According to the announcement issued on August 17 by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the 2016 National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars project led by Prof. Weineng Chen from our CS school of SCUT is approved, which is a breakthrough achieved by our school in the history of applying for such fund.

Established in 2012, the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars plays one of the two most import roles in the evaluation of Chinese talent scientists. Since its establishment, it has been not only the goal for many young scholars but also an import young talent fund applied by many scientific research institutes. We would like to congratulate Professor Chen on this honor and hope that more young scholars will make more and better achievements in the pursuit of science through their own unremitting efforts.

It is reported that the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars supports young scholars who have made excellent achievements in basic research to select their own research directions to conduct creative research, so as to speed up the growth of young scientific talents and foster a group of prominent academic pacemakers in the forefront of world science and technology. According to the announcement, the 2016 National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars totally subsidizes 400 scientific projects, with each of these projects receiving 1.3 million yuan of financial assistance that is limited within three years.

(Reported by the General Office of the CS school)