
BCIwiki (bciwiki.com) — The Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Bureau in southern China forwarded guidelines on October 20, 2026 for the first batch of 2027 national brain science and brain-inspired research projects. Online applications are accepted from 8 a.m. on November 4 to 4 p.m. on December 4.
The National Natural Science Foundation of China issued the guidelines. Shenzhen’s bureau forwards them and provides advice on recommendations at +86-755-88102691 and +86-755-88100637. Applicants must consult the national guidelines linked in the notice for detailed requirements.
The same notice also forwards the 2026 China–South Korea Young Scientists Exchange Program for Chinese researchers to work in South Korea. That application closes at 5 p.m. on October 31; contacts are +86-755-88100104 and +86-755-88101795. The two calls have separate deadlines and requirements.