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The light source test is done, the review comments on the NC article have been processed, and the graduation thesis has also been submitted. Xu Qiu is also working on the graduation design defense PPT and the proposal for the Sino-Swiss Cooperation Fund project.

Considering that he has been working continuously for more than ten days, Xu Qiu decides to take a rest first. After all, theoretically, there is never enough work to be done, and the more you do, the more you will do.

Those who can do more work, √

More pay for more work, ×

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Sunday afternoon, material one 216.

After Xu Qiu rested with Han Jiaying for two days, he felt refreshed and full of vitality, so he decided to start a new journey.

First of all, prepare to defend the PPT, which is relatively simple.

After spending an afternoon, Xu Qiu copied the original data pictures of each work into a newly created PPT in order, and then made a little typesetting, and then added some key descriptions of a few words next to each picture , such as "broad light absorption performance", "matched energy level structure", "high degree of crystallinity", "high photoelectric conversion efficiency", etc., and finally apply a template to successfully get it done. Xu Qiu saved the defense PPT in the computer for later use.

As for the PPT template, Xu Qiu directly used Tian Qing's graduation design template. Her template is a bit fancy, but it's not too exaggerated. It doesn't have any animation effects, so it's acceptable.

Although Xu Qiu thinks that the whiteboard PPT is very good, after all, it is for other people to see, and the appearance still needs to be decorated a little bit.

Previously, Xu Qiu had received a message from counselor Yu Qiang that the unified defense time arranged by the department was on June 1st, that is, next Tuesday next week. The three majors had separate defenses, each organized by the person in charge of the teaching and research section of the corresponding major. The director of the teaching and research section of the material chemistry major is Zhou Mathematics, who is an old acquaintance.

After thinking about it carefully, Xu Qiu found a problem. He only had 10 minutes for his graduation defense, but he had prepared a 50-page PPT.

Theoretically, a PPT can speak for one minute...

However, Xu Qiu felt that this was not a big problem, and it was enough to focus on the key points at that time, who made his workload so heavy.

In the evening, Xu Qiu and Wu Feifei made an appointment to discuss the writing of the Sino-Swiss Cooperation Fund project proposal.

Because this proposal is mainly aimed at cooperation in the field of organic photovoltaics, Xu Qiu is the lead author of the research group of Mr. Wei in China, and Wu Feifei is the assistant.

And Xu Qiu has been busy these days, Wu Feifei hasn't started writing yet.

"Shall we go to the third floor?" Wu Feifei suggested.

"Okay." Xu Qiu looked at the junior girl sitting next to him, and added, "Han Jiaying, you can come too."

"Well, okay~" Han Jiaying nodded slightly.

Afterwards, Xu Qiu brought a laptop, Han Jiaying brought an experiment notebook and a black fountain pen, and Wu Feifei took a mouth. The three of them went to the small conference room on the third floor, found a sofa, and sat down side by side.

Xu Qiu put his laptop on the coffee table and opened the PDF file that Mr. Wei had sent to him earlier. This is a snapshot of the webpage, titled "20xx National Natural Science Foundation of China and Swedish Research and Education International Cooperation Foundation Cooperation and Exchange Project "Guidelines", from China's ScienceNet (news.sciencenet.cn), where generally the disclosure information and guidelines of domestic fund projects will be published.

"The name of this project is so long." Xu Qiu complained.

"That's right," Wu Feifei answered, "Let's use the abbreviation, the domestic one is NSFC, the Swedish one is STINT..."

"Why don't we call it the Sino-Swiss STINT project." Xu Qiu thought for a while and said.

"Yes." Wu Feifei nodded in response.

Xu Qiu created a new WORD document, changed the file name, and switched the page back to "Project Guide". Xu Qiu and Wu Feifei discussed while viewing it.

Fields of funding: No field restrictions.

Xu Qiu: "There is no field restriction, and the competitive pressure of project application may be relatively high."

Wu Feifei: "Well, but there is still a threshold. It needs to be applied at the same time as Sweden, so there should not be many applicants coming in."

Funding intensity: The funding intensity of the Chinese side is no more than 400,000 yuan (direct costs) for each project, and the funding intensity of the Swiss side is no more than 600,000 SEK for each project.

Xu Qiu: "If this amount can be applied for, it's not too much, but it's not too little either."

Wu Feifei: "Generally, part of the budget will be cut off. It is possible to apply for 400,000 yuan and finally get 200,000 yuan."

Funding content: The National Natural Science Foundation of China subsidizes the international travel expenses of Chinese researchers to Sweden, the accommodation expenses, food expenses, inter-city transportation expenses during the visit in Sweden, and the cost of small bilateral seminars between China and Sweden; the Swedish Research and Education International Cooperation Fund It will subsidize the international travel expenses of Swedish researchers in China, the accommodation expenses, food expenses, inter-city transportation expenses during their visits in China, and the expenses of small Sino-Swiss bilateral seminars.

Xu Qiu: "On this matter, I actually wrote such a long list. The point is that there is no cost for materials and equipment, and it's all travel expenses for communication."

Wu Feifei: "After all, when they write guides, they definitely put clear description as the first priority. But then again, there is no material fee or equipment fee. After this project is applied, is it for us to travel at public expense?"

Xu Qiu: "Probably, anyway, it will definitely be good for us to be able to apply."

Project implementation period: 3 years.

Application qualifications: The Chinese applicant must be the host or main participant of the National Natural Science Foundation of China research project completed after December 31 this year (inclusive) for more than three years (inclusive), and cooperation and exchanges should closely focus on the The research content of the research fund project.

Xu Qiu: "Teacher Wei should meet the requirements."

Wu Feifei: "Yes, his first project after returning to China is a four-year National Natural Science Foundation project in the field of organic photovoltaics, which will be completed next year, which should be the reason why he takes the mechanism research in the field of organic photovoltaics as his main direction. "

Restrictions on items: This project is an international (regional) cooperation and exchange project, and is not subject to the restriction of "the total number of projects applied for and undertaken by senior professional and technical personnel (titles) is limited to 3"; it is not subject to the "applicants can only "Apply for 1 project of the same type"; for more information about the restrictions, please see...

Xu Qiu: "It turns out that there are so many rules and regulations when applying for a fund project."

Wu Feifei: "Yes, in addition to these restrictions, there is also the restriction of 'If you fail to apply for two consecutive years, you must stop for one year'. Last year, Mr. Wei asked me to apply for the general project of perovskite, 800,000, four years, He just failed, and this year he was afraid of failing again and triggering a forced suspension, so he didn’t continue to apply, and planned to save a wave of articles and apply again next year.”

Xu Qiu nodded, and thought about it a little bit divergently. Teacher Wei didn't let Senior Chen Wanqing apply for a general project in the field of organic photovoltaics, probably because of the restrictions.

Generally speaking, the domestic system for fund application is still relatively strict. There are so many rules and regulations, which are mainly biased towards young scholars. Under the circumstances, the most coquettish scientific research projects will definitely be divided up by the big bosses.

Although in fact the project funds will still be gathered towards the heads of various fields, but after all, it has given Qingjiao scholars a glimmer of hope for advancement.

If there is room for improvement, people will spontaneously "involve" and pursue progress. If one day people find that there is no hope for improvement, they may gradually evolve into the appearance of the "Heisei Abandoned House" in the Neon Country.

Wu Feifei: "The difficulty of applying for general projects is not small, and it is even more difficult for key projects with a higher amount of money. The quality of the plan is one aspect, because it involves peer review. If the previous work If the work is not outstanding and does not have any influential work, such as the main journal of CNS or the major sub-journal of "Nature", then it is necessary to compete for personal connections."

Xu Qiu: "Hey, I understand the national conditions."

Application requirements: In addition to filling out and submitting the Chinese application form online, Chinese applicants must also submit attachments in the ISIS system, including English application forms, resumes of Swiss applicants and participants, and cooperation agreements.

The online declaration acceptance period of the ISIS system (isisn.nsfc.gov.cn) is from July 6 to 16:00 on September 14 this year. The centralized reception period for paper materials is from September 10 to 16:00 on September 14 this year, and the mailing of paper documents is subject to the postmark. Not accepted during public holidays.

Note: Applicants are requested to fill in the application strictly in accordance with the requirements of this project guide. Applications that do not meet the above requirements will be deemed invalid. If you have any questions, please call the European Office for inquiries.

"As expected of being the 'Party A's father' of all scientific research workers, he speaks in a tough manner." Xu Qiu said with emotion.

"Of course," Wu Feifei agreed, and then asked, "What should we do?"

Xu Qiu thought for a while and said, "Let's write the two systems of organic and perovskite side by side. The organic one is placed in the front, and the perovskite is in the back. Finally, combine the two systems and sublimate them. In addition, consider When it comes to international cooperation projects, we must also highlight the necessity of cooperation with Sweden."

After pondering for a while, Xu Qiu continued:

"For the organic part, I plan to write about non-fullerene systems. In our previous work, we discovered that they are different from traditional fullerene systems, such as energy loss is relatively small, and the charge can be realized without a large HOMO/LUMO energy level difference. Then he said that although Wei’s research group can synthesize materials and prepare devices, it lacks spectroscopic characterization, so it needs to cooperate with the Swedish side to dig out its deep-seated mechanism.”

"Well, yes." Wu Feifei nodded, and said: "For perovskite, let's study the mechanism of two-dimensional perovskite and the traditional three-dimensional system for comparison. I will follow your idea and create one."

"That's it, let's start writing first, and meet again after we finish the first draft."

"OK."

Han Jiaying stood beside her with a dazed expression. You guys communicated so happily, it seemed like I had nothing to do with you.

So what did you call me here for, as a mascot?