The CAAI-Bose Quantum Computing Application Innovation Fund, jointly established by the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI) and Bose Quantum, achieved notable success in its inaugural year in 2025, building a - Quantum Computing+ - ? - collaborative platform for industry-academia-research integration.

This year, the fund will continue to uphold the spirit of industry-academia-research collaboration, creating a high-level cooperation platform for scholars nationwide. It will provide opportunities for quantum computing technology application and outcomes translation, facilitating deep integration of quantum computing with diverse fields. The 2026 CAAI-Bose Quantum Computing Application Innovation Fund invites proposals for four research topics, with primary focus on uncovering application scenarios of quantum computing technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence and optimization.

The four research topics under the 2026 fund are: Topic 1: technical exploration of coherent optical quantum computers empowering complex distribution modeling and architecture of large models; Topic 2: research on enhancing interpretability and robustness of large models using coherent optical quantum computers; Topic 3: exploration of natural science and technology scenarios using coherent optical quantum computers; Topic 4: AI-empowered breakthroughs in core technologies for optical quantum computers (both specialized and general-purpose).

Funding for this year - s program is set at RMB 150,000 - 200,000 per project, with an anticipated support of 5 - 10 projects. Each project has a collaboration period of one year. (See Appendix 1: 2026 CAAI-Bose Quantum Computing Application Innovation Fund Guide.)

The fund invites applications from scholars at universities and research institutions who meet the following criteria: full-time faculty or researchers (excluding postdoctoral fellows) at domestic universities or research institutes, capable of conducting independent research and leading student teams to participate in project research and practice.

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