The word limit for national natural abstracts is 400 words

The title is the facade. When each reviewer receives a tender document, he will first read it extensively and then read it intensively. During extensive reading, the first impression generated by the title and abstract is very important, second only to hard indicators such as the applicant's scientific research background. The title should be clear and specific. Let the reviewers know the purpose and general content of the project just by looking at it.

Can he understand your question? It is simple and clear so that colleagues can understand it.

No one likes big and empty questions, so don’t try to change the world through a project. It is already difficult to make a breakthrough on a certain scientific issue.

Cherish words like gold. Be straight to the point and state the research content and assumptions straightforwardly. Try to include the four elements of a scientific hypothesis: clinical problem, scientific problem, target molecule, and mechanism of action. The final title should not have a single extra word, that is, "No words can be deleted."

It would be best if you can make the expert feel "Hey, this topic is interesting!" If not, you should also make the expert "Oh, this is what he studies."

A simple, clear question, even if it does not add points, at least it will not reduce points.

The title in 2019 is limited to 100 characters, of which one Chinese character, one number, and one letter are all counted as one character.

This restriction is actually meaningless, unless you risk trying an overly long question just for the sake of being new and different. In this kind of science fund application competition, being new and unconventional will most likely not lead to good results.

The projects that did not win the bid each have their own shortcomings, while the projects that won the bid are all similar. Continuously moving closer to the winning project is moving closer to the standards of the review experts, and the chance of winning the bid will be greater.

NSFC official website, Lilac Garden, Science Network, Medsci and other websites can check the previous winning titles, abstracts and other information. Look carefully, read carefully, and learn from it fully.