Latest Research Grant Opportunities

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 Body	Research Grant	Maximum Funding Amount per Project	Internal Deadline
External Grants
1	Hong Kong Sports Institute	Sports Science and Research Funding Scheme (SRFS)	Not specified	30 April 2024
2	Croucher Foundation	Croucher Senior Research Fellowships 2025	12 months' salary payable to the replacement teacher at a maximum rate of HK$89,016 per month. HK$2 million for research work for two years.	17 May 2024
3	RGC	Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2024/25	HK$45,000 per year for projects involving travel of research postgraduate student(s) HK$30,000 per year for projects not involving research postgraduate students’ travel	12 June 2024
4	RGC	PROCORE-France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme 2024/25	Travel Grants: HK$45,000 per year for projects involving travel of research postgraduate student(s) HK$31,250 per year for projects not involving research postgraduate students’ travel Conference/Workshop Grants: HK$150,000 per event to be held in Hong Kong	13 June 2024
Mainland Grants More details: IRACE
5	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會與俄羅斯科學基金會合作研究項目指南	RMB 1.5 million	16 April 2024
6	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會與國際農業研究磋商組織合作研究項目	RMB 2 million	16 April 2024
7	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會與聯合國環境規劃署合作研究項目	RMB 3 million	16 April 2024
8	NSFC	國家自然科學基金委員會數學物理科學部2024年度第一期專項項目（科技活動項目）	Not specified	18 April 2024
9	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會與埃及科學研究技術院合作研究項目	RMB 2 million	19 April 2024
10	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會與歐盟委員會“中歐人才項目”	RMB 30,000	3 May 2024
11	NSFC	“火箭低溫推進劑快速傳輸與自主加注控制基礎研究”專項項目	RMB 15 million	10 May 2024
12	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會與比利時弗蘭德研究基金會合作研究項目	RMB 2 million	13 May 2024
13	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會與比利時法語區基礎研究基金會合作交流項目	RMB 100,000	20 May 2024
14	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會與英國皇家學會合作交流項目（第二批）	RMB 100,000	24 May 2024
15	MOST	“政府間國際科技創新合作”重點專項2024年度第二批項目	Not specified	24 May 2024
16	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會與白俄羅斯基礎研究基金會合作交流項目	RMB 200,000	3 June 2024
17	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金原創探索計劃項目申請指南	Not specified	31 December 2024
All Year Round Grants
18	ITF	General Support Programme (GSP)	Not specified	All Year Round
19	ITF	Partnership Research Programme (PRP)	Not specified	All Year Round
20	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
21	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
22	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.

If you need further assistance, please feel free to contact the Research Office at ro-rgm@hkbu.edu.hk.