1. Scientific and technical personnel of supporting units applying for NSFC projects as applicants shall meet the conditions stipulated in the first paragraph of Article 10 of the Regulations of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations): they have undertaken basic research projects or have other experience in basic research; Have senior professional and technical positions (titles) or doctoral degrees, or have two scientific and technical personnel with senior professional and technical positions (titles) in the same research field. Some types of projects have special requirements for the applicant's conditions on this basis.

2. Scientific and technical personnel engaged in basic research, who meet the conditions stipulated in the first paragraph of Article 10 of the Regulations, have no work unit or the unit where they work is not the supporting unit, can apply for general projects and youth science fund projects after consulting with the supporting unit registered with the Natural Science Foundation of China and obtaining the consent of the supporting unit, and may not apply for other types of projects.

When applying for a project, such personnel should introduce their previous research work and current work unit in detail in the resume part of the application form, and provide proof that the supporting unit agrees to apply for the project, and submit it together with the paper application form as an attachment.

3. Those who are studying for a postgraduate degree (those who have not obtained a degree before the deadline for accepting applications by the Natural Science Foundation of China) are not allowed to apply for various projects as applicants, but on-the-job personnel can apply for some types of projects through the employed units with the consent of their tutors. At the same time, a letter signed by the tutors should be provided separately to explain the relationship between the applied projects and their dissertations, and guarantee the working hours and working conditions after the completion of the projects, which should be submitted together with the paper application as an annex.

On-the-job graduate students can apply for general projects, youth science fund projects, regional science fund projects and some joint fund projects (unless otherwise stipulated), but on-the-job graduate students may not apply for youth science fund projects.

4. Scientific and technical personnel engaged in research in postdoctoral workstations need to provide a written commitment to extend their term of office in postdoctoral workstations until the expiration of project funding; Or stay in supporting units for scientific research after leaving the station. Otherwise, the Natural Science Foundation of China will not accept the project application of postdoctoral staff in this station.