Lei Rong, Liu Quan, Wang Yan, Wang Hao, Shen Yaxing
The National Natural Science Foundation of China, Beijing 100085, China.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
Ann Transl Med. 2019 Jun;7(12):268. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.05.66.
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) plays an important role in supporting scientific research. The Major Program is one of the most important types as it improves the capability of indigenous innovation in China's basic research efforts. Thus, numerous scientists and researchers are concerned about its application and funding aspects.
The information and data of the Major Program were collected from guide books and annual reports released between the years 2010 to 2018 via the NSFC official website. We conducted further analysis to discover any regularities and tendencies.
From 2010 to 2018, a total of 21 areas in the field of health science were funded by the NSFC and eventually 87 projects were approved, totaling 32.8 million CNY. The applicants funded were from 43 host institutions, 70 were males and 17 were females, and the applicants were aged between of 35 and 77 years. Of all the applicants funded, 86 had senior title while only 1 had deputy senior title. The collaboration of institutions was common in the applications.
Several characteristics of the Major Program could be found based on the analysis, which may be beneficial for the applicants in the future.
国家自然科学基金委员会(NSFC)在支持科学研究方面发挥着重要作用。重大项目是最重要的项目类型之一,因为它提高了中国基础研究工作中的自主创新能力。因此,众多科学家和研究人员关注其申请和资助方面。
通过NSFC官方网站,从2010年至2018年发布的指南和年度报告中收集重大项目的信息和数据。我们进行了进一步分析以发现任何规律和趋势。
2010年至2018年,健康科学领域共有21个领域获得NSFC资助,最终批准了87个项目,总计3280万元人民币。获得资助的申请人来自43个主持机构,其中男性70人,女性17人,申请人年龄在35岁至77岁之间。在所有获得资助的申请人中,86人具有高级职称,只有1人具有副高级职称。机构合作在申请中很常见。
基于分析可以发现重大项目的几个特点,这可能对未来的申请人有益。