Abstract:The DivisionⅤ(Atmospheric Sciences Discipline) of the Department of Earth Sciences, National
Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), has successfully completed the application, mail review, panel
review, and funding results summaryof 2023 as scheduled. In terms of project applications, the Atmospheric
Sciences Discipline received 2 312 applications for General Program, Young Scientists Fund, and Fund for Less
Developed Regions in 2024, with an increase of 19.9% compared to 2023. From the perspective of review results,
the comprehensive scores of the mail reviews for these three types of projects in 2024 were slightly lower than
those in 2023.When determining the priorityprojects for panel review, the discipline layout wasconsidered.Two
sections (i. e., the second-level application codes D0509 to D0515) were appropriately tilted toward the
Supporting Technology and Development Fields. Under the equal conditions, preference was given to female
applicants. After the panel review, the Atmospheric Science Discipline funded a total of 423 projects in the above
three types, and successfully completed the funding plan determined by the Earth Science Department.With the
aspect of concluding achievements, a total of 337 projects were completed in 2023, with the indicators such
asthenumberof publications slightly increased compared to 2022.