STU Forwards Application Announcement for 2026 National Social Science Fund Later-Stage Funding Projects
It is reported that, following the “Guangdong Notice on the 2026 Application for National Social Science Fund Later-Stage Funding, Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Publication, and Outstanding Academic Work Republication Projects,” the Shantou University Office of Research has forwarded the corresponding national application announcement, asking interested faculty to complete their materials truthfully and ensure there are no intellectual property disputes.
The program, organized by the National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences, aims to encourage scholars to pursue dedicated research and produce high-quality works. It covers three categories: later-stage funding projects, outstanding doctoral dissertation publication projects, and outstanding academic work republication projects. Later-stage funding projects are divided into key projects (funded at about RMB 350,000 each) and general projects (about RMB 250,000); outstanding doctoral dissertation publication projects are funded at about RMB 200,000; and outstanding academic work republication projects at RMB 250,000-350,000, all managed on a lump-sum basis.
Campus Application Timeline
| Date | Task |
|---|---|
| By July 13 | Send the application, summary form, manuscript, plagiarism-check report, work summary, revision note, and other supporting materials electronically to o_wkb@stu.edu.cn for format review |
| By July 16 | Send the final electronic versions of all materials and submit the qualified printed application materials to the Office of Research |
For all three categories, the printed application must be submitted in eight copies (double-sided on A3 paper, bound at the center), along with the corresponding submitted works, plagiarism-check reports, and supporting materials. Interdisciplinary research should follow the “nearest priority” principle and apply under one primary discipline.
Key Requirements
Works submitted for later-stage funding must be at least 80% complete, are in principle limited to single-authored works, and may not be submitted if their overlap with an already published monograph exceeds 10%. Applications based on a doctoral dissertation or postdoctoral report must have been completed more than three years earlier (defended before June 30, 2023) and substantially revised (with added or deleted content amounting to over 30%). Applicants for the outstanding doctoral dissertation publication project must be under 35 (born after July 1, 1991), and the dissertation must be rated “outstanding.” The academic work republication project continues this year as a pilot in seven basic humanities disciplines: philosophy, Chinese literature, foreign literature, linguistics, Chinese history, world history, and archaeology. The national centralized application period runs from July 25 to 30.
The Office of Research campus contacts are Huang Yumei and Wang Ruimin, tel. 86502563.
Source: STU OA Notice (Office of Research) ⚠️ The application forms and summary form attachments are available on the OA system.
