Abstract:Taking the annual projects and youth projects of the National Social Science Foundation of the people's Republic of China during the 13th Five Year Plan period as the research objects, this paper analyzes the project application, project category, system, region, discipline and unit distribution, and compares with the situation of the 12th Five Year Plan period. It is found that the application and approval of projects are on the rise; universities are still the main system to undertake project research and occupy the dominant position; the situation that project approval is strong in the East and weak in the West still exists; the overall research strength of Chinese Academy of social sciences is super strong, and some key universities have obvious advantages, outstanding characteristics and good performance in single discipline. It is suggested that we should continue to increase investment, expand the number of reporting limits, improve project approval rates, tilt towards youth projects, develop philosophy and Social Sciences in Colleges and universities, accelerate the construction of new think tanks in universities, continue to tilt to the Midwest, strengthen basic disciplines, promote coordinated development of disciplines, and improve the scientific level of project management.