Exciting news for the research community: The Young Scientists Fund has significantly expanded.

The National Natural Science Foundation of China recently announced that it will significantly increase the funding scale of the Young Scientists Fund project by 2026, with an expected increase of 12,000 projects, exceeding 50%. In the current context where the "growing pains" of young researchers are becoming increasingly prominent, this move undoubtedly sends a strong signal: the country is making the greatest sincerity and determination to sow the seeds of hope for basic research.