According to an announcement by the CAS, five scientists will receive grants from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) for participating in research work of XTBG.

Dr. Chuck Cannon from Texas Tech University has been granted the CAS Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists (Visiting Professorship).

The four young scientists who have been granted the CAS Fellowship for Young International Scientists (Young Scientists Fellowship) are Dr. Olesya V. Bondarenko from Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. Alice Catherine Hughes from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) of Australia, Dr. Masatoshi Katabuchi from XTBG, and Dr. Yann Surget-Groba who has ever awarded the grant in 2011.

The Visiting Professorships Program is for international scientists either currently or previously working in well-known universities, research institutes or multinational corporations, who wish to develop an effective long-term collaborative relationship with the CAS. It provides for visits of 2-12months duration. The fund is about RMB 400,000 -500,000 per year.

The aim of the Young Scientists Fellowship is to promote academic exchange and cooperation between CAS institutes and international research institutions and universities, and the development of talented scientists, by attracting young international scientists to conduct a period of cooperative research at CAS institutes. The Fellowship provides for visits of 12 months duration, and funding covers the personal expenses of the international visitors. The fund is about RMB 150,000-250,000 per year.