Notice on the Application of the National 

Excellent Young Scientists Fund (Overseas)

In order to deeply implement the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee and the spirit of the National Education Conference, adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, carry forward our revolutionary traditions and heritage, vigorously implement the strategy of strengthening the university with talents, give full play to the function of the Science Foundation in introducing and cultivating talents, and attract outstanding young talents from overseas to return/come to China to work, we sincerely invite the talents around the globe to apply for the 2025 Overseas Excellent Young Scientists Fund via Renmin University of China.

I. Program introduction

The Excellent Young Scientists Fund Program (Overseas) aims to attract and encourage outstanding young scholars (including non-Chinese foreign nationals) from overseas who have made significant achievements in natural sciences, engineering and technology to return/come to China to work and choose their own directions of innovative researches, to promote the rapid growth of young scientific and technological talents, and to cultivate a group of outstanding academic backbones expected to enter the forefront of global science and technology to contribute to building a strong country in science and technology.

II. Requirements for application

(i) Applicants for the Excellent Young Scientists Fund Program (Overseas) should meet the following requirements:

1. Abide by the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China, have good scientific ethics, and consciously practice the spirit of scientists in the new era;

2. Date of birth on or after January 1, 1985;

3. Hold a doctoral degree;

4. The applicant’s main research fields should be in natural sciences, engineering or technology;

5. April 15, 2025, the applicant should have obtained a formal teaching or scientific research position in an overseas university, scientific research institution or R&D organization of an enterprise, with an working experience of more than 36 consecutive months after obtaining the doctoral degree; for those who have obtained the doctoral degree overseas and have particularly outstanding performance, the requirement of the working experience can be appropriately relaxed ( not applicable tothose who have obtained the doctoral degree overseas through the Chinese-foreign joint cultivation program); the time when the applicant has any paid positions in China may not be counted as time ofoverseas working experience;

6. Have acquired research or technological achievements recognized by experts in the same research field, with the potential to become a principal investigator or distinguished talent in the field;

7. Have not yet returned/come to China to work full-time or had returned/come to China to work after January 1, 2024. Applicants must resign from their overseas positions upon receiving the funding notifications and return/come to China to work full-time for at least three years.

(ii) Restrictions

In compliance with the relevant requirements of the National Science and Technology Talent Program, the applicant can only undertake one national science and technology talent program at the same level, and shall not apply for projects at a lower level.

III. Welfare & benefits

Applicants for the National Outstanding Young Scientists Fund Program (Overseas) can apply for the talent and teaching positions of the university according to the procedures. The above positions at all levels are offered on the public institution system of the university. Applicants will be settled in accordance with the household registration policies of the higher authorities and will be entitled to corresponding remuneration, benefits and social insurance coverage.

1. Remuneration and benefits: A competitive salary among the similar positions in China. Those who are employed in the talent position system of the university will enjoy the talent merit depending on the level of the employed position.

2. Housing: The university provides in-campus apartment for eligible recruited talents in accordance with the regulations.

3. Children’s education: The university provides high-quality basic education, and children of pre-school age and in compulsory education period can attend the kindergarten, primary school and middle school affiliated to the Renmin University of China in accordance with the regulations.

4. Publicly-funded medical care: The corresponding medical services are provided in accordance with the provisions of the higher authorities.

IV. Program Application Process

For interested applicants, please send a detailed CV(including continuous study and work since the beginning of undergraduate study until the date of application, catalogs of published papers and books, major teaching and research achievements, scientific research projects, patents and awards, etc.) to the contact email address of each unit [click here] with the email subject of “Excellent Young Scientist + full name + Doctoral Institution” by 17:00 on March 30th, 2025, and cc to the RUC Leading Group Office for Talents (talents@ruc.edu.cn).

Meanwhile, Renmin University of China continues to recruit outstanding talents across the globe through Wu Yuzhang Scholar Positions, Young Talent Positions, and Teacher Positions.