Overview
The fund supports Major Research Programs on discrimination of initial formation of plate boundary, the process of multiple landmasses unidirectional pyrolysis polymerization and multiple landmasses one-way pyrolysis polymerization process of resources and energy response.
How to Apply
The applicant should log in to ISIS system and fill in the application form online. The funding category should be selected as “Major Research Program”; the subcategory should be selected as “key supporting project” or “development project”; the annotation should be “Tethys Geodynamic System”.
Eligibility
1. The applicant should have experience of undertaking fundamental research topic or other experience on fundamental research.
2. The applicant should have high professional technical positions(titles).
On-station postdoctoral research fellows, graduate students, unemployed personnel or personnel whose institution is not host institution are not eligible for the project.
Award Information
Project Duration: 3 years for “Development Project”, from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020; 4 years for “Key Supporting Project”, from January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2021.
Award Size: 3,000,000 – 3,500,000(3 million-3.5 million) Yuan for each Key Supporting Project and 600,000-800,000(600 thousand-800 thousand) Yuan for each Development Project.
Proposal Submission
The proposal should be submitted online during September 11, 2017-September 15, 2017, 16:00. And the application form should be printed and sealed by host institution and be sent to Material Reception Office of NSFC, 83 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District (Room 101 in Administration Building) with official letter issued by host institution and a list for applied projects before September 15, 2017, 16:00.
The Host Institution
There shall be no more than 2 cooperative research institutions for the development projects and key supporting projects.
Agency Contact
Office 2 in Department of Earth Sciences, NSFC
Phone: 010-62327166, 010-62327618