Legal analysis: (1) The project leader can only apply for one National Social Science Fund project in the same year, and cannot participate in other National Social Science Fund projects as a research team member. Members of the application team can participate in up to two National Social Science Fund projects in the same year.

Members of the research team applying for national-level projects can participate in at most one National Social Science Fund project application.

(2) Directors of ongoing National Social Science Fund projects, National Natural Science Foundation projects and other national-level scientific research projects cannot apply for new National Social Science Fund projects (if the date on the project completion certificate is before March 15, 2021,

Or those who have submitted the project completion materials to our office before March 15th can apply for this year's project. The latter specific date will be determined by the time when the local social science management department sends the project completion materials or will be reviewed on the National Social Science Fund Scientific Research Innovation Service Management Platform.

The time of submission shall prevail).

(3) Persons in charge who apply for National Natural Science Foundation projects and other national-level scientific research projects cannot apply for National Social Science Fund projects in the same year, and members of their research groups cannot apply for National Social Science Fund projects as the person in charge with basically the same or similar topics.

project.

(4) Persons in charge of applying for the Ministry of Education’s humanities and social science research general projects in 2021 cannot apply for the National Social Science Fund projects in the same year.

(5) The provisions of the aforementioned (1)-(4) shall not be avoided by changing the responsible unit, and application materials with basically the same or similar contents shall not be submitted in the name of different applicants.

(6) If the content is closely related to various types of projects at all levels that are under research or have been completed, the connection and difference between the applied project and the undertaken project must be explained in detail in the "Application Form", otherwise it will be regarded as

Repeat applications can be completed by applying for multiple fund projects with the same results that have basically the same or similar content.

(7) Anyone who applies for a National Social Science Fund project based on a doctoral thesis or postdoctoral outbound report must indicate the connection and difference between the applied project and the thesis (outbound report) in the "Application Form", and the application appraisal result

The original copy of the thesis (exit report) must be submitted when applying.

(8) It is not allowed to apply for National Social Science Fund projects with published research results that have basically the same content.

(9) Any phased results or final results published in the name of a National Social Science Fund project shall not be marked with the words funded by multiple fund projects at the same time.

Legal basis: Article 2 of the "Measures for the Management of Project Funds of the National Social Science Fund" National Social Science Fund project funds come from central financial appropriations and are used to fund scientific research in philosophy and social sciences and promote the development of philosophy and social science disciplines, talent training and team building

specific fund.

Article 3 The fund management of National Social Science Fund projects shall aim at producing results and talents, and adhere to the principles of being people-oriented, following rules, regulating according to law, being fair and reasonable, safe and efficient.

Article 4 The project responsible unit is the responsible entity for project fund management and is responsible for the daily management and supervision of project funds.

Article 5 The project leader is the person directly responsible for the use of project funds and shall bear legal responsibility for the compliance, rationality, authenticity and relevance of the use of funds.