一、申请路径与模板Submission Paths and Templates

1、Q：登录尊龙凯时委员会科学基金网络信息系统（Grants系统）后，找不到外国学者研究基金项目的申请路径怎么办？

After logging into the NSFC’s Grants system, I can’t find the application path for the Research Fund for International Scientists (RFIS). What should I do?

A：请联系依托单位科研管理部门为您添加“Applicant for RFIS, ICFCRT”角色，选择该角色后即可看到这类项目。

Please contact the office of scientific research management at your host institution to add the role of “Applicant for RFIS, ICFCRT” to your account. Once this role is selected, you will be able to locate this fund.

2、Q：如何获取外国学者研究基金项目的申请书模版？

How to obtain the RFIS application templates?

A：请登录Grants系统获取或联系依托单位科研管理部门获取。

Please log in the Grants system (http://grants.donnasnhdiary.org/) or contact the office of scientific research management at your host institution for the templates.

二、资助强度Funding Amount

1、Q：外国学者研究基金项目指南中，资助直接费用“20万元/年/项”是上限还是定额?

In the Call Guidelines for Research Fund for International Scientists, does the "200,000 yuan/year/project" for direct costs refer to the maximum amount or a fixed amount?

A：上限。

It is the maximum amount.

三、申请人条件Eligibility of Applicants

1、Q：如何界定外国优秀青年学者研究基金项目、外国资深学者研究基金项目的申请人须具有“高级专业技术职务（职称）”？

What does “holding a senior academic title” mean for applicants for Research Fund for International Excellent Young Scientists (RFIS-II) and Research Fund for International Senior Scientists (RFIS-III)?

A：指具有中国职称体系中的副高、正高级专业技术职务（职称）。

在申请阶段，以申请人与依托单位签署的申报协议中的专业技术职务（职称）为准；在项目批准阶段，以申请人与依托单位签订的正式聘用合同中聘任的专业技术职务（职称）为准。

A senior academic title means associate professor (or equivalent qualification) or higher level in the Chinese academic title system.

During the application stage, it is determined by the academic title of the applicant stated in the Agreement signed with the host institution. Upon project approval, it is determined by the academic title of the applicant stated in the employment contract signed with the host institution.

2、Q：如何界定外国优秀青年学者研究基金项目的申请人须“具有作为项目负责人承担基础研究课题的经历”？

What are the specific requirements for “experience of conducting basic research projects as Principal Investigator (PI)” for the applicants of RFIS-II?

A：外国优秀青年学者研究基金项目对毕业15年内的博士开放申请，相比于外国青年学者研究基金项目，外国优秀青年学者研究基金项目的申请人要有一定的学术积累，有主持承担基础研究课题的经历，但对所主持课题的等级没有要求。

RFIS-II is open to applicants who obtained their doctoral degree within the past 15 years. They should demonstrate relatively good academic achievements and experience as PIs of research projects. However, there is no specific requirement regarding the level of these projects.

四、限项申请规定Application Limits

1、Q：外国学者研究基金项目的申请人同年能否申请青年科学基金项目（C类）[原青年科学基金项目]或青年科学基金项目（B类）[原优秀青年科学基金项目]或青年科学基金项目（A类）[原国家杰出青年科学基金项目]或创新研究群体项目？

Can an applicant for the RFIS also apply for the Young Scientists Fund-Type C, or the Young Scientists Fund-Type B, or the Young Scientists Fund-Type A, or the Science Fund for Creative Research Groups (SFCRG) in the same year?

A：同年不能申请这四类项目中的任何一类。

He/she cannot apply for any of these programs in the same year.

2、Q：外国学者研究基金项目的申请人同年能否申请面上项目或地区科学基金项目？

Can an applicant for the RFIS also apply for the General Program or the Fund for Less Developed Regions in the same year?

A：不影响申请面上项目和地区科学基金项目。

He/she is eligible to apply for the General Program or the Fund for Less Developed Regions given that the applicant meets other eligibility requirements specified in the NSFC Guide to Programs 2025.

3、Q：外国青年学者研究基金项目结题当年能否申请外国优秀青年学者研究基金项目？

Can an applicant apply for the RFIS-II in the same year that he/she completes his/her Research Fund for International Young Scientists (RFIS-I) project?

A：结题当年不能申请，结题后可以申请。

He/she cannot apply for the RFIS-II until the RFIS-I project is completed.

以上内容仅供申请人参考，如有与科学基金年度指南冲突之处，请以指南为准。

The above information is for the applicant’s reference only. If there is any discrepancy between the FAQs and the NSFC Guide to Programs 2025, the NSFC Guide to Programs 2025 shall prevail.