On July 6, the National Natural Science Foundation of China released information stating that the age limit for female scientific researchers to apply for "Jie Qing" is 48 years old.

According to the news, the party group of the National Natural Science Foundation of China recently held a meeting to listen to the report on the support of female scientific researchers by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and to consider and approve suggestions for further strengthening support for female scientific researchers. The meeting clarified that from 2024, the age limit for female researchers applying for the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars will be relaxed from 45 to 48.

According to the news, the National Natural Science Foundation of China has always attached great importance to the growth and development of female scientific researchers, and has adopted measures such as " women first " under the same conditions, allowing pregnant women to extend the project cycle, and increasing the participation of female experts in reviewing, especially relaxing female applications. The age limit of the Young Scientists Fund Project and the Excellent Young Scientists Fund Project has provided strong support for more female researchers to obtain project funding and carry out basic research. The introduction of the policy of relaxing the age limit for women to apply for the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars will provide more opportunities for female researchers to apply for funding, and provide strong support for the cultivation of more female scientific and technological leaders.

The previously released National Natural Science Foundation of China 2023 project guide stated that applicants for the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars should be under the age of 45 and born after January 1, 1978 (inclusive); The funding for each project is 4 million yuan, and the funding for mathematics and management science is 2.8 million yuan each, regardless of direct costs and indirect costs; the funding period is 5 years.

In 2022, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars received 4,612 applications and 415 projects were funded, accounting for less than one-tenth of the funding, about 8.998%; the funding was 1.6288 billion yuan.

According to the official website of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, its funding system currently has 16 funding projects, and the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars project is one of them. The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars supports young scholars who have made outstanding achievements in basic research to independently choose research directions to carry out innovative research, promote the growth of young scientific and technological talents, attract overseas talents, and cultivate and create a group of outstanding academics who have entered the forefront of world science and technology leader .