浅议国家自然科学基金生命科学领域“鼓励探索、突出原创”类项目资助导向

A Remark on the Funding Orientation of“Exploration and Originality”in Life Sciences of National Natural Science Foundation of China

本文浅议了生命科学原创研究的特征和特点,分析了国家自然科学基金生命科学领域2020年面上"鼓励探索、突出原创"类项目的申请和评审状况,针对申请人和同行评议专家对该资助导向的理解偏差较大,对创新性与原创性认识模糊等突出问题,提出了深刻理解和准确把握该类项目的资助要旨,大力营造支持和鼓励探索性原创研究的氛围和厚植利于原创的沃土等进一步推动原创性研究的意见和建议。

This paper briefly discusses the characteristics of original research in life science,and analyzes the status of general project application and evaluation in the category of"Encourage exploration and highlight originality"in life sciences of National Natural Science Foundation of China in 2020.In view of the major problems that the applicants and peer review experts have a large deviation in the understanding of the funding orientation,and have a vague understanding of innovation and originality.Some suggestions are proposed further promote the original research,such as deeply understanding and accurately grasping the funding gist of"highlight originality"projects,vigorously creating an atmosphere to support and encourage exploratory and original research,and planting fertile soil conducive to the originality.