The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Jieqing Fund) is a fund specially established in China to promote the growth of young scientific and technological talents, encourage overseas scholars to return to work, and accelerate the training of a number of outstanding academic leaders who have entered the forefront of world science and technology.

During the Tenth Five-Year Plan period, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars supported about 160 outstanding young scholars every year, and each person's support was generally 800-1000,000 yuan, with a research period of 4 years.

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Matters needing attention

(1) The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars examines the applicant's academic level and innovation potential, and does not fill in "main participants" when writing the application;

(2) Fill in the applicant's "main academic achievements" in the abstract of the application;

(3) Fill in the "research field" in the column of the applied project name, instead of the specific research topic name;

(4) The application only needs to provide statistics on the collection and citation of papers.

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