1, pursue Excellence, be absolutely professional in knowledge, and resolutely oppose fluky psychology.

2. I believe that the application of the National Natural Science Foundation is fair, and everyone must rely on their strength to compete and make great efforts to write the tender; If you think NSFC is only relevant, then you don't have to read on.

3. The National Natural Science Foundation is a systematic project, which requires a lot of time and energy, not as simple as a few pages of tender, but the crystallization of wisdom.

4. Don't think too highly of NSFC, but believe in your creativity, even if you are only a first-year master.

Opportunism exists, but we have no other capital. We can only rule out all possible failure factors in the tender, plus perfect topic selection and project design, completely conquer the judges and don't give them any chance to hack you.

6. The fund application is different from the actual scientific research project design. It is necessary to combine personal interests with the interests of the Fund Committee to suit your own interests.

Topic selection and project establishment

1, the key to the success of the fund is to choose a good topic, half a year ahead of schedule, and one year ahead of schedule for those who have just entered the business.

2. The topic assigned by the boss is not necessarily a good topic. It is best to choose your own topic. How to establish a project should be the most important lesson for graduate students. After graduation, you will find that no one will show you any valuable topics. In the academic desert of China, you are the only one left.

3. A good topic is produced under the condition of profound understanding of the topic. Read a lot of literature, and don't forget to think while learning knowledge. When you find someone else's loophole, a good topic is not far from you.

It is better to choose the topic according to the problem, not the technology. When you find the problem, you find the topic. And holding new technology to find problems that can be solved is mostly ineffective, but there are still many people, such as RNAi.

5, emancipating the mind, divergent thinking, multi-party methods and multidisciplinary cross, generally more popular, easy to apply for funds, but can not be forced to cross for the sake of cross.

6. The subject of innovating new technologies and theories must have a certain theoretical and technical foundation, and it is best to have a working foundation. Without you, you'll have to make a patchwork. This is China, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China seems to hate castles in the air.

7. It is better to choose basic applied research than clinical application direction in clinical research.

8. Choose a field that you are familiar with and have a working foundation, and don't cross too far. You are stealing money. Remember, if you don't pretend to be an expert, the Natural Science Foundation won't give money.

9. The starting point of important scientific issues should be accurate, neither too wide nor too big, as long as it reflects certain new ideas and research value. The National Natural Science Foundation that can win the Nobel Prize will not give money.

10, a project that no one has done can't be used as the basis for setting up a project, but the project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation must be done by no one in the world, not a blank in China. Of course, if there is a similar result in the world, China people on the earth may not know it, but once it is discovered, you will die.

1 1. If it is to capture the frontier of scientific research, it is best to design it carefully, especially the consistency, usability and predictability of the purpose and results. The results obtained through the implementation of the project must fully support the conclusions consistent with the research objectives.

12, hot topics are not necessarily good topics, and people in hot spots are also very hot. But it must be a good topic that has not been heated up, and the bidding review lags behind for half a year, such as the first batch of SARS topics. Sometimes, it is not necessary to design some unpopular but valuable topics for scientific research, which will have unexpected effects.

13, the clinical topic can be a disease with no good treatment at present, or it can be an urgent clinical problem, but there are few articles retrieved internationally.

14, I don't advocate the latest heavyweight literature as a guide, you will find that many people are surprisingly consistent with your ideas. Some people are particularly opposed to following suit.

15, be sure to go to the Fund Committee to check the funding situation of similar projects over the years. Too much or too little is not good. It is best to gradually increase the funding areas in the last two years.

Establish the basis of the theme

1, the topic should be innovative and attractive, not only to summarize the theme, easy to understand, but also to have some uncommon new words or abbreviations to stimulate appetite.

2, about 5000 words, up to two pages, not including literature, with moderate line spacing and font size.

3. The research status and analysis at home and abroad must be accurate, even moderate, and never extreme, otherwise the experts who disagree with you will treat your bid with rebellious psychology.

4. The specific problems and significance of the research must be said with tears streaming down her face. What should be achieved is that even you think that there is no justice without doing this topic. Of course, if you have the strength to solve key scientific problems, so much the better. However, the significance of the project is not the most important, and it is often written too heavily. People are most concerned about the overall concept, overall implementation plan and possible expected results of the project.

5. Make complicated things simple. To fully discuss, the text is concise, up to two and a half pages (not counting documents). Eliminate all unnecessary knowledge details, theories and concepts, and be willing to cut meat. The simpler, the fewer mistakes, and the less experts understand (they sometimes do have knowledge blind spots). Some people argue that "after reading it, the judges should lament the exquisiteness of your ideas, but they don't quite understand your theoretical basis". I don't think it is suitable for general projects, but it is ok for key projects. I agree that "the written theory should be appreciated by the family". Write a theory that people can't understand "This kind of application is very dangerous.

6. The basis of argumentation should be very prominent: the theoretical topic must be innovative, the application must be practical, and it has obvious advancement with the existing theories or methods. In short, it must make people feel meaningful.

7. There must be predictable results, at least draw a big cake, but it must look real.

8. Any important argument must be marked with documents, and having documents means that there is no doubt. References should be new, preferably in the same year. In addition, we must quote recent literature from Science, Nature and annual reviews to increase the authority of our argument. It is best to include the existing work foundation, list relevant achievements and published magazines, which can increase credibility.

9. People in our laboratory must revise 15 times or more, especially those who have won the fund. If you ask outsiders to modify it, you must "guard against people's hearts."

10, the bidding judges are uneven, and the evaluation opinions are quite different. A good bid is most likely to be appreciated by high-level judges. As long as your topic is good, these judges are easy to conquer. The difficulty is how to get the poor judges to pass your bid. I think apart from being lucky, I seldom meet some such judges. The most important thing is to let them understand your tenderness. The second is that the tender can't be too long, he can't stand it; The third is that the experimental design should be as simple as possible without losing its scientific and advanced nature. Don't let him think that you are much taller than him, then you are dead. Therefore, a good tender is a balance between high-level professors and low-level professors, and a very mysterious tender usually won't win the bid.

1 1. Appraisal experts are usually professional or unprofessional, especially for interdisciplinary delivery projects. Appraisal experts may not be particularly familiar with your research field. So try to introduce very professional concepts as little as possible, and if it is inevitable, explain it clearly.

12, the writing style should have appropriate flexibility, and the words should not be left dead, leaving room. Because you are sure to meet experts who disagree with your project, unless you are really lucky. For those who agree with your project, just prove that you have the strength to complete the project, which is easy to do. In fact, the purpose of bidding is to conquer the inconsistent or even biased evaluation with your topic. So the writing on which the topic is based is actually a psychological induction process (haha, a liar may be the best). Your initial point of view should be between the biased judges and your real point of view, slightly biased towards you. Within the tolerance range, he will not raise an objection immediately, then slightly biased towards the next step and gradually go down to the end. If he still does not raise an objection, you win!

13, I don't agree to bold or dot the font of sentences that are considered important to show the key points, but it may be useful to some judges.

Research plan article

1, the research goal should be clear and accurate, and the formulation should be accurate and appropriate; The content should be detailed, but the text should not be too much or too specific. Key issues should be prominent, accurate and difficult, but not too specific, otherwise sometimes there will be impossible tasks.

Feasibility analysis is your second chance to convince the judges. According to the mature theoretical basis (theoretically feasible), the realizability of the research objectives under the existing technical conditions (technically feasible), the completeness of the experimental materials of the existing technical equipment (equipment and materials are feasible), the ability of the research team members to complete the project (technically feasible) and other factors, the discussion can be carried out layer by layer. You can find a partner who is stronger than your own company, plus their software and hardware conditions.

3. The innovation should be practical and play a role, but the tone should be positive, pointing out the advanced and innovative nature of international and domestic research and the theoretical and practical significance.

4, the research content should be concentrated, closely consistent with the research objectives, only as the most critical and necessary content to support the subject. Don't make the research content too extensive, more experiments are needed to show the workload or increase the budget.

5. The experimental scheme and technical route are reasonable, reliable and feasible, and no loopholes are the most important. Good ideas, unique materials and novel methods will increase the chances of getting funding. Of course, the newer the technology, the better, but it is not necessary to adopt the most fashionable research methods, nor can it be studied for the sake of technology.

6. The research content and scheme should not be complicated, and it is best to have a flow chart for the steps. The research method, technical route and experimental scheme should not be too specific, which is prone to loopholes. But you must make the judges think that you know the whole process of experimental technology very well, and you can use professional terms and abbreviations as much as possible to write the main experimental materials and experimental processes.

7. The technical method must be that this experiment has been established, at least with relevant experimental basis or virtual basis. All key technologies must have literature sources, preferably published in their own laboratories. Having literature means no doubt. If the unit is weak, you can call a powerful research institution to convince the judges that you can complete the project. Key experimental materials must be available or available. These questions should be accompanied by corresponding evidence (such as MTA).

Expected research results

1, the expected results should consider both basic and practical values.

2. It is easier to publish papers and apply for patents. It is best to highlight the influencing factors of journals included in SCI, and give the experts of the Fund Committee the feeling that your strength is really extraordinary. Because the final conclusion of the project is the most concerned thing for the experts of the Fund Committee, they are of course willing to support those who can publish high-level articles with the Fund.

Basic work articles

1, the work basis is your third chance to convince the judges. Scientific and advanced disciplines, novel and reasonable technical routes and solid work foundation should be closely linked and echoed.

2. There must be a foundation. Collect all the articles published in the laboratory, find out the contents related to your design theme, and list them as long as they are relevant. I'd better publish a summary in my first year as a graduate student. If I work hard, I can apply the next year. If a high-level article has been published, the fund application is basically no problem. It doesn't matter if the article is far from the theme, it is better to be both relevant and different.

3. The preliminary experimental results are very important. If there are hard data results, please attach them. But be careful not to write too much. The jury thinks that your work is almost finished, and there is no need to apply for a fund. I just hope your project will have a good result.

4. Work Basis You can find a strong cooperative unit, and you will be strong.

5. Show the relevant work experience, papers and achievements of the research team in a targeted manner, but it is best not to disclose relevant funds.

Personnel composition

1, the main member is 6- 10, and the structure is reasonable.

Senior researcher (1-2)

Intermediate researchers (2-3 people)

Technical personnel and graduate students (3-5 people)

2. The technical strength of the participants should be properly equipped, and a certain amount of labor must be guaranteed.

3, 1 Higher vocational colleges are enough, which wastes more resources. Now that the Fund Committee is dead, our higher vocational resources are running out.

4. The middle-level personnel are the backbone, but not many of them are on the job. 1-2.

There are about two technicians, which is very important. This is professional technical support.

6. There should be no less than two graduate students, who are the main labor force, and everyone knows it. However, some people think that graduate students should not be listed as the main personnel, so the Natural Science Foundation thinks that the personnel are stable and energetic.

7. Members' introduction should closely follow the research content and technical route of the subject, not only pay attention to the display of scientific research comprehensive strength such as echelon, proportion and technical strength, but also pay attention to the relevance with the subject.

8. It is best not to join the old gentleman unless he is an academician and promises to give you a fund. But find a good deputy high school as the project director, and his work is equivalent to yours. But I'm afraid his fund can't be applied yet, so I don't want to give you a valuable quota.

Resume article

1. All copies of the academic qualifications and research resumes of the applicant and the main members of the project team, the recently published catalogue of major works related to this project, the academic awards won and the tasks undertaken in this project should be attached. Seeing is believing, and don't forget to scan them into electronic versions, which are read by the judges.

2, the applicant and the main members of the project team are undertaking scientific research projects, including natural science fund projects, to indicate the project name and number, funding sources, start and end years, responsible person and other content. You can list everything that has been completed, but don't write anything that hasn't been completed. The foundation Committee has no sympathy for the rich, not to mention that we are pretending to be rich.

3. Don't forget the recommendation letter from the intermediate technical title or the on-the-job graduate student applying for the project tutor.

As for the application for birthright, it's hard to say. Study the application guide carefully. If everything goes according to the routine, there will be no miracle in the world, hehe.

5. The resume must aim at the direction of the project and be consistent with the division of labor of everyone in the project. Research projects can be given appropriately, but not too much, to ensure that the research group has enough time to complete the funded projects.

Budget chapter

1. Please fill it out carefully according to the Measures for the Administration of National Natural Science Foundation Funding.

2. Personnel cost: 5% management fee: 5% firm.

3. Experimental materials: 60-70% must account for the bulk.

4. Instrument fee

5. Understand the funding strength of the National Natural Science Foundation of that year, and freely apply for general project funds as the standard.

6. The price of experimental materials should be reasonable, and the lion should not open his mouth. If the experiment is not enough, the requirements will be raised and the technology will be advanced. More than 200 thousand will soon be spent virtually, which is very cool! But don't mess around. People will die. A defeated family will be defeated with dignity.

writing

1. Abstract may be the last part of the tender, but it is the first part read by the judges. Many bids fall at this level.

There are not many words in the abstract, but the most taboo is that it is plain. Either arouse the judge's strong interest or arouse his anger, that is victory. Haha, of course, we should work hard on the latter. But when you meet an expert who is biased against the subject, it is good to be able to do the latter. At least he didn't refuse your bid.

3. Based on the above understanding, the abstract must be firm in tone and clear-cut, which is contrary to the doctrine of the mean on the basis of the topic. In fact, the sentence has not changed much, just deleted the knowledge points and be flexible.

4. Words are limited, resources are precious, and words are precious. Therefore, we should pay special attention to highlight the key points and explain the present situation, the significance of the subject, the conception of the subject and the expected effect.

5, to prevent "top-heavy", delete general details, use general sentences to explain the status quo, the meaning of the project, the project ideas and expected results should be balanced.

Topic selection article

1, the direction and department of application are very important, and the results often vary greatly. Try to avoid the important and avoid the light, and apply it in areas where competition is not very fierce unless you are fully sure.

2. The discipline that the investment boss concentrates on is the first choice.

3. Carefully study the fund application guide and gain insight into the inclined projects and priority funding directions in various professional fields.

4. Carefully analyze the distribution of natural science fund-funded projects related to your projects in various disciplines over the years, and find that you have basically figured out the whereabouts of money for the disciplines funded in the next year or in recent years.

5. Cross-disciplinary encouragement, but try to devote yourself to the subjects you are familiar with. If you are a stranger, find a partner who is familiar with that subject, otherwise you will get lost.

nursing materials

1, layout adjustment, clear and distinct, making the layout concise and easy to read.

2. Resolutely put an end to typos.

3, perfect for more than 5 times.

4. Reasonably exercise the rights granted by the Fund Committee-avoid the system of self-protection, pay attention to peers in small fields, and prevent some judges with academic ethics problems from hacking you. But you can't avoid all your peers, haha.

5. Carefully examine whether the qualifications of your applicant meet the requirements of the Fund Committee.

6. Carefully examine whether your project members (including yourself) have exceeded the requirements.

7. Of course, the National Natural Science Foundation is audited by China people. If you have enough popularity, don't waste this precious resource, even if it is a stupid tender, don't despair. It is likely to turn into gold.