基金委 z-bio 2025-07-03 3483

　　According to the Funding Committee, in 2025, the National Natural Science Foundation of China set up a single track for young scientific researchers under the age of 40 for the first time, and established a new innovative research group project (Class B), with a five-year funding of 12 million yuan. The project has been reviewed. It is reported that the project has received a total of 650 applications and 31 projects have received funding, with a funding rate of about 4.77%.

　　Recently, the newly established innovative research group project (Class B) of the National Natural Science Foundation of China completed the review. Among the 650 application teams, 31 stood out after fierce competition and received a five-year funding of 12 million yuan. The review experts generally reported that these excellent young teams have shown solid research foundation, forward-looking innovative thinking and obvious development potential, allowing everyone to see the hope of Chinese science and technology.

　　In recent years, the National Science Foundation of China has insisted on investing valuable scientific and technological resources to the most innovative and dynamic front-line scientific researchers, and has launched a "combination punch" in talent funding and cultivating talent, and establishing innovative research group projects (Class B) is an important measure. By setting up a separate track for young scientific researchers under 40 years old, they are given the opportunity to undertake important projects as soon as possible, encourage them to take on the main responsibilities and shoulder heavy responsibilities, and promote their early success. In order to ensure the success of the reform and select the best youth team, the National Science Foundation of China has made many innovations in the evaluation mechanism. In terms of team composition, one academic leader and no more than three participants are required to form a team to apply, making the structure more compact and the cooperation is closer; in terms of review methods, the question-and-examination time is required to be longer than the reporting time, and both academic leaders and participants must accept questions from experts and comprehensively examine each team member; in terms of review focus, the application team is required to focus on reporting future research ideas, focusing on examining the development potential and cultivation value of the team. Through these measures, we will improve the accuracy and scientific nature of talent selection.

　　In the future, the National Science Foundation of China will continue to deepen the reform of the talent funding system and mechanism, improve the efficiency of talent funding, and provide more powerful talent support for the construction of a strong country in science and technology.