Generally, it takes about 5 months from the receipt to the completion of the examination and approval of the results published by the National Natural Science Foundation of China in 2023. For most types of projects accepted centrally, the funding results are generally announced in the middle and late August of that year, and the rest of the projects are announced one after another according to the project review process.

National Natural Science Foundation is the main channel to support basic scientific research in China. It is one of the channels for talents in China, and focuses on funding researchers in universities and research institutions with good scientific research conditions and strong scientific research strength.