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In order to implement the national medium-and long-term scientific and technological development plan, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (hereinafter referred to as NSFC) issued the "Eleventh Five-Year" development plan of NSFC in 2006. It is necessary to accurately grasp the strategic orientation of "supporting basic research, persisting in free exploration and playing a guiding role" and implement the working policy of "respecting science, promoting democracy, promoting competition, promoting cooperation, encouraging innovation and leading the future". Implement the strategy of "source innovation, scientific and technological talents, innovative environment and excellent management" to promote the balanced, coordinated and sustainable development of all disciplines of basic science in China. According to the overall deployment of the country and the characteristics of the work funded by the National Science Fund, the priority development areas of 13 and the distribution of several departments were selected. Natural science funds can be divided into general projects, key projects, major projects, major research plans, national science funds for outstanding young scholars, overseas, Hong Kong and Macao young scholars cooperative research funds, innovative research group science funds, national basic science talent training funds, special projects, co-funded projects and international (regional) cooperation and exchange projects. Some fund categories can be further refined through subcategory descriptions and comments. All these types of funding have their own emphasis and complement each other, and * * * together constitute the current natural science fund funding system.
During the centralized acceptance period in 2006, the National Natural Science Foundation accepted 63,330 projects of various types, with a year-on-year increase of 20.3%, of which 59,079 were general project applications (including jointly funded projects), with a year-on-year increase of 20. 1%. Approving funds 10362, with a year-on-year increase of 13.73%. The average funding intensity is 2610.5 million yuan/item; Compared with the previous year. Accepted key project application 1.539 (including jointly funded projects), and approved 284 funded projects, with an average funding intensity of 1.6024 million yuan per project.