The 2021 National Social Science Program (the Program) sponsored by the National Office for Philosophy and Social Science
I Categories
1. Key Program: 350,000 yaun
2. General Program: 200,000 yuan
3. Young Scientist Program: 200,000 yuan
The research period for a basic theoretical research project is 3-5 years;
The research period for an applied countermeasure research project is 2-3 years;
Quota: 4
II Requirements
1. Application limit in general
1.1 For applicants who do not have have PhD degree or associate senior academic rank (title) or above, she/he can apply for the Young Scientist Program without recommendation. For applicants who apply for the Young Scientist Program, she/he must be born after March 15, 1986. For applicants who are full-time graduate students, she/he cannot apply for the program.
1.2 For applicants who are the principal investigators, she/he can only apply for one program, and cannot participate in other programs as a team member; For applicants who are not the principal investigators, she/he can participate in a maximum of two programs; For applicants who are the team members of a national research program can participate in a maximum of one program.
1.3 For applicants who are in charge of the National Social Science Program, the National Natural Science Foundation Program or other national research programs, she/he cannot apply for the Program (for applicant whose certificate for project completion is before March 15, 2021, or who has submitted the closing project materials to the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences before March 15th, he/she can apply for the Program).
1.4 For applicants, as the principal investigators, who will apply for 2021 National Natural Science Foundation Program and other national research programs, she/he cannot apply for the Program, and as team members of 2021 National Natural Science Foundation Program and other national research programs, she/he cannot apply for the Program with the same or similar topics.
1.5 For applicants, as the principal investigators, who apply for the 2021 General Humanities and Social Science Research Program by Ministry of Education, she/he cannot apply for the Program.
1.6 It is not allowed to apply for the Program with the similar topic of published academic articles.
1.7 For the applicants who are non-Chinese, she/he cannot apply for the Program as the principal investigator, but can participate in the Program as a team member.
2. Application
Please fill out the application forms in Chinese.
2021年国家社会科学基金项目申请书 Application form 1
2021年国家社会科学基金项目活页 Application form 2
3. Schedule
January 11-March 1, 2021. Please submit the application forms (soft-copy) to the ORSP by 4:00 p.m. March 1, 2021. Submission later than the schedule will not be accepted.
III Attachment
国家社会科学基金项目2021年度课题指南 the National Social Science Fund Guide to the Programs 2021
国家社科基金项目申报数据代码表 the National Social Science Fund Program Application Code Table
P.S. The code in the ” 2021 National Social Science Program Application Form” must be filled in according to the National Social Science Fund Program Application Code Table 国家社科基金项目申报数据代码表.