Recently, National Natural Science Foundation of China (hereinafter referred to as China’s NSF) released the final review result of the National Natural Science Fund 2014. As the first research-undertaking unit, XIOPM was funded in 22 programs, including 1 national major scientific device program (free application) which was never obtained before, 9 general programs, 11 youth funds and 1 international (regional) cooperation and communication program.  

XIOPM had either achieved so many programs or so large amount of National Natural Science Fund in history. Meanwhile, China’s NSF funded engineering research divisions like Laboratory of Space Optics Application Research, Laboratory of Spectral Imaging Technology, Laboratory of Advanced Optical Device Research, Laboratory of Optical Orientation and Pointing Technology, etc., which fully showed XIOPM’s active achieves in basic and frontier disciplines in recent years. 

During the application, leaders of XIOPM paid high attention and planned in details, meanwhile, Science and Management Division listed National Natural Science Fund a key task, making arrangement and plan early, carrying out in order, assigning person to organize each divisions to implement program application, inviting competent lecturer to explain application skills and instructions, and organizing program prequalification, which greatly increase the success rate of the application. Each research divisions positively apply for funds, except that basic research division focused on National Natural Science Fund, more engineering research ones paid more attention to basic theories research and actively arranged researchers to do the application.  

The 22 items receiving National Natural Science Fund started XIOPM’s “First Mover” plan with victory. The institute will take this opportunity, increase innovations, make positive explorations, try to undertake more national research tasks and make more contributions to China’s scientific career. (Edited by Science and Management Division)