Deputy ministerial level. The National Natural Science Foundation, abbreviated as NSFC, was formally established on February 14, 1986. It was an institution directly under the State Council and was managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology. It manages the National Natural Science Foundation in accordance with the law and operates relatively independently. It is responsible for funding plans, project setting and review , project establishment, supervision and other organization and implementation work. The director of the National Natural Science Foundation of China is at the deputy ministerial level. Director, a common title for civil servants. The county level is the county level. Below it is the section chief, and above it is the director or director.