BCIwiki (bciwiki.com) — The Guangdong Provincial Department of Science and Technology in southern China has opened applications for 2027 BCI projects under its provincial key R&D program. Online submission runs from October 23 to 5 p.m. on November 23, 2026; departmental review and recommendations close at 5 p.m. on December 3. The notice, numbered 粤科函资字〔2026〕1708号, is dated October 20.
The notice reproduced by Zhuhai’s enterprise service platform lists eligible leads as Guangdong-registered legal entities including companies, research institutes, universities, other public institutions and industry organizations, as well as universities and research institutions in Hong Kong and Macao. Leads must organize core research. Lead and participating institutions should generally total no more than five, with each performing substantive research tasks.
Projects require self-raised funding. For directions whose guidelines require an enterprise lead, this should generally cover at least 70% of total investment; the threshold is 50% for other directions. The lead should generally receive the largest share of public funding, and companies outside Guangdong do not share that funding.
Applications are submitted through Guangdong’s science and technology business management platform. Detailed research directions and targets require access to the guidelines on that platform. Departmental topic enquiries are available at +86-20-83163881 and +86-20-83163452.