Call for Proposals
SJTU–University of Adelaide Joint Seed Fund Program 2025
- Thematic Areas
– Sustainable energy and resources
– Agriculture
– Engineering - Eligibility
– The Principal Investigator (PI) at SJTU must be a full-time faculty member.
– Applications must be jointly submitted by a PI from SJTU and a collaborator from the University of Adelaide.
– Each SJTU PI may hold only one active seed fund project. Those currently leading a seed fund project (including the Global Initiative Fund, Academic Exchange Fund, Specialized Seed Fund, or Collaboration Inception Fund, etc.) are not eligible to apply as PI in this round.
Up to 4 projects will be funded in 2025.
Each selected project will receive RMB 50,000.
The funding must be used primarily (at least 90%) to support international travel costs of the SJTU PI related to the proposed project. Up to 10% may be allocated to temporary personnel costs.
Applications must be submitted no later than 12:00 PM (Beijing time) on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
March 15, 2025 – December 31, 2025
Applicants should download and complete the application form (Attachment 1).
The form must be signed by the PI’s department head and stamped with the official seal of the respective school or institute.
All materials must be submitted via the online questionnaire system at: https://wj.sjtu.edu.cn/q/QFAa9jSy
Required application documents include:
– A scanned copy of the signed and stamped application form
– CVs of the project team members
– A letter of support from the University of Adelaide collaborator’s home department
Contacts: Xiuxing Yan, Kaifeng Huang
Phone: +86-21-34206752
Email: simonayan@sjtu.edu.cn