In general, funding opportunities are announced both in the NSFC Guide to Programs and through Call for Proposals (CFP) on the NSFC website. Usually any CFP should be announced at least one month ahead of the start date of the submission period.

Aiming at providing more research opportunities for and contributing to the career development of researchers at different academic stages, the Research Fund for International Scientists (hereinafter referred to as the RFIS) is set up by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) to support international scientists with foreign citizenship who are ready to conduct basic research in China’s mainland.