China selects first 44 young researchers for 15-year mega grants
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The National Natural Science Foundation of China has named its first cohort of 44 young researchers to receive long-term funding under a new "5+5+5" phased grant scheme lasting up to 15 years. Each initial five-year grant is worth 4 million yuan (about $596,000), rising to 8 million yuan in the second phase and 16 million yuan in the third. Nine of the selected researchers come from outside China. Unusually, the scheme involves no short-cycle, short-term target assessments across the full 15 years, freeing grantees from conventional milestone reviews. The names of the researchers and their projects have not been released, and details of how the non-Chinese members will participate remain undisclosed.
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The National Natural Science Foundation of China has selected its first cohort of 44 young researchers, who will receive up to 15 years of funding in a '5+5+5' staged arrangement. The cohort includes 9 researchers from outside China; names and projects have not been released. No short-cycle, short-term target assessments will be conducted over the 15 years. The initial five-year grant is 4 million yuan (US$596,000), rising to 8 million yuan and then 16 million yuan in the second and third stages.
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