project budget shall generally not be reduced, and any funding shortfall must be covered by the enterprise through self-raised funding. During implementation, self-raised funding shall not be reduced. For projects solely undertaken by state-owned universities, research institutions, and other public institutions, the funding amount shall not exceed the approved project budget. The government funding transferred by the leading organisation to collaborating units shall not exceed 50%.
(3) When the applicant necessitates the allocation of funds to overseas partners, they are required to deploy their own resources for this specific purpose. The management of funds associated with the project must comply with the stipulations outlined in Measures for the Management of Special Funds for Sci-tech Development in Ningbo (Revised Version) (Ningbo Sci-tech Funds [2022] No. 36).
VI. Contact Information
Policy Consultant: Mr. Yuanming Wang, 89292217.
Format Review Consultant: Ms. Xiajun Zhou, 87910893.
System Technical Support: 87811024.
1. Ningbo International Sci-tech Cooperation Projects Application Form_EN.docx