In the past, the National Natural Science ** mainly funded teachers and researchers working in universities and research institutes, and students were not eligible to apply. Starting from 2023, the National Natural Science Commission of China will pilot funding outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in some universities. On September 8, the National Natural Science ** piloted the basic research project for young students for the first time to fund outstanding undergraduates. The first batch of eight pilot universities, including Tsinghua University, Peking University, and University of Science and Technology of China, has produced the first batch of funded undergraduates. In other words, students can apply for the National Natural Science **!
Source: Internet.
Dou Xiankang pointed out that the future of scientific and technological development lies in young talents. As an important force in China's funding for basic research, applied basic research and personnel training, the Natural Science Committee should deeply understand the spirit of these instructions, put the training of young talents in a more prominent position, and take a higher position and a more long-term vision, based on its own positioning, focus on the overall situation, and think of practical moves, new moves, hard moves, and practical results in the training of young talents.
Source: Official website of the National ** Committee.
There are currently two categories of projects:
Basic Research Program for Young Students (Category A):The first round of pilot fundingTsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, Nanjing University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Science and Technology of China, Wuhan Universityand other 8 colleges and universities, the funding object is undergraduates, each school subsidizes about 15 people, and each person receives a subsidy of 100,000 yuan. Applications for Category A projects are available for:In June of this yearThe pilot has begun, the review has been completed and the results have been published.
Source: Internet.
Basic Research Project for Young Students (Category B):In addition to the above 8 pilot universities, a number of engineering universities have been added, and the funding targets are doctoral students, and the specific number of funding is unknown. Timeline:In December, the application for B-class projects for doctoral students will be carried out, and some pilot universities have issued relevant notices, and the time node is approximatelyDecember 11thAround. Funding Amount and Duration:Category B projects for doctoral students are more heavily funded, the same as those for young scientists**The amount is 300,000 yuan, and the subsidy period is 2-3 yearsQualifications for application:Applicants should meet the implementation period (2-3 years) that can cover the program during the university period, including direct doctoral students admitted in 2020 and 2021, general doctoral students and master's and doctoral students admitted in 2022, and full-time doctoral students who meet the above conditions. Judging system:The "recommendation + review" system is adopted, the school recommends, and the ** committee organizes correspondence evaluation and meeting evaluation. From the analysis at this stage, this ** project has a high gold content. If you can get the support of the project during your Ph.D., and then publish a high-level ** on this basis, you are likely to stay in the university or go to some other universities to get a teaching position such as an associate professor, or you may directly join the professorship. Therefore, if you have the opportunity, you can try to apply for this project as follows. Here, we also wish all doctoral students the best of luck!