National Natural Science Foundation
| President: | Chen Yiyu | ||
| Vice Presidents: | Zhu Daoben Zhu Zuoyan Wang Jie Shen Wenqing Sun Jiaguang | ||
| Address: | 83 Shuangqing Lu, Haidian District, Beijing, PRC 100085 | ||
| Telephone: | 86-10-6232-7087; 86-10-6232-7474; 86-10-6232-7001 (Bureau of International Cooperation) | ||
| Facsimile: | 86-10-6232-6873; 86-10-6232-7004 (Bureau of International Cooperation) | Website: | www.nsfc.gov.cn/ |
| Departments: | General Office; Bureau of Planning; Bureau of Policy; Bureau of Finance; Bureau of International Cooperation; Bureau of Personnel; Office of Discipline Inspection, Auditing and Supervision; Department of Mathematical & Physical Sciences; Department of Chemical Sciences; Department of Life Sciences; Department of Earth Sciences; Department of Engineering & Materials Science; Department of Information Sciences; Department of Management Sciences; Service Center for Administrative Affairs; Department of Publication; Center for International Exchange; Sino-German Center for Research Promotion | ||
The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) was founded in February 1986 with State Council approval and is now directly administered by the State Council. NSFC's main responsibilities include promoting and financing basic research and applied research in China through the National Natural Science Fund, as well as developing cooperative relations with science foundations and relevant scientific organizations in other countries and regions. The PRC government allocates NSFC's main funds. In 2006, NNSF's annual funds totaled RMB 4.5 billion ($595 million).
In terms of organization, NSFC includes seven scientific departments and five bureaus, two offices, and four units directly under its jurisdiction; NSFC directly employs 184 people. It does not have any research entity of its own. All personnel are experts in science, technology, or management, and are appointed for a four-year term.
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