On the afternoon of November 17, the school of ocean science and engineering invited Professor Yu Minggao (second level Professor, doctoral supervisor and national excellent teacher) of Chongqing University to make a special guidance report on fund application. More than 60 teachers inside and outside the school attended the report, which was presided over by Professor Fan Runhua, vice president of the school of ocean science and engineering.
With the theme of application strategies and skills of NSFC and combined with years of fund evaluation experience, Professor Yu Minggao shared valuable fund application experience from three aspects: innovative topic selection, refined writing and application details. Professor Yu pointed out that in the process of applying for the fund, we should focus on the creativity of topic selection, which is the top priority of fund application. We can start with new discoveries, new principles, new technologies and new methods. This paper gives clear answers to the main questions such as where does the new come from, key problems of innovation and how to generate innovative ideas. Professor Yu also presented the specific methods and skills of how to write a refined application. Finally, the teachers exchanged their own difficulties in applying for the fund, and Professor Yu gave targeted answers.
Through this special report, teachers further mastered the skills and strategies in fund application, clarified many easily overlooked details in the application process, and found their own gaps and deficiencies.
Fig. 1 lecture by Professor Yu Minggao of Chongqing University