May 15, 2024，Shandong Provincial Department of Science and Technology issued the "Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation Project Management Measures"、"Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation Innovation and Development Joint Fund Project Management Measures"，Effective from May 15, 2024，Valid until May 15, 2029。

  Compared to the version issued in 2021，This revision focuses on the following principles: First, the Provincial Natural Science Foundation supports free exploration，Highlight goal orientation，Scientific researchers should focus on industrial needs to condense scientific issues。The second is to clarify the Provincial Science and Technology Department、Project leader、Responsibilities of supporting units and competent departments，Optimization project declaration、Review Organization、Project implementation、End of question、Working mechanism of full-cycle management such as supervision。The third is to improve the positioning and application requirements for different project types of the Provincial Natural Science Fund，Further relax the application age limit for female scientific researchers。The fourth is to implement the reform of “delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, delegating power and optimizing services”，Give scientific researchers autonomy over technical routes，Reducing the burden on scientific researchers。The fifth is to improve the diversified investment mechanism，Guide and integrate social resources into basic research。

  Shandong Provincial Department of Science and Technology issued the "Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation Project Management Measures"、"Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation Innovation and Development Joint Fund Project Management Measures" link:

  http://kjt.shandong.gov.cn/art/2024/5/16/art_103585_10313956.html

  Department Interpretation

  http://kjt.shandong.gov.cn/art/2024/5/16/art_103586_10313957.html