2. Novelty search the research points you have identified (that is, please ask a unit with the qualification of novelty search of scientific and technological information to help you search whether your research points are novel, and generally you can consider them new if you can't find or rarely find the existing research results).

3. Go to the website of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (or other units) to download the application for the project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and fill in the required terms and materials one by one, which is often called filling in the tender. This part of the work is very important.

4. Submit the written tender and required related materials to the competent department of your project supporting unit for review (in colleges and universities, this department is usually the research department or the research department).

5. After the approval, fill in the letter of commitment, sign and seal, etc.

6. It is best to submit all relevant application materials to the competent department of the supporting unit, both in paper version and electronic version. At the same time, the electronic version will be uploaded to the website designated by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the project application system.

7. The National Natural Science Foundation of China organized experts to review and pass.

8. The National Natural Science Foundation of China announced the results.

The application process is so much, and it will take about 7 to 10 months. If you ask for details, it is a long story. Writing a tender also requires skill. If you really want to apply, there is still a lot of work to be prepared. You can find some application skills and tender templates online.

Finally, I wish you success!