National Natural Science Foundation of China:

As one of the main channels to support basic research in China, the National Natural Science Foundation focuses on supporting researchers in universities and scientific research institutions with good research conditions and strength.

The funding system of the National Natural Science Foundation includes three project series: research, talents and environmental conditions. Among them, the main purpose of the research project series is to obtain the innovation results of basic research, pay attention to coordinating the layout of disciplines, highlight key areas, promote the intersection of disciplines and stimulate original innovation.

Based on improving the competitiveness of science and technology in the future, the talent project series focuses on supporting young scholars to independently preside over scientific research projects, cultivating scientific research talents in areas where basic research is weak, cultivating leading talents, cultivating top talents and cultivating innovative teams; The environmental conditions project series mainly focuses on strengthening the support of scientific research conditions, especially on the development of original scientific research instruments, promoting the enjoyment of resources, guiding social resources to invest in basic research, and optimizing the development environment of basic research.

Types of natural science fund support

According to the types of funding, natural science funds can be divided into general projects, key projects, major projects, major research projects, youth science funds, regional science funds, outstanding youth science funds, national outstanding youth science funds, innovative research group science funds, overseas, Hong Kong and Macao young scholars cooperative research funds, international (regional) cooperation and exchange projects, joint fund projects, mathematical Tianyuan fund, and national major scientific research instrument development projects.