Statement

Statement

Starting March 27, 2026, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) will no longer accept funding applications for scholars attending the 40th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2026). The funding previously allocated for NeurIPS attendance will now be fully redirected to supporting scholars’ participation in esteemed domestic academic conferences, or made available for international conferences that respect the rights and interests of Chinese scholars, uphold the principles of openness and cooperation, abide by the ethics of the academic community, and enjoy outstanding academic influence.

Academic papers accepted by NeurIPS 2026 will no longer be recognized as representative achievements when applying for projects funded by CAST. Meanwhile, CAST still recognizes the academic influence of such papers by Chinese scholars, as long as they are fairly evaluated by relevant national societies of China in accordance with academic norms.

China Association for Science and Technology

March 27, 2026

(This statement is authentic in Chinese. The English version is for reference only.)

Source: https://voc-gj.cast.org.cn/index/info?api=GwArticle&id=99308