Generally, universities or research institutes apply uniformly.

Individuals have no academic qualifications and no scientific research conditions.

The state won't give you money.

Only the relevant regulations of the Natural Science Foundation were found.

You can have a look.

It seems that the strategic energy research fund is in charge of Xiamen University.

Chapter II Application and Examination

Article 5 The Natural Science Foundation of China shall, according to the fund development plan, discipline development strategy and fund support evaluation report, and on the basis of extensive listening to opinions and argumentation by expert review teams, formulate annual project guidelines. The annual project guide shall be published 30 days before the start of accepting project applications.

Article 6 Scientific and technical personnel of supporting units may apply for general projects if they meet the following conditions:

(1) Having the experience of undertaking basic research projects or engaging in other basic research;

(two) two scientific and technical personnel with senior professional and technical positions (titles) or doctoral degrees, or with senior professional and technical positions (titles) in the same research field.

Scientific and technical personnel engaged in basic research have the conditions specified in the preceding paragraph, and if they have no work unit or their unit is not a supporting unit, they may apply after consulting with and obtaining the consent of the supporting unit. Relying on the unit should be regarded as the scientific and technological personnel of the unit to implement effective management.

On-the-job graduate students who meet the above conditions can apply with the consent of the tutor; Full-time graduate students are not allowed to apply for general projects.

Article 7 The number of items on the application surface shall meet the following requirements:

(1) As an applicant, the number of general projects applied for in that year is limited to 1;

(2) The number of general projects applied by personnel with senior professional and technical positions as applicants or participants in that year and the total number of general projects undertaken as principals or participants shall not exceed 2;

(three) do not have senior professional and technical positions, as the person in charge of the project, shall not apply;

(4) Restrictions on the number of applications in the annual fund project guide.

Article 8 The applicant shall be the actual person in charge of the applied general project, with the limit of 1 person.

If the participant and the applicant do not belong to the same unit, the unit to which the participant belongs shall be a cooperative research unit, and there shall be no more than two cooperative research units.

The research period of a general project is generally 3 years.

Article 9 The applicant shall submit a written application through the supporting unit according to the requirements of the annual project guide. The applicant shall be responsible for the authenticity of the application materials submitted.

The supporting unit shall review the authenticity and completeness of the application materials and submit them to the Natural Science Foundation of China.

The applicant can provide the Natural Science Foundation of China with a list of three communication review experts who are not suitable for reviewing their project applications.

Article 10 An applicant or participant with a senior professional and technical post (title) shall indicate it when applying in any of the following circumstances:

(1) The units that apply for or participate in applying for various fund projects in the same year are inconsistent;

(two) inconsistent with the units undertaking various fund projects.

Eleventh Natural Science Foundation Committee shall complete the preliminary examination of the application materials within 45 days from the date of application deadline for general projects. In accordance with the provisions of these measures, accept and publish the basic information of the applicant and the name of the supporting unit and the name of the application project. In any of the following circumstances, it will not be accepted, and the applicant will be notified in writing through the supporting unit, explaining the reasons:

(a) the applicant does not meet the conditions stipulated in these measures;

(two) the application materials do not meet the requirements of the annual project guide;

(3) Failing to submit the application within the prescribed time limit;

(4) Applicants and participants shall not apply for or participate in the application for the National Natural Science Foundation project;

(five) the punished unit shall not be used as a supporting unit during the punishment period.

Twelfth Natural Science Foundation Committee is responsible for organizing peer experts to review the accepted project applications. Project review procedures include communication review and meeting review.

Thirteenth evaluation experts should independently judge and evaluate the project application from the aspects of scientific value, innovation, social impact and feasibility of the research plan, and put forward evaluation opinions.

When the evaluation experts put forward the evaluation opinions, they should also consider the following aspects:

(a) Research experience of the applicant and participants;

(two) the composition of the research team, research basis and related research conditions;

(three) the rationality of the project application fund use plan.