The application and review of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in 2024 is in full swing. According to a report by Retribao on May 15, 2024, the results of this year's national natural preliminary review have been announced at the end of April, and the results of the correspondence review are expected to be announced between May 20 and 30. Compared with previous years, the number of applications and the number of accepted projects this year have increased by 26%, exceeding the 380,000 mark, resulting in the announcement of the preliminary examination results one day later than expected. In the correspondence stage, experts need to complete the review of 12-15 projects within 20 days, and the average review time for each application is only 1.5 to 2 days. This intense review schedule is a challenge for experts, as they need to complete the review tasks in addition to their busy daily work.
In addition, according to netizens, some projects have set a 30% pass rate limit from the beginning of the letter evaluation, which may directly affect the project's chances of attending. In such a highly competitive environment, applicants need to quickly and fully present the project highlights in their applications to attract the attention of the reviewers. If the highlights of the application are not prominent enough, the probability of winning the bid may be reduced. In addition, due to the increased randomness of the system allocation, some projects may not have a high degree of professional matching with the review experts, which may also affect the review results. In the face of fierce competition in the application of national natural resources, applicants need to lay out in advance, accumulate excellent masterpieces, and highlight the highlights of the project in the application. Although this year's application has entered the non-amendable correspondence evaluation stage, these lessons are worth learning from for future applicants. In the future, applicants should pay attention to the efficiency of correspondence evaluation and continuously improve the project presentation to improve their chances of winning in the competition. Source | PaperRSS