Table 1. Funding sources supporting molecular cell biology research in China.
| Agency | Type of funding |
|---|---|
| General funding opportunities in China | |
| NSFC | Initiated by the principal investigator |
| NSFC | Collaboration between multiple principle investigators |
| MOST | National Key Basic Research Programme (973 project) |
| MOST | National Key Basic Research Special Programmes on stem cells, protein science, nano materials, reproduction and development |
| MOST | National High-Tech Research and Development Programme (863 project) |
| MOH | Translational Medicine Consortium |
| Funding for career development in China * | |
| CAS | Hundred Talent (3 years) |
| NSFC | Outstanding Young Scientist Fund (3 years) |
| MOE | Cheung Kong Chair Professorship (5 years) |
| Central government | Thousand Talent (5 years) |
| Central government | Young Thousand Talent (5 years) |
| Funding opportunities for international collaborations in China * | |
| CAS | Einstein Guest Professorship (1–2 weeks per year) |
| MOE | Cheung Kong Guest Professorship (2 months per year) |
| Central government | Foreign Thousand Talent (9 months per year) |
| NSFC | International collaboration programmes (such as the NSFC–NIH collaboration grant) (generally 5 years) |
CAS, Chinese Academy of Science; MOE, Ministry of Education; MOH, Ministry of Health; MOST, Ministry of Science and Technology; NIH, National Institutes of Health; NSFC, Natural Science Foundation of China.
*Length of funding is given in brackets.