INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF NSFC PROJECTS OF ENGINEERING GEOLOGY IN 2016

The NSFC proposals and grants of engineering geology in 2016 were analyzed. The number of proposals has been increasing. The number of Young Scientists Fund proposals increased significantly in this year. The peer-review referees well handled the scale of peer-review on the proposals, especially the NSFC Young Scientists Fund. The age distribution of the General Program applicant tends to be double-peak structure. The age distribution of the Young Scientists Fund applicant tends to be reasonable. There are reasonable varieties of funded ratio among different age group. The young scientists have not actively participated in the grants of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young yet. Although the applicants of Key Program are older in age than average but tend to become younger than last year.