Background: The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) is a vital source of support for scientific research in China and abroad. Among the 18 categories programs managed by the NSFC, the Joint Fund, which looks to develop innovation in basic Chinese research, has drawn particular interest from scientists and researchers. This study set out to review the distribution of funding from the Joint Fund in recent years to provide potential applicants with a useful point of reference.Methods: Guidebooks and annual reports published from 2015 to 2019 were accessed on the NSFC website and the relevant data from the Joint Fund were obtained. The data were analyzed to identify any trends or patterns in funding distribution.Results: Between 2015 and 2019, the NSFC's Joint Fund awarded a total of 46 million Chinese yuan (CNY) to 354 projects in 29 areas within the field of population health. The funding recipients, who were aged between 30 and 66 years old, came from 47 host institutions. Among the successful applicants, 225 were in senior level positions, 129 were in deputy senior level positions, and 19 were in medium-grade professional positions. Collaboration between institutions was a common feature of funding applications.Conclusions: By analyzing the distribution of funding from the Joint Fund, we identified a number of common features of successful funding applications, which may help to inform future funding applications.
Background: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: Several characteristics of the Major Program could be found based on the analysis, which may be beneficial for the applicants in the future.
Background: The Joint Fund has explored the cooperation mechanism between the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and local government, promoted the development of basic research, and created a new model system. The Joint Fund has had a huge influence on scientific and technological community, especially in the field of population and health.Methods: Research materials and related data were drawn from the NSFC database. We used the search words "National Natural Science Foundation", "Joint Fund", population and health", and "medical codes" to obtain useful information and collect relevant data.Results: From 2006 to 2019, the NSFC's Joint Fund awarded a total of 767.683 million Chinese Yuan to 590 projects, distributed in 9 local government Joint Funds and 1 enterprise Joint Fund within the field of population and health. And the NSFC-Guangdong Joint Fund has invested the most, followed by the NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund. A total of 92 applicants' host institutions from 20 provinces and municipalities were funded by the Joint Fund in the field of population and health, of which Zhengzhou University received the largest number of projects (137), and Sun Yat-sen University received the largest amount of funding (CNY 76,230,000). Conclusions:The Joint Fund has increased investment in the field of population and health in recent years. By analyzing the characteristics of population and health projects, we identified the NSFC-Guangdong Joint Fund and NSFC-Yunnan Joint Fund invested more, and Sun Yat-sen University and Zhengzhou University received more funding projects, which may help to guide future grant applications.
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