On August 26, 2026, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) announced the review results for the 2026 annual centralized application projects. A total of 11 projects from Guangdong Institute of Intelligence Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as "GDIIST") received funding, including 4 General Program projects and 7 Young Scientists Fund Category C projects.

GDIIST has consistently attached great importance to the application work for National Natural Science Foundation projects, adhering to a principle of carrying out all tasks in a coordinated, goal-oriented, and well-planned manner. It has exercised strict control over such stages as organizational mobilization, topic selection justification, proposal writing, and formal review, effectively increasing the number of fund applications and enhancing the quality of applications. Over the five years since its establishment, GDIIST has undertaken or participated in 47 NSFC projects by relying on the institute, including 1 Major Program project, 2 Key Program projects, 1 Young Scientists Fund Category B project, 16 General Program projects, 2 Major Research Plan projects, 1 International Cooperation and Exchange Project—Taiwan Compatriots Research Fund project, and 24 Young Scientists Fund Category C projects.

GDIIST has always anchored itself to the primary strategy of strengthening the institute through talent and firmly established the concept that "talent is the first resource." Next, it will continue to plan ahead, innovate ideas, and take multiple measures, starting from such aspects as strengthening team building, stabilizing the number of applications, improving proposal quality, and cultivating key projects and talent projects, to continuously provide service and support for the 2027 fund application work and strive for further achievements.