National Natural Science Foundation of China initiative research and talent training in fundamental sciences An organization which supports initiative research and talent training in fundamental sciences National Natural Science Foundation of China

Founded in 1986 under the affiliation of the State Council an official funding institution for the NNS Fund to support initiative research and talent training in fundamental sciences in China 2005 budget: RMB 2.7 billion (non-salary), about ¼ of the national fundamental research budget annual increase rate of the budget: over 20% 84M budget in 2005 for international cooperation National Natural Science Foundation of China General Introduction

National Natural Science Foundation of China It is the unique organization in China that accepts free applications from Chinese researchers all over the country in fundamental sciences and adopts the peer review system to select the best for support.

National Natural Science Foundation of China Seven scientific departments in charge of the organization of proposal acceptance, evaluation and selection:  Math. & Physical Sciences  Chemical Sciences  Earth Sciences  Life Sciences  Information Sciences  Engineering & Materials Sciences  Management Sciences Organization

National Natural Science Foundation of China Management studies are about searching for the objective rules and principles of the managerial activities within various kind of human organizations The department includes three divisions:  Management Sciences and Engineering  Business Administration  Public Administration and Policy Studies Department of Management Science

National Natural Science Foundation of China  Management Sciences and Engineering  Management Theory and History  OR and Decision Science  Theory and Technology of Assessment and Forecasting  Behavior Science and Managerial Psychology  Information Systems in Management  Complex Systems in Management  …… Department of Management Science

National Natural Science Foundation of China  Business Administration  Finance and Accounting  Marketing and Sales  Corporate Strategy, OB and HR  Corporate Governance  Small Business and Entrepreneurship  Technology Innovation  …… Department of Management Science

National Natural Science Foundation of China  Public Administration and Policy Studies  Theory and Methodology in Public Administration  Regional Development  Management of Resource and Environment  Financial Institutions and Economic Policies  Public Security Systems and Policies  …… Department of Management Science

National Natural Science Foundation of China In 2005, an interdisciplinary priority area is suggested by the department.  Social and Economic Security Management  Macroeconomic and financial crisis in the transition  Security of strategic resources of the Nation  Forecasting and rapid-responding-system designing of calamity  risk management in giant engineering projects and high- risky production processes  …… Department of Management Science

Funding Programs for Research Talent training Ideas People

National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program Key Program Major Program Special Program International Cooperation Free Application Young Scientist’s Fund Local Science Fund National Natural Science Fund Fund for Outstanding Young Scientists Fund for Basic Research Talents National Natural Science Foundation of China Major Research Plan

Main Types of Programs General program K RMB/project /59,244 Key program 1.5-2M RMB/project /1,699 Major program 5-8M RMB/project /191 Distinguished scholar 1M RMB/person / 1170 International cooperation programs (86M budget in 2005) Accept proposals once a year Accept proposals anytime

Signed 60 Cooperative Agreements with Institutions in 35 Countries and Regions. Established an Extensive Cooperative Relationship National Natural Science Foundation of China

International Project Statistics （ 1987 － 2004 ）

Funding Categories within International Cooperation Projects Academic exchange Bilateral academic workshops International conferences Activities recommended under the bilateral agreements Substantial cooperation for joint research among research groups from different countries National Natural Science Foundation of China

Close Partnership with NSF What we have done Exchange Visit Bilateral Workshop/Symposium Joint Research Project National Natural Science Foundation of China What we can do more- NSFC side DMS & SBE area “Major Intl. Joint Research Project” “Subsidy for Intl. Cooperation”

Exchange Visits Visit to China by Dr. Rita Colwell (Director of NSF from August 1998-February 2004): - October July April 2002 Visits to NSFC by NSF over 110 person/time Visits to NSF by NSFC leaders and staff

Exchange visits and workshops on public understanding of science Exchange visit and workshops on information and network management Exchange visits and workshop on accountability of science funding

Bilateral workshop Bio-complexity Nano-technology Bio-mechanics Public understanding of science Mechanics Green Chemistry Chemical Engineering

Decade of US-China Science Policy Dialogue Background To explore issues with significant implications for the vitality of science and engineering in the increasingly borderless, knowledge-based society that will characterize society in the 21 st century

Decade of Science Policy Dialogues (chronological list of activities) R&D and the Knowledge-Based Society, Beijing October 1999 Biotechnology and Biomedical Research, NIH, December 2000, Bethesda, Maryland) Technological Innovation (March 02, Washington) Workshop on Science and Technology Policy challenges for the Decade (Beijing June 02) Engineering Education for the Global Economy (Shanghai and Beijing, November 02) Trilateral (US-China-Japan) Workshop on Science, Society and the Internet (Hawaii, December 03) Basic Science for the Next 15 Years (Beijing, February 04) R&D Policies Related to Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases （ US, December 05 ）