The Following Conditions refer to the “Guidelines for the 2024 NSFC Outstanding Youth Science Funding Program(overseas)”. Please refer to the 2025 Guidelines as the final guide. We will contact the applicants as soon as the latest Guidelines are released.
1.Obey the laws and regulations of the people’s republic of China ,have good scientific ethics, and consciously practice the spirit of scientists in the new era.
2.Be born on or after January 1, 1985(included).
3.With a doctoral degree ,generally should obtain an official teaching or research position in overseas universities, research institution, or enterprise R&D organization after obtaining the doctoral degree until the declaration in 2025, or have more than 36 consecutive months of work experience; for those who have obtained a doctoral degree overseas and have particularly outstanding performance, the working year requirement can be appropriately eased.
4.Have achieved scientific research of technological achievements approved by peer experts, and has the potential to become an academic leader or outstanding talent in the field.
5.Have not yet returned(came) to China in full-time work, or will return(come) to China after January 1, 2024 to work. The applicant must resign from his/her overseas job or have no job overseas and will return (come) to China to work in full-time for no less than 3 years after being notified of the grant award.
6. The primary focus of applicants’ research should be on natural sciences or engineering technology, etc.