I. Projects of National Social Science Fund
Under the leadership of the National Leading Group for Philosophy and Social Science Planning, the National Social Science Fund Project implements a three-level management system. The National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Sciences is fully responsible for the management of national social science fund projects; The social science planning offices of all provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and the entrusted management institutions in Beijing are entrusted by the National Social Science Planning Office to manage the national social science fund projects in their respective regions and systems; The unit in charge of the project shall be responsible for the management of the national social science fund project of the unit under the guidance of the superior management institution. National social science projects can be divided into three categories according to the application time, namely, major projects, late-stage funded projects and annual projects.
(1) Major projects are organized and implemented by means of bidding. The annual bidding time is about 10, and there are about 40 bidding topics, with funds of 300,000-500,000. Major projects are oriented to promote scientific development and theoretical innovation, encourage the philosophy and social sciences to play the role of think tanks for the cause of the party and the people, and thoroughly study major theoretical, strategic and practical issues related to the overall development of the cause of the party and the state. Bidders are required to form a research group and bid as a team. The chief bidding expert must have high political quality and academic attainments, and have senior or equivalent professional and technical positions.
(2) Since the date of 20 10 and 1, the application scope of late-stage funded projects of the National Social Science Fund has been extended from 10 to all disciplines, and applications can be made at any time and instant messaging evaluation can be carried out throughout the year. Mainly to support academic monographs, but also a small number of academic translations, academic data compilation and reference books. , and the funded results should be basically completed (more than 80%) and unpublished Chinese manuscripts or academic data compilation and reference books. The funding intensity of the later funded projects is roughly the same as that of the general projects of the National Social Science Fund in that year.
(3) The annual projects are divided into key projects, general projects and youth projects. The annual project can be said to be the main part of the national social science fund project, involving a wide range and a large number of projects. The scope of application covers 22 other disciplines except pedagogy, art and military science. Since 2003, the number of projects has been above 1 000, and it is increasing year by year. For example, it reached 1.588 in 2008, with an average project rate of 8.6%. Main points for attention in applying for annual projects: Applicants should apply for projects according to the requirements of the project guide. The basic theoretical research projects generally only stipulate the scope, direction and focus of the research, and the applicant can draw up the subject by himself according to the needs. Items (marked ※) in applied countermeasure research are generally required to be declared according to the topic, and the meaning of the topic cannot be changed, and the text expression of the topic can be determined by itself. To apply for qualifications, to apply for key projects and general projects, they should have professional and technical positions at or above the deputy senior level (or equivalent to professional and technical positions at or above the deputy senior level); To apply for key projects, the project leader must complete social science research projects at or above the provincial and ministerial level; Applicants for youth projects (including members of the research group) are not over 39 years old (subject to the deadline for application). Those who do not have professional and technical positions above deputy senior level shall be recommended by two peer experts with professional and technical positions at senior level. Research cycle, the results appear in the form of research reports, papers, monographs and so on. The completion time of research reports and papers is generally 1 year, and the monograph is generally 2-3 years. In terms of funding, the project funding has increased slightly year by year. For example, the average funding amount of the three types of projects is 6.5438+0.5 million yuan, 6.5438+0.5 million yuan and 80,000 yuan in turn. Declaration time, 65438+ per year1from early October to early March.
Second, the humanities and social sciences research project of the Ministry of Education
Social science projects of the Ministry of Education are managed at different levels. The Ministry of Education is responsible for formulating medium-and long-term plans and subject guides for social science research; Formulate project management measures and implementation rules; Organize project declaration and review; Arrange the mid-term inspection and acceptance of the project; Responsible for the appraisal of major projects. The local education administrative department and the relevant departments (units) of the State Council are responsible for organizing the project declaration, mid-term inspection, acceptance and achievement promotion of colleges and universities. Colleges and universities are responsible for formulating their own project management rules and daily management; Organize project declaration, follow-up inspection and acceptance of results; Responsible for the publicity, promotion and application of the project results. The social science project of the Ministry of Education is the general name of all kinds of humanities and social science research projects set up by the Ministry of Education for ordinary colleges and universities across the country. It mainly includes: major research projects, major projects of the base and general projects.
(1) Major research projects refer to projects that rely on research groups to solve forward-looking, strategic and overall major theoretical and practical problems in the process of national economic construction and social development, as well as major problems in the basic disciplines of humanities and social sciences. The project is collected by the Ministry of Education from universities, research institutes and practical application departments all over the country, and is open to tender for universities all over the country. The approximate application time is June-August each year, and the amount of funding is 300,000-800,000 yuan.
(2) The major projects of the base refer to the major projects established for the key research bases of humanities and social sciences in colleges and universities and carried out research around the academic development direction of the base. The subject is determined by the key research base according to the long-term planning of the base, and after being reviewed and approved by the academic Committee of the base, it is reported to the Ministry of Education for unified organization of bidding. Regarding the application time, from June to August each year, the subsidy is 200,000 yuan (65,438+million from the Ministry of Education and 65,438+million from the school).
(3) General projects: ① Planned fund projects, with funding not exceeding 70,000 yuan; (2) youth fund projects, the amount of funding does not exceed 50 thousand yuan; (3) self-financing projects, the funds raised by the applicant to relevant departments or enterprises and institutions outside the school, the self-financing is not less than 50 thousand yuan; ④ Special tasks, including ideological and political work and ideological and political theory courses in colleges and universities. Matters needing attention in general project application: The topic is designed by the applicant according to the long-term planning of social science research of the Ministry of Education and personal preliminary research, and the applicant is encouraged to obtain the topic selected by the practical application department and get financial support. Applicants who apply for qualifications and plan fund projects should be in-service teachers with senior professional and technical positions; Applicants and participants of youth fund projects should have doctoral degrees or intermediate or above professional and technical positions, and the age should not exceed 40 years old; Self-financing project applicants must obtain financial support from relevant departments outside the school, including government departments (non-competent departments), enterprises and institutions (not less than 50 thousand yuan); You must fill in the column of "other sources of funds" in the project application form, and attach a copy of the proof materials such as the receipt voucher or bank receipt of the funds entrusted by the school finance department. Research period: The research period is generally 3 years from the date of project approval. Under special circumstances, you can apply for an extension of 1 ~ 2 years, but it must be approved by the supporting school and reported to the Ministry of Education for approval and filing. Funding, the planning fund project funding does not exceed 70 thousand yuan; The youth fund project funding does not exceed 50 thousand yuan; The special task project funds shall be raised by the project undertaker, and the self-raised funds shall not be less than 50,000 yuan. Declaration time, the first half of each year (the declaration notice is issued in April or July).
Three, declare other ministerial projects
Other ministerial-level projects mainly include: national education science research planning project, national art science planning project, university ancient books collation research project, and Ministry of Justice research project. The characteristics of these projects are that the disciplines involved in each category are relatively simple and the scope of application is relatively narrow.
(1) National Educational Science Research Planning Project
The national education science plan is published every five years, generally in the first quarter of the first year of the implementation of each five-year plan; During the implementation of the plan, the annual project guide will be issued every year, and the project declaration and review will be organized. The national education science plan sets up the national social science fund, which is a major discipline, a key discipline, a general discipline and a youth fund discipline of education; Set up key topics of the Ministry of Education, youth topics of the Ministry of Education, planning topics of the Ministry of Education, and national defense military education disciplines. The topics of the National Education Science Plan focus on the major theoretical and practical problems of China's education reform, development and modernization, highlight applied research, pay attention to basic theoretical research, encourage emerging interdisciplinary research and interdisciplinary comprehensive research, and support the development and popularization of research results. Funding is generally between 1- 1.5 million, and the application time is generally in the first half of the year, and the application period is 2 months.
(2) National Art Science Planning Project
The national art science planning project implements a three-level management system. The Office of the National Leading Group for Art Science Planning is fully responsible for the management of national art science planning topics; The cultural departments (bureaus) of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government or the leading groups and their offices at the corresponding level as intermediate management units to manage the national art science planning projects within their respective jurisdictions; The unit in charge of the project is responsible for the management of the national art science planning projects undertaken by the unit under the guidance of the higher-level art research management institutions. The topic selection of national art science planning research projects should focus on the major theoretical and practical problems of culture and art in China's reform, opening up and socialist modernization, actively explore the development law of culture and art in Socialism with Chinese characteristics, pay attention to basic research, emerging interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary comprehensive research, actively promote theoretical innovation, and support the rescue and collation of cultural and artistic heritage with great value. The national art science planning projects include key projects, annual projects and youth projects. Forms of achievements, research reports, papers, monographs, etc. ; The research cycle, the time limit for the completion of research reports and papers is generally 1 year, and the monograph is generally 2-3 years; The reporting time is generally from April to May each year.
(3) Research projects of the Ministry of Justice
The scientific research projects of the Ministry of Justice focus on major theoretical and practical issues in the construction of a country ruled by law, aim at promoting the construction of a socialist country ruled by law, actively study legal issues in the process of national economic and social development and reform and opening up, and provide intellectual support for major decisions in the construction of a country ruled by law. At the same time, the ministerial-level scientific research projects pay attention to the research of legal disciplines, pay attention to the research of emerging marginal disciplines and interdisciplinary comprehensive research, and promote the further development and perfection of legal theory. For universities, scientific research institutions, government departments, judicial organs and law associations across the country, through fair competition, select the best project. Project categories, key projects, general projects, young and middle-aged projects, and special task projects. Funding: 60,000 yuan for key projects, 40,000 yuan for general and youth projects, and not less than 30,000 yuan for special tasks. To declare qualifications and apply for key projects, the project host must have a senior title or deputy hall (bureau) level or above; To apply for general topics and special tasks, the host must have the title of deputy senior or above, or the post of director or above, or have obtained a doctorate; Young and middle-aged project applicants, moderators and members of the research group are all under the age of 39, and all of them have the title of deputy senior or above or the post of director or above or have obtained a doctorate. Declaration time, the Ministry of Justice issues the annual topic guide of ministerial-level scientific research projects every year, which is generally released in the first quarter of each year, and the declaration time generally begins in June.
Four, Shandong province social science planning project
At present, the national social science fund project and the humanities and social science research project of the Ministry of Education are the main sources of national vertical projects, while the provincial vertical projects mainly refer to the social science planning project of Shandong Province, and their application process follows the national social science fund project.
Shandong province philosophy and social science planning leading group leads the province's philosophy and social science planning work. Shandong Social Science Planning Management Office is the office of the planning leading group, sponsored by the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee. Its duty is to put forward the draft development plan of philosophy and social sciences in Shandong Province and the draft planning project guide to the planning leading group, organize project declaration and review, specifically manage and allocate planning project funds in accordance with the relevant provisions of the planning leading group, and supervise the implementation of the plan. Planning research projects are used to support research of great practical and theoretical significance to socialist modernization and reform and opening up in our province, to support research in areas with local characteristics in Shandong and social science advantages in our province, and to support the construction and development of emerging disciplines, marginal disciplines and interdisciplinary disciplines urgently needed for the construction of socialist two civilizations.
The main items to be declared are: project category. Annual projects are divided into youth projects, general projects, key projects, major projects and key research base projects. To declare qualifications, all researchers with senior professional titles can declare, and those without senior professional titles must be recommended by two senior professional titles in the same research field before they can declare. To apply for a youth project, the person in charge of the project and the main members of the research group shall not be over 39 years old. In the research cycle, the final result of the declared project should be a research report or monograph, and the completion time of the research report is generally about 1 year, and the completion time of the monograph is generally about 2 years. Sources of funds, including funding and self-financing. According to the project category, research difficulty and achievement form, the funding is generally1-50,000 yuan. To declare a self-funded project, you must issue a certificate of unit funding, and the amount of funding is not less than 1 000 yuan. The application time generally begins after the approval of the national social science fund project, probably from July to September.
Five, to declare other vertical projects in the province
Other vertical projects in the province include social science projects of Shandong Provincial Department of Education and key projects of provincial art. The similarity between these two types of projects is that they are both self-funded projects. Among them, the social science projects of the provincial education department generally adopt limited declaration, and the index allocated to our school is about 10. The application time for social science projects of Shandong Provincial Department of Education is roughly from June to September, and the application time for key projects of art in Shandong Province is roughly from March to May.
The above briefly introduces the basic situation of all kinds of vertical projects at all levels, which can give you an overall impression of the declaration of vertical projects. Let's briefly summarize the application procedures of social science departments for various projects. After receiving the application notice from the vertical project department, we will begin to organize the project application work of our school. Mainly: (1) Publish the declaration notice on the website of the Social Science Department, and notify the scientific research secretaries of all units in time. (2) According to the project declaration level, organize the declaration mobilization meeting. (3) Technical review of the application materials, during which the application materials will be improved through interaction with the applicant. (4) Submit the application materials to the competent department of the project. In addition, please note that when introducing each type of project, an approximate declaration time will be given, but this time will vary from time to time, so please pay attention to the declaration notice on the website of the Social Science Department to avoid delaying the project declaration.