变革性研究:定义、特征与资助机制

变革性研究(Transformative Research)是美国科学研究资助机构提出的科技政策概念,也是我国科技部门将于十三五期间重点开展的资助工作。深入分析了变革性研究的定义和特征,系统研究了以美国国家科学基金会(NSF)为代表的科学资助机构在促进变革性研究方面的机制创新和政策经验,结合我国科学研究实际,构建了适应国情的加强变革性研究的资助机制。

Transformative Research:Definition,Characteristics and Funding Policy

Transformative research(TR)is the term du jour in the US science policy .It is an important innovation to fund the transformative research at the NSF and the NIH in the past two decades .As a great institute to fund the basic research in China ,NSFC is planning to fund the transformative research in the next five years .We discuss the definitions and char‐acters of transformative research w hich are proposed by different funding institute such as NSB ,NSF and NIH ,emphasized on the funding policy of the institutes we mentioned above and recommend some suggestions to enhance supporting trans‐formative research at NSFC .