The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) recently announced the results of its 2026 centralized application review.

School of Management at Fudan University once again achieved outstanding results, with 28 projects approved - a record high for the School. These include one Young Scientists Fund project (Category A), nine Young Scientists Fund projects (Category C), one Key Program project, and 17 General Program projects, representing an overall funding rate of 40%.

Over the past five years, Fudan SoM has received funding for 126 NSFC projects across multiple categories. These include a Major Program led by the School, consecutive approvals under the Young Scientists Fund (Categories A and B), the Young Student Basic Research Program for doctoral students, Key Program projects, and Original Exploration Program projects. Fudan SoM has remained among the leading business schools in China in both the total number of funded projects and the number of high-level projects.

Building on several consecutive years of strong performance, Fudan SoM reached a new high with 28 projects approved in the 2026 centralized application round. The result reflects the School’s deep research foundations and sustained momentum of development.

Guided by its commitment to high-level research, Fudan SoM continues to advance the interdisciplinary frontier of “management + technology” and comprehensively supports young scholars in pursuing original inquiry. The newly approved projects cover foundational research on interdisciplinary methodologies as well as major areas such as generative AI and management innovation, globalization, and the Chinese context. Together, they reflect a strong development pattern in which leading scholars are cultivated through a structured talent pipeline, areas of research strength continue to emerge, and the School’s core research community grows steadily.

Upholding its development philosophy of “Enlightening for Truth, Pioneering for Change,” Fudan SoM is deepening its strategic focus on AI, sci-tech innovation, and internationalization. The School will continue to improve its research and innovation mechanisms, promote the integrated development of education, science and technology, and talent, and strengthen its capacity to serve major national strategies and regional economic and social development.