ZHEJIANG SCI-TECH UNIVERSITY
Zhejiang Provincial Top Key Academic Discipline of Chemical Engineering and Technology
Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education
Application Guide for Open Foundation
(2017)
1. Guiding Ideology
The open foundation is set to sponsor the fundamental research and the innovative research in the field of Chemical Engineering and Technology.
It preferentially supports the projects showing innovative ideas, great prospects, or which have been partially supported by other research funding.
2. Funding Scope of Free Application Projects
According to the development plan and construction goals of the Zhejiang Provincial Top Key Academic Discipline of Chemical Engineering and Technology and the Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, the open foundation application scope of unspecific projects will focus on the following aspects:
l Eco-Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles;
l Functional Finishes of Textiles
l Green Chemistry and Functional Chemicals
l Pollution Control and Waste Treatment in Textile or Paper Engineering
l Fundamental Research, Testing Methods and Characterization Techniques for Textiles;
l Novel Catalytic Materials, Mechanism and Applications;
l Structure Design, Synthesis and Application of New Fine-Chemicals, etc.
3. Funding Scope of Proposition Projects (Priority)
l Preparation and dispersion stabilization of ultra-fine nano-pigments for textile digital printing ink
l Preparation of low temperature and high efficiency catalysts for hydrogen peroxide bleaching of cotton
l Calculation of the reaction dynamics between natural fibers and reactive dyes and the molecule design of new reactive groups
l Development of enzymes suitable for wool surface modification
l Development of the low-temperature cross-linking technology of cellulose fibers
l Development of the digital inkjet printer for photo-curable pigment printing of textiles
l Development of the environmentally friendly and durable flame retardant finishing agents and study on the flame retardant mechanism
l Stabilization of the self-assembled structure of microspheres fabricated on textile substrate surface
4. Application
4.1 Both domestic and international experts and scholars engaged in the fundamental research and application development in Chemical Engineering and Technology are encouraged to apply for the open foundation. (Note: In the project team, there must be at least one memberfrom Zhejiang Provincial Top Key Academic Discipline of Chemical Engineering and Technology, but they are not allowed to be the first applicant).
4.2 The prospective, exploring, pioneering, and interdisciplinary research projects and international collaborated research projects will get priority to be funded.
4.3 Applicants can choose any topic within the application scope orfrom the specific projects, and fill the application form which can be downloaded from the website at http://acedf.zstu.edu.cn/and sent to the e-mail address: yqli@zstu.edu.cn or jshao@zstu.edu.cn.
4.4 The project durationshould not exceed two years. And the application deadline is September 1, 2017.
4.5 The funding for each project is RMB 30,000-100,000.
5. Evaluation and Approval
The academic committee will evaluate the proposals according to the research topic, the feasibility of research approach, the reasonableness of budget, the ability of applicants, and then give a general advice about the project approval. The approved projects will be announced at website http://acedf.zstu.edu.cn/, and be noticed by email.
6. Management of the funded project
6.1 The applicant should complete a research plan and sign a project contract within 15 days when his/her application is approved.
6.2 The applicant should submit a report for detailing the work progress and the funding expenditure in the middle of the project duration, and submit the published papers funded by the open foundation at the end of the project, also need to report the research outcomes.
6.3 The research outcomes including papers, patents, industrial achievements, etc. should indicate “Supported byZhejiang Provincial Top Key Academic Discipline of Chemical Engineering and Technology, and Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles (Zhejiang Sci-Tech University), Ministry of Education of China”, and the first affiliation should be Zhejiang Sci-Tech University.
6.4 Head of the academic discipline has the right to check the research progress and the funding expenditure, and to correct the funding usage or even terminate the funding if it could not be reasonably used or the project is difficult to continue.
6.5 During research period, if the applicant wants to extend research duration, he/she should submit an application about that. If it is approved by the academic committee, the duration extension can be allowed.
July, 2017
开放基金申请表
ApplicationForm-2017-Eng.doc