The national social science and art science projects are as follows:
The national art science planning project is divided into two levels. The corresponding national level is applied for at the same time as the cultural and art science research project of the Ministry of Culture. National Social Sciences and Arts Special Project. There are only a small number of national-level projects in the national social sciences (including special projects in art, education, and military science), national natural sciences, and the Ministry of Science and Technology (such as national science and technology support plan projects). It can be seen that the national art and science general projects belong to the ministerial level.
The later-stage funding projects of the National Social Science Fund and the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Publishing Project aim to encourage philosophy and social science workers to carry forward excellent academic styles, devote themselves to scholarship, conduct solid research, and strive to produce high-quality works with academic inheritance and innovation value. Cultivate a group of outstanding young scholars and give full play to the demonstration and guiding role of the National Social Science Foundation in the prosperity and development of philosophy and social sciences.
The later-stage funding projects of the National Social Science Fund and the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Publishing Project mainly support outstanding academic achievements in philosophy and social science research that have been basically completed but have not yet been published. It mainly funds academic monographs, but also funds a small number of data compilations, research reports and reference books with high academic value. All 26 disciplines of the National Social Science Fund, including three separate disciplines of education, art, and military science, can apply.
The later-stage funded projects of the National Social Science Fund are divided into key projects and general projects. Key projects mainly support research results that are academically significant, highly innovative, and have an important role in promoting the development of disciplines. Each funding amount is about 350,000 yuan. General projects mainly fund research results with high academic value and certain innovativeness, with each funding amount being about 250,000 yuan. Applications for key projects that do not meet the project establishment requirements but meet general project standards can be established as general projects.