The maximum proportion of labor fees for national funds is 15%. Labor fees refer to the labor fees for graduate students and postdoctoral personnel who directly participate in project research. The labor fees for general projects shall not exceed 15% of the funds funded by the Natural Science Fund; the labor fees for key projects, major projects and various special projects shall not exceed 10% of the funds funded by the Natural Science Fund.

The labor fees for general projects shall not exceed 15% of the funds funded by the Natural Science Fund; the labor fees for key projects, major projects and various special projects shall not exceed 10% of the funds funded by the Natural Science Fund.

According to Article 8 of the "National Natural Science Foundation of China Project Funding Management Measures", the project funding budget includes an income budget and an expenditure budget.

The revenue budget includes funding from various sources for project research, including funding from the Natural Science Foundation, funding from the project host unit and funding from other sources.

The expenditure budget includes research funds, international cooperation and exchange funds, labor costs and management fees.

The details are as follows: Research funds refer to expenses directly used for scientific research.

Includes: scientific research business expenses: testing, calculation, analysis fees, power and energy fees, travel expenses, research and academic conference fees, materials, paper layout fees and printing fees, literature retrieval, network access and other information and communication fees , academic journal subscription fees.

Experimental material fees: purchase fees for raw materials, reagents, medicines and other consumables, fees for the purchase, planting and breeding of experimental animals and plants, fees for collection, processing and packaging and transportation of specimens and samples.

Instrument and equipment fees: purchase, transportation, installation and repair fees for special instruments and equipment, purchase and processing fees for materials, accessories and processing of self-made special instruments and equipment. Laboratory modification fee: the cost of modifying the laboratory in order to improve the experimental conditions of the funded project research. It shall not be used for expenses such as laboratory expansion, civil construction, house maintenance, etc.

Collaboration fee: External units collaborate to bear the cost of part of the research and test work of the Natural Science Foundation project.

International cooperation and exchange funds refer to international cooperation and exchange expenses that are directly related to the research work of the funded project, including part of the expenses for project team members’ visits and foreign experts’ visits. The amount of foreign exchange required is determined by the project. Relying on the unit to solve the problem on its own.

Among them: the international cooperation and exchange funds for general projects shall not exceed 15% of the funds funded by the Natural Science Foundation; the funds for international cooperation and exchanges for key projects and major projects shall not exceed 10% of the funds funded by the Natural Science Fund.

Labor fees refer to the labor fees for graduate students and postdoctoral personnel who directly participate in project research.

The labor fees for general projects shall not exceed 15% of the funds funded by the Natural Science Fund; the labor fees for key projects, major projects and various special projects shall not exceed 10% of the funds funded by the Natural Science Fund.

Management fees refer to the expenses incurred by the project-based unit to organize and support project research, including public instruments and equipment, housing expenses, etc. during project execution. The management fee shall not exceed 5% of the funds funded by the Natural Science Foundation, and the collaborating unit shall not withdraw it repeatedly.

Extended information:

According to Article 9 of the "Management Measures for National Natural Science Foundation Project Funding Funds", the Natural Science Foundation of China organizes experts or merit-based selection agencies to conduct a budget review of project-funded research funds. Review or evaluation, the amount of funding is determined based on the funding status of various projects of the Natural Science Foundation and the opinions of review experts, as well as relevant financial and financial systems, and is determined after review in accordance with prescribed procedures.

Article 10 The project leader must use the project funding funds in strict accordance with the purposes, scope and expenditure standards approved by the approved project funding budget.

Article 11 The approved project funding budget will generally not be adjusted. If the project funding budget is significantly affected due to adjustments to the project's research goals, major technical routes or main research content, or unexpected losses due to force majeure, it must be reported to the Natural Science Foundation of China for approval according to procedures.

Article 12 Project funding funds shall not be used to pay various fines, donations, sponsorships, investments and other expenditures, may not be used for various welfare expenditures, and shall not be used for other items prohibited by national regulations. expenditure.

Article 13 Project-supporting units should strengthen the management of project funding funds. Project funding funds must be earmarked for specific purposes and may not be intercepted, misappropriated or misappropriated by any unit or individual for any reason or in any way.

Article 14 The annual surplus funds of ongoing research-funded projects will be carried forward to the next year for continued use. The remaining funds from the completed project will still be used for basic natural science research or some applied research work of the project-supporting unit.

Article 15 When applying for a Natural Science Foundation project for the first time, the applicant should truthfully fill in the "Applicant Unit Information Form" as required and report it to the Natural Science Foundation of China. If the bank account and other information of the project-supporting unit changes, the Natural Science Foundation of China should be notified in a timely manner.

Article 16 Project funding funds are allocated to the project-supporting unit, and the funding-receiving unit and the project-supporting unit must be consistent.

Article 17 The allocation of project funding funds shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the Natural Science Fund Project Management Measures; if centralized payment from the treasury is implemented, it shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Finance.

Article 18 The collaboration fees for funded projects shall be transferred by the project-supporting unit in accordance with the collaboration contract.

Article 19: Funding for funding projects that are suspended or canceled for any reason shall be suspended. The project-supporting unit shall return the balance of the allocated funds to the Natural Science Foundation of China within three months after receiving the notice. Overdue refunds shall not be made , defer the allocation of funding for other projects of the unit.

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