Original or pioneering academic research groups are funded to advance the domestic research quality of the humanities and social sciences and promote interaction and interchange among academic communities. RIHSS particularly encourages interdisciplinary research groups and classic reading groups, which read classic literature or primary source material. RIHSS hopes that, through regular meetings of these two types of academic groups, scholars in the humanities and social sciences will be encouraged to take greater initiative in engaging in deeper, more detailed interdisciplinary dialogue and thinking.