The National Natural Science Foundation of China has announced the review results of the projects whose applications were centrally received for the National Natural Science Foundation of China in 2025. USC has received a total of 90 funded projects, among which there are 39 General Program projects, 50 Young Scientists Fund projects (Category C), and 1 Foreign Scholars Research Fund project. The project approval funding rate is 11.69%, and the approved direct funding amounts to 35,280,000 yuan. Compared with the same period in 2024, the number of approved projects and the amount of approved funding have increased by 3.45% and 7.40% respectively, and the total number of approved projects ranks second among provincial universities in Hunan Province. In addition, USC has other non-centralized period projects such as joint fund projects, international (regional) cooperation and exchange projects, and special projects that are currently in the review process, and the number of approved projects is expected to increase further.