National Outstanding Youth is an honorary level that represents young scholars who have made outstanding achievements in the field of scientific research.
The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (referred to as "National Outstanding Youth") is a funding program established by China to encourage and support outstanding domestic young scientists to achieve innovative results in scientific research. Scientific researchers who receive the title of National Distinguished Young Scholar usually go through strict review procedures, and their academic level, scientific research capabilities and innovation potential are highly recognized by domestic and foreign peer experts. This honor not only marks their leading position in their respective research fields, but also indicates that they are expected to become leaders in scientific research in the future.
The selection criteria for National Distinguished Young Scholars usually include the applicant’s educational background, research achievements, scientific research project experience, academic influence, and potential contribution to the field of scientific research. Young scholars who receive this honor will not only receive scientific research funding support, but also receive more career development opportunities and academic reputation, which is of great significance to improving their scientific research environment and promoting the development of the entire scientific research community.
To sum up, the National Outstanding Youth Award is an honorary level that represents outstanding achievements in the field of scientific research and aims to recognize and fund promising young scientists.
Legal basis:
Regulations of the National Natural Science Foundation
Article 3
The National Natural Science Fund mainly comes from the central finance appropriation. The state encourages natural persons, legal persons or other organizations to donate funds to the National Natural Science Foundation.
The central government has included funds from the National Natural Science Foundation of China in its budget.