Notice on the release of the 2024 Shanghai Magnolia Talent Plan Pujiang Project Application Guide

1. Scope of solicitation

Topic 1. A Category (scientific research and development category)

Requirements for the application:Applicants should engage in natural science and technology research in universities, research institutes (including new R&D institutions) and other units in the city;

Execution period:2024from December 1 to November 30, 2026;

Funding amount:Fixed funding, each funding amount is 300,000 yuan.

Topic II. B Category (enterprise innovation and entrepreneurship category)

Requirements for the application:Applicants should engage in scientific and technological innovation research in enterprises in this city, or the applicant should establish a science and technology-based overseas study abroad enterprise;

Execution period:2024from December 1 to November 30, 2026;

Funding amount:Fixed funding, each funding amount is 300,000 yuan.

Topic III. C Category (Social Sciences)

Requirements for the application:The applicant should engage in innovative research on humanities and social sciences in the city's unit, or the applicant should establish a cultural and creative overseas study abroad enterprise;

Execution period:2024from December 1 to November 30, 2027;

Funding amount:Fixed funding, each funding amount of RMB 150,000 /people.

Topic 4. D Class (Special urgently needed category)

Requirements for the application:The innovative research or the overseas student enterprise founded by the applicant is in line with the special urgently needed talent funding field this year, and will be recommended by relevant units;

Execution period:2024from December 1 to November 30, 2026;

Funding amount:Fixed funding, each funding amount of RMB 150,000 (social science) or RMB 300,000 /Human (natural science), 500,000 yuan /team.

2. Application requirements

The applicants are overseas students and teams who come to Shanghai to work and start businesses, including foreign students, overseas students who study in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, or overseas students who study abroad by residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In addition to meeting the corresponding conditions of the "Shanghai Magnolia Talent Plan Pujiang Project Implementation Measures", they must also meet the following requirements:

1.The project application unit shall be a legal person or a non-legal person organization registered in this city and have the corresponding ability to organize and implement projects.

2.If the research topic has received financial support, it shall not be repeated.

3.All applicants and project participants should abide by the requirements of scientific and technological ethics and scientific research integrity management. The project leader should promise the authenticity of the materials submitted. The applicants should be responsible for the applicant's application qualifications and review the authenticity and integrity of the application materials. They shall not submit project applications with confidential content.

4.If an application for abstention expert is submitted for the application project, the official letter issued by the application unit must be uploaded at the same time as submitting the project report, and a list of experts and reasons for abstention expert is submitted.

5.The applicant shall not be over 45 years old (i.e. born on January 1, 1979 and later), and after being selected, he must come to Shanghai to innovate and start a business full-time, and work in Shanghai for no less than 9 months each year.There should be no less than 3 applicants applying for team projects, all members should meet the application requirements and must be introduced as a team by the entire city unit or jointly started a business as an entrepreneurial team.

6.Overseas students who come to Shanghai to work and engage in innovative research will enter the country after January 1, 2021, and overseas students who come to Shanghai to start a business will enter the country after January 1, 2020.Overseas students and teams who have not yet entered the country but have reached a clear employment intention with the employer of this city or have reached an implementation intention with the relevant entrepreneurial park can also apply.Continuous study or further study abroad as a study abroad, as well as entry and exit records, both entry and exit hours shall prevail.

7.2024Special urgent needs category of the year ( D Category) Application matters:

（1）Annual funding fields: integrated circuits, biomedicine, artificial intelligence, as well as electronic information, life and health, automobiles, high-end equipment, advanced materials, fashion consumer goods, etc.;

（2）According to the industrial distribution and development characteristics of the city, the enterprises of scarce innovative talents and overseas students introduced by each district can select and recommend the best through the district talent bureau, overseas student entrepreneurial park, Lingang New Area Management Committee and other units or departments. The entrepreneurship application requirements are based on the enterprise innovation and entrepreneurship category ( B kind);Postdoctoral personnel can apply for special urgent needs ( D and submit a valid postdoctoral personnel agreement (tripartite agreement) that can basically cover the execution cycle of this plan, and recommend it by the unit or superior competent unit.

III. Application method

1.All applicants must first conduct application qualification certification (see the attachment for relevant matters). The application items submitted based on qualification certification are valid.The valid submission time for online recognition is from August 5 to September 8, 2024.

2.Project application is done online and there is no need to submit paper materials.

Applicants pass the "Shanghai International Talent Network" ( https://www.sh-italent.com/）—One-stop application for talent plan - "Shanghai Magnolia Talent Plan" online processing - Pujiang project enters the login page, or directly passes the domain name https://shrctcpt.sh-italent.cn/Go to the login page.Please use the applicant's account to log in (the applicant's account password is created by the unit account, and there is no need to click "Register Now") to enter the application home.After the applicant submits the "project application", the applicant unit shall conduct the "project application review".

3.The starting time for online project filling is August 12, 2024.Deadline（Including online review and submission by the application unit)2024September 15, 2016。

4. Review method

Two rounds of review will be adopted.

5. Consultation method

Application qualification certification and C、D Class application consultation, Municipal Talent Bureau:

021-32508103

021-32508038

pjrcjh@163.com

A、B Class application consultation, Municipal Science and Technology Commission:

8008205114（Landline)

4008205114（cell phone)

Attachment: Operation instructions for online qualification certification of "Shanghai Magnolia Talent Plan Pujiang Project"

Shanghai Talent Work Bureau

2024July 31, 2019