Research funding is a very interesting topic, given the domestic research funding expenditure system, if there is still a balance at the end of the project, not only will no one praise you, but you may be criticized.

What to do?

If it is a large engineering course that is easy to solve, just buy and buy, which is the so-called "surprise spending".

Don't have enough consumables for your experiment? It doesn't matter, set a small goal first, buy it for a year's stock, this topic can't be used up, and the next topic will be used. Which major manufacturer has come up with new equipment? Buy it back and throw it in the warehouse first, and then study how to use it when you have time.

You can spend money to do big things, and if you spend a lot of money, not only will no one scold you for being a loser, but you can also be praised. Although the management of scientific research funds has improved in recent years, it is far from changing...... Of course, these operations are limited to the "big bosses" who have sufficient funds. Doing projects under the hands of "small bosses" who have no resources, and if you want to apply for a bullet ticket, you may have to be scolded.

As for science, it's a bit tricky.

Especially for those who are engaged in mathematics, the biggest expenses are probably the expenses for meetings and travel, followed by the page fees of journals. I accidentally applied for too many scientific research funds, and it was really not easy to find a reason to spend it, so I can't break the printer once a day, right?

Lu Zhou didn't think too much about it at the time, and he signed it after the state approved 1.6 million. The people who approved it probably didn't expect that he would finish such a big project in one year.

According to the funding process of the longitudinal project, whether you use the money or not, it will go to the school first, and the school will apply for a separate account in your name, and charge a management fee of xx%, and then take the invoice to report when you need to use the money, and then the school will transfer the money to your account or give you cash.

In other words, whether it is used up or not, the money has already been sent out of the pockets of the state.

If you can't run out......

When the time comes, the auditor will definitely spray you, "Then you applied for so much yarn?" ”

After thinking about it, Lu Zhou didn't think about how to deal with this huge balance of scientific research funds.

Finally, he suddenly thought of someone.

Professor Li Rongen, who had taken him to do projects before, seemed to be very experienced in this area.

After dinner, Lu Zhou went back to his bedroom.

As soon as I entered the door, three pairs of eyes looked over in unison.

Being a little embarrassed, Lu Zhou coughed lightly, "Look at what I'm doing, what should I do." ”

Huang Guangming raised his hand: "Elbow, can I touch your medal?" ”

Lu Zhou: "Go, go, it's in the suitcase, feel whatever you want, it's no problem to borrow it for you to sleep." ”

Huang Guangming quickly got up and walked towards the suitcase leaning against the wardrobe.

Walking over wordlessly, Shi Shang patted Lu Zhou on the shoulder and said with emotion: "Yes, elbow, I only saw you on the wall at the beginning of the year, and you hung the door less than a year ago...... Don't say anything, when will you graduate? We'll set up a table at the door to see you off! ”

Liu Rui, who was sitting next to him, nodded vigorously and agreed.

Let's go!

I can't afford to be hurt by being hit like this all day!

"What's so embarrassing?" Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly and said, but he was unceremonious in action, "...... I'm probably graduating next semester, but after going to the U.S. in December, I probably won't be coming back much. Or the end of November? ”

Liu Ruilai was stunned for a moment and asked, "Go to the United States?" Is there another academic seminar? ”

Lu Zhou shook his head: "No, I won't make a report this time, I'm just going over there to get an award." ”

As soon as he hung the medal of the Chern's Mathematics Prize around his neck and took a photo, as soon as he heard this, he subconsciously asked, "Still awarding awards?" What is the award this time? ”

Lu Zhou: "The Cole Number Theory Award." ”

Hearing this name, Liu Rui gasped, obviously knowledgeable.

And Shi Shang and Huang Guangming glanced at each other, obviously hearing of this thing for the first time.

After all, they are engaged in applied mathematics, not pure mathematics, and it is difficult to say whether they will do mathematics in the future

Although he didn't want to look like a layman, Shi Shang still couldn't resist the curiosity in his heart, poked Liu Rui's arm, and asked, "This award ...... To what extent did you get it domestically? ”

"I don't know," Liu Rui shook his head, with a complicated expression, "Domestic ...... It seems that no one has taken it yet. ”

Shi Shang: "......"

Huang Guangming: "......"

Forehead......

Why don't you speak?

……

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Zhou woke up very early as usual, but he was too tired recently, and it was rare to have a free time, so he lay in bed for a while.

As a result, if I didn't pay attention, I slept until noon.

After getting up and going to the cafeteria for lunch, Lu Zhou went straight to the carbon nanomaterials laboratory in a quiet corner of the campus, found Professor Li Rongen, who was doing electrode material experiments, and asked him about the balance of scientific research funds.

"What should I do with the balance of scientific research funds?" Hearing this question, Professor Li Rongen was stunned for a moment and asked casually, "How much do you have left?" ”

Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly and said, "Almost 1.6 million ......"

When tens of thousands of people were evaluated, the school waived his management fee, and all the 1.6 million was transferred to his account.

Hearing this number, Li Rongen almost choked on his own saliva.

"Ahem! Aren't you completely useless? You're ...... It's also too much to save money for the country. ”

Originally, he wanted to say that he was a loser, but he held back.

Lu Zhou coughed dryly and said, "The main thing is that you don't need it." ”

The only time this money was withdrawn was the page fee for a paper published in the Annals of Mathematics. The expenses for going to Switzerland were all paid by Academician Lu, and he did not find the opportunity to spend money until he returned to China.

"Think about it, this is a project approved by Wan Qing, it can be regarded as a longitudinal project, you have so many left, I am afraid that you will have to be criticized if you return them all." Li Rongen touched his chin and thought for a while, and said, "Then you ...... Let's see if you want to get a printer, or change your computer, you can't spend it anymore, and you can return it, and it will be a problem to spend it indiscriminately. It's going to be the end of the year, what are you doing earlier! Spending money by surprise is not for you to spend money in the last two months! ”

Lu Zhou's heart moved, and he immediately asked, "What about the more expensive ones?" ”

Professor Li Rongen said with a smile: "The computer is fine, it is considered to add experimental equipment, and it is not to buy a car or a house, you can choose the most expensive one with confidence!" As long as the invoice is okay, the audit will not be too difficult for you at that time. ”

In Professor Li's opinion, how much does a computer cost?

Ten thousand blocks were killed.

Any equipment he changes here is a million upwards, and it is more than this money to find someone to overhaul it.

Lu Zhou then asked, "Can I report part of it?" For example, to buy a computer, part of it is used for scientific research funds, and part of it is used for your own money. ”

"Do you have to make up money for a different computer?" Li Rongen was stunned, "Why do you need so much money to buy a computer?" ”

"It's not a lot," Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly, "It's just more than two million." ”

Lee Young-en: "......"