General projects, also known as general projects, are the main components of the research projects of the National Natural Science Foundation. They support the scientific and technical personnel engaged in basic research to choose their own topics within the funding scope of the National Natural Science Foundation, carry out innovative scientific research, and promote the balanced, coordinated and sustainable development of various disciplines. General projects are the most basic types of projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, and their funds account for about 60% of the total amount of the National Natural Science Foundation. Including the project (1), it is the main part of the work funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, accounting for more than 80% of the total funds of general funded projects. Centralized acceptance and review once a year;

(2) The Youth Science Fund project is the same as the free application project in terms of topic selection and application procedures, but the applicant must be a young scientist under the age of 35, obtain a doctoral degree (or have an intermediate title or above), be able to independently carry out research work, have active academic thinking and have a pioneering and innovative spirit;

(3) The regional science fund project is a fund specially established to support the scientific research work of research institutions and institutions of higher learning affiliated to remote, ethnic minorities and areas with weak scientific foundation. At present, ten provinces and autonomous regions, including Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Tibet, Guangxi, Hainan, Guizhou, Jiangxi and Yunnan, and Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture have been supported by the Regional Science Fund. Since 20 12, five ethnic autonomous prefectures, including Enshi in Hubei, Xiangxi in Hunan, Liangshan in Sichuan, Ganzi and Aba, have been included in the areas supported by the regional science fund.