Abstract: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) is the main funding institution of
fundamental research in China. Geography (or geographical science), as an important component of the Earth
sciences, is a fundamental discipline that studies the patterns of spatial differentiation, temporal evolution
processes, and interaction mechanisms of natural factors, human elements, geographic information, and
geographic complexes. It mainly includes three sub-disciplines: human geography, physical geography, and
information geography. The acceptance of grant project application, the review of proposals, and the evaluation of
project reports for the geography discipline are centrally managed by the Division of Geography in the
Department of Earth Science of NSFC. Here, We focus on three types of projects managed by the Division of
Geography, namely the General, Young, and Rrgional Programs. This paper introduces the application and
acceptance, review process, deliberation, and funding status of the three types of projects for the three major subdisciplines
of geography during the 2025 annual centralized acceptance period. A statistical analysis was
conducted on the research outcomes of projects completed at the end of 2024, highlighting the main research
advancements achieved by some selected projects. Additionally, the main issues identified in the project
completion and progress reports were summarized.