Research

• Administered by the Research Grants Council (RGC)
• To supplement universities’ own research support to researchers who have achieved or have the potential to achieve excellence
• The GRF covers two areas of research focused on broad knowledge enhancement and specific purposes

The PI of an ECS project grant must meet the the following requirements:

• within three years of his/her full time academic job as an Assistant Professor or career equivalent involving teaching and research duties and in substantiation track/tenure track position in any university (local or overseas) at the time of the submission deadline of this funding exercise;
• being primarily engaged in and spending at least 80% of time in degree or higher degree work at the university proper; and
• salary being wholly funded by the university proper.

Under HSSPFS, the maximum amount per award is $1 million. Each awardee will receive support for a period of up to 12 months in the manner of relief from teaching and administrative duties, and research funding support covering salary costs for relief teachers and support for research project including staff, equipment, travel, subsistence and dissemination costs.

Each awardee will receive support for a period of 60 months in the manner of relief from teaching and administrative duties, and research funding support covering salary costs for relief teachers and support for research project including staff, equipment, travel, subsistence and dissemination costs.

• Administered by the Office of Academic Links (OAL), CUHK
• For scholars to engage in advanced humanities research by undertaking programme in North Carolina for either one term or one year
• The University shall be responsible for the awarded fellow’s salary and international travel expenses to/from the National Humanities Center (NHC); while NHC will provide the awarded fellow with financial support for housing, local transportation, health insurance, and the visa application fee
• The call for application is normally announced in July. Please refer to the call email for details.

• Direct allocation from RC to support research projects
• Maximum project amount for applications to be considered by RC is HK$100,000 for projects in the fields of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business Studies
• Two rounds of application normally open in December and March. Please refer to the call email for details.

The maximum duration of an AoE project is eight years. The ceiling of direct project cost to be awarded by the RGC is $60 million. Those who are eligible for the RGC General Research Fund may submit application under the AoE Scheme.

• Administered by the Research Grants Council (RGC)
• There are three types of grants under the CRF: (1) Collaborative Research Project Grant; (2) Collaborative Research Equipment Grant and (3) Young Collaborative Research Grant.
   

1. Collaborative Research Project Grant (CRPG)
   The main objective of CRPG is to encourage research groups in UGC-funded universities to engage in collaborative research across disciplines and across universities with a view to enhancing the research output of universities in terms of the level of attainment, quantity, dimensions and/or impact.
    
2. Collaborative Research Equipment Grant (CREG)
   The main objectives of CREG are to:
   • enable the acquisition of major research facilities or equipment, including major library acquisitions for research, which cannot otherwise be afforded by one university and which can be used for collaborative research; and
   • assist universities in "leveraging" support from equipment suppliers with a view to stretching the value of RGC’s funds further than could normally be possible by making small allocations in connection with individual projects; and
   • provide funding for group user fee (for users from RGC funded collaborative research projects) to access major user facilities (e.g. to pay for the access/use of some existing core facilities/equipment instead of procuring new ones)
      
3. Young Collaborative Research Grant (YCRG)
   The main objective of YCRG is to support early-stage researchers in gaining first-hand experience in leading and managing collaborative research, so that they will be better prepared in competing for larger collaborative research funding in the next stage of their career.
    

• Administered by the Research Grants Council (RGC)
• 4 designated research themes: (1) Promoting Good Health;  (2) Developing a Sustainable Environment;  (3) Enhancing Hong Kong's Strategic Position as a Regional and International Business Centre;  (4) Advancing Emerging Research and Innovations Important to Hong Kong

• To encourage local academics to consider and articulate the potential of research to deliver benefits to the wider community; and to encourage more impactful and translational research projects
• To encourage a greater volume of collaborative research beyond academia (e.g. with government departments, the business sector, the industry and research institutes)

• Jointly administered by the French National Research Agency (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR) and the Research Grants Council (RGC)
• To strengthen collaboration between French and Hong Kong research communities
• To support research projects with duration of 36 or 48 months

• To provide strategic seed funding to support incubation of preliminary proposals or elevation of research work that can result in competitive and high quality CUHK-led collaborative research proposals for securing external grants.

• Administered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS), CUHK
• To initiate social innovation projects exemplifying the translation of academic knowledge into social impact
• To emphasise partnership with external organisations and direct engagement with local communities, instead of one-way dissemination of knowledge

• Administered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS), CUHK
• Funding Amount: Up to HK$600,000 for 2 years
• To support: (1) Business development consultancy;  (2) Publicity and media engagement support;  (3) Partnership liaison

• Administered by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services (ORKTS), CUHK
• PEF provides financial support to staff members to learn about the best practices of KT through different activities

• To provide matching funding, equivalent to one-half of the actual cost of appointment, to support employment of full-time research personnel including Postdoctoral Fellows, Research Fellows, Research Associates and Research Assistants.
• The call for application is normally announced in December. Please refer to the call email for details.

• To provide matching funding equivalent to one-half of the actual cost of appointment for posts at postdoctoral fellow (PDF) level, capped at $250,000 per year, for a period of 3 years maximum.  
• The call for application is normally announced in November.  Please refer to the call email for details.

Administered by the Research Committee (RC), a number of RAP posts will be made available for bidding each year, providing matching funding equivalent to 75% of the actual cost of appointment for 3 years.

The call for application is normally announced in March. Please refer to the call email for details.

• Administered by the Research Grants Council (RGC)
• Awardees supported for a period of 36 months in terms of a full-time appointment as a postdoctoral fellow (PdF).
• For each awardee, the supporting university will receive an annual stipend of HK$406,550 per year for the awardee’s basic salary as well as a conference and research-related travel allowance (of HK$12,920 per year inclusively).
• The call for application is normally announced in August.