China
Association of Science Foundations is the association of various
Chinese science funding agencies and a national academic organization
of theoretical researchers and managers of science foundations.
The Association was ratified by the Ministry
of Civil Affairs of the People's Republic of China and registered
in December 1991. Its competent authority is the Ministry of Science
and Technology and it is associated with NSFC. Its office is in
Beijing.
The Association plays a bridge role among
Chinese science funding organizations and science foundation workers.
Its main responsibility is to serve its member associations, the
science funding work and the development and optimization of science
funding system with Chinese own feature.
By summarizing and learning the practical
experience and knowledge of science funding work both at home
or abroad and in view of the problems arising from the development
of Chinese science funding system, it is to carry out the exchanges
of experience of scientific funding work, to conduct research
on the theory and operation mechanism of science funding system,
to organize academic workshops and to provide consultation and
suggestions to government departments concerned on major issues
in the implementation of science funding system.
To collect data and information on domestic
science foundations, to provide information consultation service
and training, and to compile and publish journals and reference
materials of science foundations.
To establish contact with research institutions
and science funding management organizations abroad and to carry
out academic exchanges and cooperation.
To organize personnel training of science
funding management.
To undertake tasks entrusted by the competent
authorities and institutions concerned.
The Association has 178 member associations
and 1456 individual members who are working in NSFC, regional
science foundations, industrial and trade foundations, nongovernmental
S&T foundations as well as the administrative organizations
and institutions of various S&T foundations.
The Association implements its work through
its representative congress. Its council is the executive organ
and it has a permanent office and five committees.
Address: 83 Shuangqing
Road, Haidian District, Beijing
Postal code: 100085
Tel: 86-10-62327225
Email: Wangnan@rose.nsfc.gov.cn
