NSFC Young Scientists Fund (Class C)
Supports early-career Chinese researchers entering their first independent science careers.
The NSFC Young Scientists Fund Class C is the National Natural Science Foundation of China's career-entry grant for early-stage researchers who have not previously held any NSFC funding. Effective January 2025, NSFC renamed its talent-program hierarchy: what was previously called the Young Scientists Fund is now designated Class C, distinguishing it from the higher-tier Class B (formerly Excellent…
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