Advances in Earth Science ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (10): 1013-1023. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2025.057
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Yang GAO(), Juhua XIONG, Yao LI, Yueqian CAO, Jifeng LI, Penghai WU, Shenzhen TIAN, Duo YIN, Xiangwen WU, Xiuying LIU
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Yang GAO, Juhua XIONG, Yao LI, Yueqian CAO, Jifeng LI, Penghai WU, Shenzhen TIAN, Duo YIN, Xiangwen WU, Xiuying LIU. An Analysis of Grant Application, Proposal Review, and Funded Research Outputs Managed by the Division of Geography, Department of Earth Science, National Natural Science Foundation of China in 2025[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2025, 40(10): 1013-1023.
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 sub-disciplines 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.