Government to government cooperation
Unprecedented economic growth and increasing investment in science and research has contributed to China becoming one of the world’s leading science producers. China is currently Australia’s third highest partner, in terms of joint scientific publications, while Australia is China’s sixth highest partner.
Australia and China signed the first treaty-level Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology in 1980. Science cooperation continues to play an important role in the broader Australia-China bilateral relationship.
From 2001-2011, the Australia-China Special Fund was supported under the International Science Linkages (ISL) program. Nine competitive grant rounds were held under the Fund.
The Australia-China Joint Science and Technology Commission (JSTC) is the forum for bilateral science policy discussions. The JSTC is jointly chaired by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. The 8th Australia-China JSTC meeting was held in Shanghai on 2 August 2011.
Further information on Australia-China science and research collaboration can be found at Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF).
Australia-China Science and Research Fund
The ACSRF provides support for strategic science and research collaboration of mutual benefit to Australia and China. The ACSRF will build critical mass in areas of strategic priority and support enduring partnerships between Australian and Chinese researchers.
Applications for the ACSRF opened on 15 November 2011. Further information on how to apply to the ACSRF can be found at Australia-China Science and Research Fund.