Introduction of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars

The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars supports young scholars who have made outstanding achievements in basic research to select their own research directions to conduct creative research, so as to speed up the growth of young scientific talents, encourage overseas talents and foster a group of prominent academic pacemakers in the forefront of world science and technology. The Fund specially supports excellent young Chinese scientists under the age of 45, who work full time in Mainland China, doing basic research in natural sciences. Mainland China mentioned in this fund refers to all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities of China except Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.(From:http://www.nsfc.gov.cn/english/06gp/pdf/2010/051.pdf)