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To seize the opportunity to apply for the grants applicable for your research projects, please refer to the following table* listing all research grants which are currently available for applications. Please visit the respective websites for details and application procedures.

 

*This table will be updated on a regular basis to ensure the latest information

 

   

No.Funding BodyResearch Grant

Maximum Funding Amount per Project

Internal Deadline
External Grants

1

CMDF

Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF) –    Industry Support Programme
  • B1-1: Chinese Medicine Industry Training Funding Scheme - HK$2.75 million
  • B1-2: Chinese Medicine Promotion Funding Scheme - HK$0.75 million
  • B2: Chinese Medicine Applied Studies and Research Funding Scheme - HK$2 million
15 December 2023

2

Croucher Foundation 

Croucher Foundation - CAS-Croucher Funding Scheme for Joint Laboratories HK$3.75 million21 December 2023

3

RGC

European Union (EU) - Hong Kong (HK) Research Cooperation Co-funding Mechanism 2023/24
  • Research project proposals: HK$3 million
  • Exchange (mobility) proposals: HK$0.5 million
22 December 2023
4

Croucher Foundation

Croucher Foundation - Sponsorship of Conferences, Workshops and SymposiaHK$250,000 per event27 December 2023
5

ITF

2023/24 Guangdong-Hong Kong Technology Cooperation Funding Scheme (TCFS)Not specified2 January 2024
6

RGC

French National Research Agency (ANR)/Research Grants Council (RGC) Joint Research Scheme (JRS) 2024/25
  • For Hong Kong applicants: HK$3 million
  • Indicative average funding for French applicants: €280,000
1 March 2024

Mainland Grants   More details: IRACE

7

MOST

“政府間國際科技創新合作”重點專項2024年度第一批項目Not specified8 December 2023
8

NSFC

國家自然科學基金委員會管理科學部2023年第3期應急管理項目
 《雙循環背景下普惠金融高質量發展路徑與影響機制》
  • General Topic: RMB 300,000
  • Sub-topic: RMB 200,000
8 December 2023
9

SZIHQ

龍華區科技創新局關於開展龍華區2023年軟科學扶持項目申報的通知RMB 200,000 - RMB 300,0008 December 2023
10

SHKS

Hong Kong Scholars Program 2024HK$ 658,800 per fellow13 December 2023
11

NSSFC

2023年度國家社科基金中華學術外譯項目申報公告
  • Scholarly Book Projects: Not more than RMB 500,000
  • Foreign Language Academic Journal Project: RMB 400,000-600,000
15 January 2024

All Year Round Grants   

12

ITF

General Support Programme (GSP)Not specifiedAll Year Round
13

ITF

Partnership Research Programme (PRP)Not specifiedAll Year Round
14

ITF

Innovation and Technology Fund for Better Living (FBL)90% of the total eligible costs of the project or HK$5 million, whichever is the less.All Year Round
15

ITF

Research Talent Hub for ITF projects (RTH-ITF)

Monthly allowance for the research talents based on their highest academic qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree: HK$20,000
  • Master's degree: HK$23,000
  • Doctoral degree: HK$35,000 (with an additional monthly living allowance of HK$10,000 for up to 36 months)
All Year Round
16

Chief Executive’s Policy Unit (CEPU)

Public Policy Research Funding Scheme (PPRFS)HK$1 million or below.  Strong justifications are required for any projects costing over HK$1 million.All Year Round

We hope you find the information useful, and we wish you every success in your grant applications.

 

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