Guidelines for basic research special projects on domestication, improvement and utilization of perennial rice

Guidelines for basic research special projects on domestication, improvement and utilization of perennial rice

In order to implement the national seed industry revitalization strategy and strengthen basic research on perennial rice breeding, the Department of Life Sciences of the National Natural Science Foundation of China has established the “Basic Research on Perennial Rice Domestication, Improvement and Utilization” special project to fund scientific researchers to carry out in-depth Research to reveal the genetic mechanism of perennial rice formation, develop improved new technologies, and create new germplasm.

1. Overall scientific goals

Systematically conduct in-depth research on the genetic basis of perennial rice domestication, improvement and utilization, create excellent genes and materials with significant application value, and cultivate new germplasm and new materials through molecular design to provide theory, materials and technology for perennial rice domestication and improvement.

2. Core scientific issues

Genetic basis for domestication and improvement of perennial rice.

3. Research directions to be funded

(1) Research on the genetic mechanism and technology of direct domestication of long-male wild rice and its interspecific hybridization with Asian cultivated rice to create perennial rice.

(2) Innovation and utilization of important germplasm resources for perennial rice breeding with the goals of “strong perenniality, root (stem) agglomeration, easy cultivation, economic feasibility, and stable yield”.

4. Funding period and funding intensity

The total direct cost of this special project is approximately 2 million yuan. There is 1 planned funding project, the direct cost funding intensity is about 2 million yuan/project; The funding period is 5 years, and it is a long-term stable support project. The research period in the application should be filled in as “January 1, 2024-December 31, 2028.”

5. Application requirements and precautions

(1) Application conditions.

Applicants for this special project should meet the following conditions:

1. Have experience in undertaking basic research projects;
2. Have senior professional and technical positions (professional titles);

Postdoctoral researchers on site, those who are pursuing a postgraduate degree, and those who do not have an employer or whose unit is not a supporting unit are not allowed to apply as applicants.

(2) Regulations on limited applications.

1. When applying for this special project, it will not be included in the scope of the total number of applications and responsibilities for senior professional and technical positions (titles). Before the application is officially received and the National Natural Science Foundation of China makes a decision on whether to fund or not, and after the funding is obtained, it will be included in the scope. The scope of applications and responsibilities for senior professional and technical positions (professional titles) totaling 2 items.
2. Applicants and major participants can only apply for or participate in the application of 1 project of this special project.
3. Applicants can only apply for one research project in the special project in the same year.

(3) Things to note when applying.

1. Application reception time is October 27, 2023-October 31, 2023 at 16:00.
2. The application form for this special project is written online. The specific requirements for applicants are as follows:

(1) Applicants should carefully read the relevant contents of this guide and the “2023 National Natural Science Foundation of China Project Guide” before filling in the application form. Application projects that do not meet the project guide and relevant requirements will not be accepted.

(2) Applicants log in to the Science Fund Network Information System https://grants.nsfc.gov.cn/ (applicants who do not have a system account should apply to the fund management contact of the host institution to open an account), and write the application in accordance with the writing outline and relevant requirements. Book. Please note: Applicants should write their application around the key scientific issues to be solved published in this guide, and specifically describe the research content, plans and funding budget to be carried out in relation to the research direction to be funded in this guide. Projects that do not meet the requirements will not be accepted.

(3) Select “Special Project” for the funding category in the application form, select “Research Project” for the subcategory description, select “Comprehensive Research Project of the Ministry of Science” for the annotation description, and select “C13” for the application code. Applications for projects with inaccurate or unselected selections above will not be funded.

(4) The total number of supporting units and cooperative research units of a special project shall not exceed 3; the main participants must be actual contributors to the project.

(5) The applicant should write the application in accordance with the writing outline of the special project application. Applications should highlight limited goals and key breakthroughs, and clarify their contribution to achieving the overall scientific goals of this special project and solving core scientific problems.

(6) If the applicant has already undertaken other science and technology planning projects related to this special project, the differences and connections between the applied project and other related projects should be discussed in the “Research Basis and Working Conditions” section of the main body of the application.

(7) Applicants should carefully read the budget preparation requirements in the application regulations of the “2023 National Natural Science Foundation of China Project Guide” and prepare the project budget truthfully.

(8) This special project implements paperless application. After the applicant completes the application writing, he or she must submit the electronic application and attached materials online. The host unit only needs to confirm the electronic application and attached materials online, and does not need to submit a paper application. However, the authenticity and completeness of the application materials submitted by the applicant of the unit should be carefully reviewed.During the project acceptance deadline Before (16:00 on October 31, 2023), confirm and submit the unit’s electronic application and attachment materials,through the information system item by item, and submit the unit’s project list online within 24 hours after the deadline for project acceptance. . After the project is approved, the host unit will bind the signed and stamped paper page of the application at the back of the “Funded Project Plan” and submit it together as required within the specified time.

3. Consultation methods for this special project:

Division of Agricultural Sciences and Food Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, National Natural Science Foundation of China, contact number: 010-62326919.

(4) Other matters needing attention.

1. In order to achieve the overall scientific goal of this special project, the funded project leader should promise to abide by relevant data and information management and sharing regulations.

2. In order to strengthen the academic exchanges of the project and promote multi-disciplinary intersection, this special project will set up a special project guidance expert group and a coordination and promotion group, hold an annual academic exchange meeting for funded projects every year, and organize academic exchanges in related fields from time to time. seminar. The person in charge of the funded project must participate in the above-mentioned academic exchange activities and conduct academic exchanges seriously.