Legal analysis: the applicant can only apply for 1 projects of the same type in the same year (including: integration projects and strategic research projects in major scientific research projects, scientific and technological activities projects in special projects, and international (regional) cooperation and exchange projects; In joint fund projects, joint funds with the same name are the same type of projects). The person in charge of general projects, key projects, major projects, major research projects (excluding integration projects and strategic research projects), joint fund projects (referring to joint funds with the same name) and regional science fund projects in the previous year may not apply for the same type of projects as the applicants this year. In the same year, it applied for the national research instrument development project (recommended by the Ministry) and the basic science center project, with a total quota of 1. The person in charge who is undertaking an international (regional) cooperative research project shall not apply for an international (regional) cooperative research project as an applicant. The total number of international laws and regulations and (regional) cooperation and exchange projects under the framework of the same organization agreement applied by the applicant and undertaken by the project leader is limited to 1.

Legal basis: Article 2 of 202 1 Provisions on Limited Applications of National Natural Science Foundation stipulates that:

(1) Provisions on the application of various project restrictions: Applicants can only apply for/kloc-0 projects of the same type in the same year (including: integration projects and strategic research projects in major research projects, scientific and technological activities projects in special projects, and international (regional) cooperation and exchange projects; In joint fund projects, joint funds with the same name are the same type of projects). The person in charge of general projects, key projects, major projects, major research projects (excluding integration projects and strategic research projects), joint fund projects (referring to joint funds with the same name) and regional science fund projects in the previous year may not apply for the same type of projects as the applicants this year. In the same year, it applied for the national research instrument development project (recommended by the Ministry) and the basic science center project, with a total quota of 1. The person in charge who is undertaking an international (regional) cooperative research project shall not apply for an international (regional) cooperative research project as an applicant. The total number of international laws and regulations and (regional) cooperation and exchange projects under the framework of the same organization agreement applied by the applicant and undertaken by the project leader is limited to 1.

(II) Suspension of application for general projects after failing to obtain funding for two consecutive years 1 year: 20 19. Applicants who failed to obtain funding for general projects for two consecutive years in 2020 (including projects that failed in the preliminary examination) may not apply for general projects as applicants in 20021year.