Belong to the team rather than to the individual mentor.

The application for the National Natural Science Foundation of China is open to the whole country. The applicant will be the actual person in charge of the project. The applicant will be formally employed by the project-supporting unit. As an applicant, postgraduate students can only apply for general projects and be recruited. The tutor's consent is required, but the fund does not belong to the tutor.

The National Natural Science Foundation of China, referred to as the Natural Science Foundation of China, is a public institution approved by the State Council on February 14, 1986, and is managed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.