The Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences' China Exchange Programme (CEP) aims to foster long-term  research cooperation between the Netherlands and China. The programme  supports exchanges of senior researchers and joint research projects in  all fields of research.     The total annual budget is EUR 540,000. The deadline for the     Joint Research Projects is 15 September.
    The CEP programme offers two types of funding: 
 - Individual Visits
Grants for individual senior researchers who  wish to lecture or conduct research in China. The intention of the visit  should be to establish long-term cooperation in the form of a joint  research project.   - Joint Research Projects
Financial support for Dutch  universities, research institutes, laboratories, or research groups  wishing to carry out a joint research project with Chinese counterparts. 
For more information on budget, criteria, and the application procedure, 
please consult this webpage.