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The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC; ) is an organization directly affiliated to China's
State Council State Council may refer to: Government * State Council of the Republic of Korea, the national cabinet of South Korea, headed by the President * State Council of the People's Republic of China, the national cabinet and chief administrative auth ...
for the management of the National Natural Science Fund.


History

NSFC was founded in February 1986 by theoretical chemist
Tang Aoqing Tang Aoqing (; 18 November 1915 – 15 July 2008), or Au-Chin Tang, was a Chinese theoretical chemist and educator, known as the "Father of Quantum Chemistry" in China. He established the Department of Chemistry of Jilin University, and served as ...
, with the approval of the State Council. It is an institution for the management of the National Natural Science Fund, aimed at promoting and financing
basic research Basic research, also called pure research or fundamental research, is a type of scientific research with the aim of improving scientific theories for better understanding and prediction of natural or other phenomena. In contrast, applied resear ...
and
applied research Applied science is the use of the scientific method and knowledge obtained via conclusions from the method to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted ...
in China. In 2010 NSFC launched a medical department, analogous to the
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'
National Institutes of Health The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late ...
. Plans for a medical department had been announced in 2001, but only with the 2008 appointment of
Chen Zhu Chen Zhu (; born August 17, 1953) is a Chinese hematologist, molecular biologist, and politician. He is a vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and President of the Red Cross Society of China. He was also the c ...
as health minister did basic biomedical research gain enough political support to push the department forward. The medical department is expected to give about one billion renminbi in grants for 2010.


See also

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National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ...
(U.S.)


References


External links


Official Website of NSFC

Official Website of NSFC

Science museums in China
{{Authority control Scientific organizations based in China State Council of the People's Republic of China Scientific organizations established in 1986 1986 establishments in China