Abstract: Based on panel data of General Program from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(1998-2010),this paper investigates the spatial distribution characteristic and predicts the distribution trends of the applying and funding activities of NSFC from the angle of space distance by employing spatial statistical methods.The results indicate that only the applying activities of NSFC have shown a significant space cluster effects currently,but the non-equilibrium distribution of basic research would change from multi point pattern to single point pattern around 2015,if research activities concent rate to the eastern coastal provinces sustainedly with the existing speed.

Key words: basic research, National Natural Science Foundation of China, spatial distribution