The basic issues that need attention mainly refer to the non-academic contents involved in the application. First of all, applicants need to understand the positioning of the Natural Science Foundation. The orientation of the National Natural Science Foundation is "supporting basic research, insisting on free exploration and playing a guiding role", and the 24-word working principle is "respecting science, promoting democracy, advocating competition, promoting cooperation, encouraging innovation and leading the future." Its evaluation principle is: "relying on experts, promoting democracy, supporting the excellent and the strong, fair and reasonable." Because these principles determine the overall funding direction of the project, the ultimate goal is to explore, discover and discover the inevitability of scientific laws behind the phenomenon, whether from the personal interests of scholars or the needs of the country.
Secondly, the applicant also needs to know the relevant provisions in the Fund Regulations and the Fund Management Measures, such as the requirements and qualifications of the application, the management fees in the budget, the international cooperation and exchange fees, the proportion and scope of the use of labor fees, and some restrictions. In addition, you need to read carefully the part related to your application in the 2009 National Natural Science Foundation Project Guide. After learning these basic courses, writing will be smoother and there will be no obstacles. If we can do it first, the quality of the application should be better guaranteed.
Just fill in the basic information and the main members of the project team truthfully. General projects, youth funds, regional funds, project team members do not need too many. Generally, 4 to 6 people are enough (including graduate students or postdoctoral students). If overseas scholars are invited to participate in the project, a copy of the confirmation letter of the participants is required (fax is also acceptable).
About application code. The new application code will be used in 2009. It should be noted here that the application code is formed according to the principle of subject coverage. Different levels of code cover different fields, and some codes overlap. Don't simply take it literally, fill in the corresponding code as soon as you find it, but on the basis of understanding the code coverage, compare the scientific problems and main research contents of your project, and then choose the appropriate application code.
The above comes from the compilation of the series.