Some funding programmes and subsidies are offered by the Chongqing municipal administration, both by the Science and Technology Bureau and the Commission of Economy and Informatisation. Additional programmes are also available from the Chongqing High-Tech Zone. Under this project, a total of 14 funding programmes have been analysed.
Unlike other regions across China, no international cooperation ad hoc programmes are available in Chongqing.
The Technology Advanced Service Enterprise (TASE) status (技术先进型服务企业认定) is of China’s core innovation tax policies, specifically targeting enterprises offering technology outsourcing services. The benefits derived from the TASE status are similar to those of the High- and New-Technology Enterprise, but at the same time the requirements for the obtainment of such status are perceived to be easier to meet for foreign-invest enterprises as these do not involve the possession of local IP rights.
Eligibility requirements:
According to the Notice on Expanding Nation-wide Corporate Income Tax Policies for Technology Advanced Service Enterprises, TASE status is granted to enterprises which meet the following requirements:
* The term “Revenue derived from offshore outsourcing services” refers to revenue derived by a TASE or its direct subcontractor under an outsourcing services agreement entered into by the TASE and an overseas entity, for the provision of ITO, BPO and KPO services as prescribed in list of qualifying technology advanced services.
What are the benefits?
Once approved, TASEs will need to take part to annual evaluations.
When and where are application calls published?
Applications are opened after an official announcement is published on the web portal of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau.
International participation: figures and opportunities
The TASE status is perceived to be easier to obtain for foreign-invested enterprises, as it does not require the enterprise to own local IP rights of the key technologies representing the enterprise’s core products or services (unlike HNTE status). Although lists of selected TASEs in Chongqing are not available online, the percentage of international enterprises among TASEs in other areas such as Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin is very high, around 30%-40% of the total (see dedicated sections on this website).
Useful links:
Management Measures for the Recognition of TASE status in Chongqing
The High- and New-Technology Enterprise (HNTE) status is one of China’s core innovation tax policies under China’s Corporate Income Tax Law. The concept of HNTE status emerged in the 1990s to encourage investment in high-tech and R&D areas through a series of benefits including fiscal and tax incentives. The HNTE status offers qualified companies a significant reduction of the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) rate.
Eligibility requirements:
According to the latest revision of the Management Measures for the Recognition of High- and New-Technology Enterprises issued in January 2016 by MOST, MOF and SAT, enterprises must meet the following requirements in order to qualify to HNTE status:
In addition, at least 60% of the enterprise’s total R&D expenditure must be incurred in China
What are the benefits?
Once approved, the HNTE status will last for three years, after which the application needs to be re-submitted.
When and where are application calls published?
Applications are opened after an official announcement is published on the web portal of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau. Two rounds of applications are usually published every year in April-May and August-September, each with its own application deadlines.
International participation: figures and opportunities
Domestic and foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) are equally eligible to apply as long as they comply with the requirements listed above. However, it is commonly believed that the eligibility requirements might be more challenging to meet for FIEs. *
Over a thousand enterprises in Chongqing are recognised with HNTE status every year. Around 3% of them in the first round of 2018 applications were foreign-invested enterprises, although most of them were Sino-foreign joint-ventures (especially with Japanese or Taiwanese partners). A few examples of wholly-foreign owned enterprises (WFOEs) include:
* Note: for instance, The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China in its Position Papers argues that the requirement on core IP may create an uneven playing field between domestic and international companies. This would be because the main technologies of the Chinese affiliates of foreign companies in part may still rely on the main technologies and products initially developed outside China and is still owned there, despite these companies now playing an increasingly important role in the Chinese innovation ecosystem.
Useful links:
2018 application announcement (1st batch)
2018 application announcement (2nd batch)
2018 list of results (1st batch)
2017 list of results
In order to further stimulate R&D activities, the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau also grants a series of R&D subsidies to newly-recognised HNTEs in Chongqing, calculated based on the amount of the HNTE’s corporate income tax (CIT) in the previous year.
Target:
Newly-recognised HNTEs
Eligibility requirements:
What are the benefits?
50% of the local component of the CIT paid is paid back to the HNTE for supporting R&D activities (max 3 million RMB)
When and where are calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis on the website of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau, usually in the central months of the year. The deadline for submitting applications is usually within 1-2 weeks from the publishing date.
Method of application:
Applications are submitted online on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System.
Useful links:
The Chongqing High-growth Tech Enterprise is a status given to certain tech-based enterprises in Chongqing which have registered significant growth in revenue or profit for a few consecutive years. Tech enterprises with such status will obtain 100,000 to 200,000 RMB of subsidies, and will receive particular support and priority from the local administration when applying to other funding programmes or incentives at the municipal level.
Eligibility requirements:
Applicants must be tech-based enterprises registered and with independent legal personality in Chongqing. High-growth Tech Enterprises are divided into two categories:
What are the benefits?
When and where are application calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis, usually in September, on the website of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau. The deadline for submitting applications is usually within 4 weeks from the publishing date.
Method of application:
Applications are submitted online on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System.
International participation: figures and opportunities
Around 2% of both “Wildebeest Enterprises” and “Gazelle Enterprises” recognised in 2018 were foreign-invested, including a few cases of wholly foreign-owned invested enterprises: CENet-Lift (China) Co., Ltd.; Manta Electric (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.; OHM (Chongqing) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.; and Wancheng Precision Electronics (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.
Useful links:
Like the municipal administration, the management committee of the Chongqing High-Tech Zone too has established its own version of High-growth Tech Enterprise status, dedicated to tech-based enterprises established within the high-tech zone. A series of additional benefits are granted to selected enterprises.
Eligibility requirements:
Applicants must be tech-based enterprises registered within the Chongqing High-Tech Zone. High-growth Tech Enterprises are divided into three categories:
What are the benefits?
| Cat. 1 Enterprise | Cat. 2 Enterprise | Cat. 3 Enterprise | |
| Reward upon recognition | 100,000 RMB | 500,000 RMB | Negotiable by each individual enterprise |
| Subsidy for R&D expenses incurred | 5% (max 300,000 RMB per year) | 10% (max 1 million RMB per year) | |
| Subsidy for loan interest rates | Max 200,000 RMB per year | Max 500,000 RMB per year | |
| Subsidy for housing | 25 RMB per m2 every month (or 40% of rent for public buildings) | 50 RMB per m2 every month (or 100% of rent for public buildings) | |
| Subsidy for office leasing, construction or renovation costs | 300 RMB per m2 | 600 RMB per m2 |
Selected enterprises are also expected to receive particular support and priority when applying to other forms of support, e.g. S&T Innovation Vouchers.
These benefits are cumulative with those obtained from the municipal-level High-growth Tech Enterprise status!
When and where are application calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis, usually in July, on the website of the Chongqing High-Tech Zone. The deadline for submitting applications is usually within 1-2 weeks from the publishing date.
Method of application:
Applications are submitted online on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System.
Useful links:
Policy basis (in Chinese)
In order to contribute to the establishment of a modern and strong manufacturing sector, the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation launched the Chongqing Industrial and Informatisation Special Programme, which provides subsidies to hundreds of projects integrating data-based tools or technologies to operations.
The programme differs from the Chongqing Technology Innovation and Application Development Special Programme (see corresponding factsheet below) as the latter is run by the Municipal S&T Bureau and focuses on research and development.
Target:
Enterprises; industry-university-research cooperation
Eligibility requirements:
Eligibility requirements may vary according to key priority areas indicated in the specific tender guidelines attached to the call (generally relating to specific investment amounts that the project must exceed in order to be eligible for subsidies; or to certifications obtained, etc.), but in all cases the following requirements must be met:
What are the benefits?
Up to 5 million RMB of subsidies for each selected project.
Hundreds of projects are selected every year for subsidies (more than 1,200 in 2018 only).
When and where are calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis, usually in two different batches (the first in March/April; the second in June/July), on the website of the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation. The deadline for submitting applications is usually within 4 weeks from the publishing date.
Method of application:
Applications are submitted in hard copy version to district-level bureaus of economy and informatisation, which (after a preliminary review) will forward to the municipal commission.
International participation: opportunities and figures
Around 4% of the over 1,200 projects which received subsidies in 2018 belonged to foreign-invested enterprises, including wholly foreign-owned enterprises, e.g.:
As well as Sino-foreign joint ventures, e.g.:
Useful links:
Management Measures of the Chongqing Industrial and Informatisation Special Programme
2019 call for applications (1st batch)
2018 call for applications (1st batch)
2018 call for applications (2nd batch)
2018 list of winners (1st batch)
2018 list of winners (2nd batch)
In order to accelerate Chongqing’s transformation into a main innovation hub in Western China, the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation and the Municipal Finance Bureau in 2016 started to grant subsidies to new major innovative products developed by local enterprises.
Target:
Enterprises
Eligibility requirements:
What are the benefits?
Up to 20 million RMB of subsidies are granted by the municipal and district-level administration for each new major innovative product (max 50 million RMB per enterprise if more than one new major innovative product is recognised). Specifically, the subsidy is calculated and divided as follows:
Method of application:
In order to be eligible for subsidies, applicants must first apply for the recognition of their product as “major new innovative product”. Applications are first submitted online on the dedicated platform of the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation. After a screening and pre-evaluation, applicants must submit hard copy version of the application materials to district-level bureaus of economy and informatisation.
Only after one product is successfully recognised as “new major innovative product”, the applicant can submit a request for subsidies (specific calls for this purpose will be published on the website of the Chongqing Municipal Finance Bureau as well as on local media).
When and where are calls published?
Calls for recognition of new major innovative products are published on an annual basis, usually in December or in January/February, on the website of the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation. The deadline for submitting applications is usually within 4-5 weeks from the publishing date.
International participation: opportunities and figures
A total of 352 products from 193 enterprises were recognised as “new major innovative products” in 2017, and thus became eligible for subsidies. Although the vast majority were domestic enterprises (including state-owned ones), evidence was identified of both Sino-foreign joint-ventures (e.g. 5 products recognised from Chongqing Hi-Lex Cable System Group Co., Ltd. – which has Japanese majority) and wholly foreign-owned enterprises (e.g. 1 product recognised from CJ Automotive Parts (Chongqing) Co., Ltd – Swedish WFOE; as well as from Varroc TYC Auto Lamps Co., Ltd.
Useful links:
2018 call for recognition of new major innovative products
2018 call for subsidies for new major innovative products
2017 call for recognition of new major innovative products
2017 list of results
The Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation grants a series of subsidies to local enterprises which establish an ad hoc reserve fund and institutional system for R&D activities. Specifically, such fund and system – which shall contribute to more effectively planned, sustained and normalised R&D activities – refers to an ad hoc R&D fund that is created by the enterprise before the relevant R&D expenses are actually incurred.
Target:
Enterprises
Eligibility requirements:
What are the benefits?
A subsidy amounting to 10% of the actual R&D expenses incurred in the previous year is granted by the municipal and the district-level administration.
When and where are calls published? And method of application:
In order to be eligible for subsidies, applicants must first report and register their ad hoc R&D reserve fund to the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation. This can be done once a year after a relevant announcement is published on the Commissions’ website (usually every year in January/February). Registration are made online on the dedicated platform of the Chongqing Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation. After review from relevant authorities, the subsidy will be granted to the enterprise in the following year.
Useful links:
Policy basis (in Chinese)
Specific application procedure (in Chinese)
2019 announcement for the registration of newly-established ad hoc R&D reserve funds
2018 list of subsidies granted
Similarly to most other municipalities in China, the Chongqing Municipal Science and Technology Bureau of has launched a support mechanism for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs): the S&T Innovation Vouchers. S&T Innovation Vouchers consist of small lines of credit – usually 10,000 – 30,000 RMB per year – provided by the municipal administration to tech enterprises to (i) support R&D activities; or to (ii) purchase, at discounted rates, technology or research services provided by certain service providers based in Chongqing). Three categories of vouchers exist:
Similar S&T Innovation Vouchers are also provided by the Chongqing High-tech Zone as well as the Yubei and Shapingba districts.
Target:
Tech enterprises
What are the eligibility requirements?
Tech-based enterprises with legal personality in Chongqing, which have successfully registered on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System
When and where are application calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis on the website of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau. Calls for the “Double High” Vouchers and the Listing Vouchers may also be published separatedly.
Method of application:
Applications are submitted online on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System.
International participation: opportunities and figures
Foreign-invested enterprises are equally eligible to apply to S&T Innovation Vouchers, although the list of granted vouchers are not available online.
Chongqing High-Tech Zone S&T Innovation Vouchers
Similar vouchers are also made available by the management committee of the Chongqing High-Tech Zone for enterprises established within the zone (commonly referred to as “yu xin vouchers”). Four different categories of vouchers are available:
Annual applications are published on the website of the Chongqing High-Tech Zone.
Useful links:
Implementing Measures for the Chongqing S&T Innovation Vouchers
Chongqing S&T Management Information System – S&T Innovation Vouchers section
2018 application announcement for Listing Vouchers
2018 application announcement (Chongqing High-Tech Zone S&T Innovation Vouchers)
The Technology Advanced Service Enterprise (TASE) status (技术先进型服务企业认定) is of China’s core innovation tax policies, specifically targeting enterprises offering technology outsourcing services. The benefits derived from the TASE status are similar to those of the High- and New-Technology Enterprise, but at the same time the requirements for the obtainment of such status are perceived to be easier to meet for foreign-invest enterprises as these do not involve the possession of local IP rights.
Eligibility requirements:
According to the Notice on Expanding Nation-wide Corporate Income Tax Policies for Technology Advanced Service Enterprises, TASE status is granted to enterprises which meet the following requirements:
* The term “Revenue derived from offshore outsourcing services” refers to revenue derived by a TASE or its direct subcontractor under an outsourcing services agreement entered into by the TASE and an overseas entity, for the provision of ITO, BPO and KPO services as prescribed in list of qualifying technology advanced services.
What are the benefits?
Once approved, TASEs will need to take part to annual evaluations.
When and where are application calls published?
Applications are opened after an official announcement is published on the web portal of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau.
International participation: figures and opportunities
The TASE status is perceived to be easier to obtain for foreign-invested enterprises, as it does not require the enterprise to own local IP rights of the key technologies representing the enterprise’s core products or services (unlike HNTE status). Although lists of selected TASEs in Chongqing are not available online, the percentage of international enterprises among TASEs in other areas such as Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin is very high, around 30%-40% of the total (see dedicated sections on this website).
Useful links:
Management Measures for the Recognition of TASE status in Chongqing
The High- and New-Technology Enterprise (HNTE) status is one of China’s core innovation tax policies under China’s Corporate Income Tax Law. The concept of HNTE status emerged in the 1990s to encourage investment in high-tech and R&D areas through a series of benefits including fiscal and tax incentives. The HNTE status offers qualified companies a significant reduction of the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) rate.
Eligibility requirements:
According to the latest revision of the Management Measures for the Recognition of High- and New-Technology Enterprises issued in January 2016 by MOST, MOF and SAT, enterprises must meet the following requirements in order to qualify to HNTE status:
In addition, at least 60% of the enterprise’s total R&D expenditure must be incurred in China
What are the benefits?
Once approved, the HNTE status will last for three years, after which the application needs to be re-submitted.
When and where are application calls published?
Applications are opened after an official announcement is published on the web portal of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau. Two rounds of applications are usually published every year in April-May and August-September, each with its own application deadlines.
International participation: figures and opportunities
Domestic and foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) are equally eligible to apply as long as they comply with the requirements listed above. However, it is commonly believed that the eligibility requirements might be more challenging to meet for FIEs. *
Over a thousand enterprises in Chongqing are recognised with HNTE status every year. Around 3% of them in the first round of 2018 applications were foreign-invested enterprises, although most of them were Sino-foreign joint-ventures (especially with Japanese or Taiwanese partners). A few examples of wholly-foreign owned enterprises (WFOEs) include:
* Note: for instance, The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China in its Position Papers argues that the requirement on core IP may create an uneven playing field between domestic and international companies. This would be because the main technologies of the Chinese affiliates of foreign companies in part may still rely on the main technologies and products initially developed outside China and is still owned there, despite these companies now playing an increasingly important role in the Chinese innovation ecosystem.
Useful links:
2018 application announcement (1st batch)
2018 application announcement (2nd batch)
2018 list of results (1st batch)
2017 list of results
In order to further stimulate R&D activities, the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau also grants a series of R&D subsidies to newly-recognised HNTEs in Chongqing, calculated based on the amount of the HNTE’s corporate income tax (CIT) in the previous year.
Target:
Newly-recognised HNTEs
Eligibility requirements:
What are the benefits?
50% of the local component of the CIT paid is paid back to the HNTE for supporting R&D activities (max 3 million RMB)
When and where are calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis on the website of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau, usually in the central months of the year. The deadline for submitting applications is usually within 1-2 weeks from the publishing date.
Method of application:
Applications are submitted online on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System.
Useful links:
The Chongqing High-growth Tech Enterprise is a status given to certain tech-based enterprises in Chongqing which have registered significant growth in revenue or profit for a few consecutive years. Tech enterprises with such status will obtain 100,000 to 200,000 RMB of subsidies, and will receive particular support and priority from the local administration when applying to other funding programmes or incentives at the municipal level.
Eligibility requirements:
Applicants must be tech-based enterprises registered and with independent legal personality in Chongqing. High-growth Tech Enterprises are divided into two categories:
What are the benefits?
When and where are application calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis, usually in September, on the website of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau. The deadline for submitting applications is usually within 4 weeks from the publishing date.
Method of application:
Applications are submitted online on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System.
International participation: figures and opportunities
Around 2% of both “Wildebeest Enterprises” and “Gazelle Enterprises” recognised in 2018 were foreign-invested, including a few cases of wholly foreign-owned invested enterprises: CENet-Lift (China) Co., Ltd.; Manta Electric (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.; OHM (Chongqing) Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.; and Wancheng Precision Electronics (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.
Useful links:
Like the municipal administration, the management committee of the Chongqing High-Tech Zone too has established its own version of High-growth Tech Enterprise status, dedicated to tech-based enterprises established within the high-tech zone. A series of additional benefits are granted to selected enterprises.
Eligibility requirements:
Applicants must be tech-based enterprises registered within the Chongqing High-Tech Zone. High-growth Tech Enterprises are divided into three categories:
What are the benefits?
| Cat. 1 Enterprise | Cat. 2 Enterprise | Cat. 3 Enterprise | |
| Reward upon recognition | 100,000 RMB | 500,000 RMB | Negotiable by each individual enterprise |
| Subsidy for R&D expenses incurred | 5% (max 300,000 RMB per year) | 10% (max 1 million RMB per year) | |
| Subsidy for loan interest rates | Max 200,000 RMB per year | Max 500,000 RMB per year | |
| Subsidy for housing | 25 RMB per m2 every month (or 40% of rent for public buildings) | 50 RMB per m2 every month (or 100% of rent for public buildings) | |
| Subsidy for office leasing, construction or renovation costs | 300 RMB per m2 | 600 RMB per m2 |
Selected enterprises are also expected to receive particular support and priority when applying to other forms of support, e.g. S&T Innovation Vouchers.
These benefits are cumulative with those obtained from the municipal-level High-growth Tech Enterprise status!
When and where are application calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis, usually in July, on the website of the Chongqing High-Tech Zone. The deadline for submitting applications is usually within 1-2 weeks from the publishing date.
Method of application:
Applications are submitted online on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System.
Useful links:
Policy basis (in Chinese)
The Chongqing municipal administration every year offers rewards to around 300 tech SMEs which are recognised for the first time as “specialised, sophisticated, special and new” SMEs (“专精特新”中小企业).
Target:
SMEs
Eligibility requirements:
Applicants must first apply to be included in the relevant database of “specialised, sophisticated, special and new” SMEs, which requires the following criteria:
Only after being successfully included in the database, SMEs can apply to relevant rewards, which requires them to meet the following requirements:
Around 300 SMEs are granted rewards every year.
What are the benefits?
300,000 RMB, 600,000 RMB or 2 million RMB of subsidies depending on the criteria above
When and where are calls published? And method of application:
Applications for being included in the relevant database of “specialised, sophisticated, special and new” SMEs can be submitted at any time on the dedicated platform.
Applications for the rewards can be submitted every year from 1 to 30 April.
International participation: opportunities and figures
Around 6% of the SMEs that received rewards in 2018 were foreign-invested enterprises, including a few examples of wholly foreign-owned ones (e.g. CJ Automotive Parts (Chongqing) Co., Ltd; Taijing (Chongqing) Electronic Co., Ltd.; Federal Mogul (Chongqing) Friction Materials Co., Ltd.; etc.
Useful links:
Policy basis (in Chinese)
List of rewards granted in 2018
Similarly to most other municipalities in China, the Chongqing Municipal Science and Technology Bureau of has launched a support mechanism for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs): the S&T Innovation Vouchers. S&T Innovation Vouchers consist of small lines of credit – usually 10,000 – 30,000 RMB per year – provided by the municipal administration to tech enterprises to (i) support R&D activities; or to (ii) purchase, at discounted rates, technology or research services provided by certain service providers based in Chongqing). Three categories of vouchers exist:
Similar S&T Innovation Vouchers are also provided by the Chongqing High-tech Zone as well as the Yubei and Shapingba districts.
Target:
Tech enterprises
What are the eligibility requirements?
Tech-based enterprises with legal personality in Chongqing, which have successfully registered on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System
When and where are application calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis on the website of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau. Calls for the “Double High” Vouchers and the Listing Vouchers may also be published separatedly.
Method of application:
Applications are submitted online on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System.
International participation: opportunities and figures
Foreign-invested enterprises are equally eligible to apply to S&T Innovation Vouchers, although the list of granted vouchers are not available online.
Chongqing High-Tech Zone S&T Innovation Vouchers
Similar vouchers are also made available by the management committee of the Chongqing High-Tech Zone for enterprises established within the zone (commonly referred to as “yu xin vouchers”). Four different categories of vouchers are available:
Annual applications are published on the website of the Chongqing High-Tech Zone.
Useful links:
Implementing Measures for the Chongqing S&T Innovation Vouchers
Chongqing S&T Management Information System – S&T Innovation Vouchers section
2018 application announcement for Listing Vouchers
2018 application announcement (Chongqing High-Tech Zone S&T Innovation Vouchers)
The Chongqing “Swan Goose” Talent Recruitment Plan was established by the Chongqing branch of the CPC and the Chongqing Municipal Human Resources Bureau to stimulate local enterprises to recruit returnees and foreign talents to conduct research and innovation activities in local enterprises. Recruited talents will be granted a competitive salary based on different criteria. A series of rewards are granted both to the recruited talent and the recruiting enterprise.
Target:
Senior Chinese returnees and foreign talents relocating to Chongqing-based enterprises for at least 3 years
Eligibility requirements:
Recruited talents will be evaluated and divided into three different categories: A, B, and C.
In addition, in order to ensure an even distribution of recruited talents amongst different fields, each talent will be located into one of three different gears.
Recruited talents will be granted a competitive annual salary based to their category and their gear:
| Category A talents | Category B talents | Category C talents | |
| First gear | 300,000 – 600,000 RMB | 600,000 – 1.2 million RMB | Over 1.2 million RMB |
| Second gear | 400,000 – 800,000 RMB | 800,000 – 1.6 million RMB | Over 1.6 million RMB |
| Third gear | 600,000 – 1.2 million RMB | 1.2 million – 2 million RMB | Over 2 million RMB |
It is expected that 1,000 to 2,000 talents will be recruited in total.
What are the benefits?
In addition to the annual salary indicated above, the following benefits are granted by the “Swan Goose” Plan:
When and where are calls published?
Applications can be submitted by the recruiting entity at any time. Applications are submitted on the dedicated platform before being pre-evaluated by district-level human resources bureaus.
International participation: opportunities and figures
8 of the 81 talents recruited in 2018 were foreign citizens.
Useful links:
Implementing Measures of the Chongqing “Swan Goose” Talent Recruitment Plan
List of recruited talents (2018 1st batch)
List of recruited talents (2018 2nd batch)
In order to contribute positively to national strategies such as the Development Plan for New Generation Artificial Intelligence and Made in China 2025, as well as local strategies such as the municipal 13th Five-year Plan for science, technology and innovation, the Chongqing Municipal Science & Technology Bureau has established the Chongqing Technology Innovation and Application Development special programme, which aims to stimulate R&D or application of key technologies. Every year, the programme funds dozens of projects in key priority fields, usually including: artificial intelligence; cloud computing and big data; integrated circuits; smart robotics; 5G; new energy vehicles; intelligent internet-connected vehicles; general aviation; agriculture and societal challenges; etc.
Target:
Enterprises; industry-university-research cooperation
Eligibility requirements:
Eligibility requirements may vary according to key priority fields, but in all cases the following requirements must be met:
What are the benefits?
500,000 RMB to 5 million RMB of funding per project (the specific amount is indicated in individual tender guidelines for each key priority field).
A maximum of 20 projects are funded every year for each key priority field.
When and where are calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis, usually in January/February, on the website of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau. The deadline for submitting applications is usually within 5-6 weeks from the publishing date.
Method of application:
Applications are first submitted online by the consortium leader on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System. Hard copy versions of the application materials must also be submitted to the specific body indicated in the call.
International participation: opportunities and figures
Nearly the totality of beneficiaries are domestic entities, though small evidence of foreign-invested enterprises was identified amongst the 162 approved projects in 2018. These included both Sino-foreign JVs (e.g. Chongqing Hi-Lex Cable System Group Co., Ltd.; and Chongqing Cummins Engine Company Ltd.), as well as WFOEs (e.g. Hongfujin Precision Electronics (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.; and Inventec (Chongqing) Co., Ltd.).
Useful links:
2018 call for applications (societal challenges and people’s livelihood)
2018 call for applications (industrial leadership)
Similarly to other administrations across China, the Chongqing Municipal Natural Science Fund was established to support original innovative research in the field of natural sciences, and to contribute to talent growth in Chongqing. The Fund supports different categories of programmes:
Applicants may choose to apply for projects entirely funded by the local administration, or to provide additional funding themselves (especially for the General Programme and Key Programme)
Target:
Eligibility requirements:
What are the benefits?
When and where are calls published?
Calls are published on an annual basis, usually in January, on the website of the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau. The deadline for submitting applications is usually within 5-6 weeks from the publishing date (note: earlier deadlines might be required by specific host institutions as they will need to review and approve the applications of their affiliated PIs).
Method of application:
Applications are submitted online by the PI on the Chongqing S&T Management Information System. After submission, applications must be reviewed by the PI’s host institution, before final submission to the Chongqing Municipal S&T Bureau.
International participation: opportunities and figures
Foreign PIs meeting the necessary requirements are equally eligible to apply, although only 1 1 out of 720 projects assigned in 2018 was led by a foreign PI.
Useful links: