It will take about 5-6 months from the application deadline for review and approval.

For most types of projects that are centrally accepted, the funding results are generally announced in mid-to-late August of that year, and the remaining projects are announced one after another according to the project review process. The funding results of projects in the non-centralized receiving period will be announced one after another in accordance with the guidelines and review processes issued by the Natural Science Foundation of China.