Since its establishment, the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, under the direct care of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and the provincial government, with the strong support of the Provincial Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Finance, and with the joint efforts of the province's scientific research personnel, has comprehensively introduced and promoted the advanced fund-based funding model and management concept, established the evaluation principle of "relying on experts, promoting democracy, fairness and justice", and formed "macro guidance, independent declaration, peer review and equal competition"

The Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province pays attention to basic research, free exploration, training of young talents and cooperation and exchanges at home and abroad, and has formed a funding system consisting of three series: research projects, talent projects and academic exchange projects. After more than 20 years of development, the financial input of Zhejiang Natural Science Fund has increased from the initial 2 million to 20 1 1 80 million yuan. The number of funded projects increased from the initial 2 16 to 936 in 20 1 1, and the total number of funded projects reached 8099.

The Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province has played the role of "seed fund", "support fund" and "talent incubator" in basic research in Zhejiang Province, and has played an indispensable and important role in promoting the development of basic research work in our province and enhancing local original innovation ability, especially in striving for national basic research resources, cultivating national scientific and technological achievements and cultivating outstanding scientific and technological talents. According to the statistical results of national SCIentific papers in 20 10, the number of sci papers and international citations in our province ranks fourth in the country. Many scientists funded by the Provincial Natural Science Foundation have published influential papers in top international magazines such as Nature and Science, and the overall level of basic research in our province has always been in the forefront of the country.

In the future, the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province will carry forward the spirit of seeking truth and being pragmatic, adhere to the construction of innovation ability as the main line, take the cultivation and cultivation of a large number of innovative talents as the core, and closely focus on the strategy of "starting a business to enrich the people and making innovation a strong province" in our province, strive to improve the independent innovation ability and make greater contributions to building an innovative province.