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	CEPU	Theme-based Exercise under Public Policy Research Funding Scheme (PPRFS)	HK$1 million	2 PM, 3 February 2025
2	RGC	Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) 2025	US$50,000 at maximum (equivalent to around HK$389,000)	5 February 2025
3	Health Bureau	Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF) - 2024 Open Call for Investigator-initiated Projects	Investigator-initiated project: A maximum amount of $1.5 million per project. Seed Grant: A maximum amount of $0.5 million per project.	14 February 2025
4	MTR Academy	MTR Research Funding (MRF) Scheme 2025	HK$1.5 million	17 February 2025
5	RGC	NSFC/RGC Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS) 2025/26	HK$ 3.6 million	19 February 2025
6	ITC	Innovation and Technology Support Programme (Platform & Seed) 2024/25	Platform: No funding ceiling Seed: Capped at HK$1.4 million	19 February 2025
7	Health Bureau	Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF) - B1 Scheme	B1-1: Chinese Medicine Industry Training Funding Scheme - HK$2.75 million B1-2: Chinese Medicine Promotion Funding Scheme - HK$2 million	24 February 2025
8	RGC	The French National Research Agency/Research Grants Council Joint Research Scheme 2025/26 Exercise	HK$3 million per project (exclusive of on-costs)	26 February 2025
9	Health Bureau	Chinese Medicine Development Fund (CMDF) - B2 Scheme	B2: Chinese Medicine Applied Studies and Research Funding Scheme - HK$2 million	19 May 2025
Internal Grants
10	HKBU	Seed Funding for Collaborative Research Grants (SFCRG)	Capped at HK$2 million	2nd Round: 30 June 2025 (subject to funding availability)
11	HKBU	Book Publication Grant (BPG)	Capped at 50% of the publication fee	Year-round until 30 June 2025 (subject to funding availability)
12	HKBU	International Activities Programme (IAP)	Capped at HK$0.1 million	Year-round until 30 June 2025 (subject to funding availability)
13	HKBU	Travelling Support Matching Scheme for Academics	The percentage of RC matching and the funding cap are 80% and HK$18,000 per application, respectively. The remaining expenses have to be matched by the respective Faculty/School.	Year-round until 30 June 2025
14	HKBU	Matching Scheme for Appointment of Research Assistant Professors (RAPs) - Faculty's Niche Research Areas	Capped at 50% of HK$42,000 per month for a period of 24 months	Year-round until 30 June 2025
15	HKBU	Promising Researcher Securing Fund (PRSF)	Funding Allocation to each Faculty/School differs. Each student participating in the UGRP will receive a stipend of HK$6,000 - HK$8,000 to be matched by the RC and the respective Faculty/School on a 3:1 ratio for a period of 6 – 8 weeks. Any additional expenses have to be covered by the respective Faculty/School.	Year-round until 30 June 2025 (subject to funding availability)
16	HKBU	Undergraduate Research Programme (UGRP)	Funding Allocation to each Faculty/School differs. Each student participating in the UGRP will receive a stipend of HK$6,000 - HK$8,000 to be matched by the RC and the respective Faculty/School on a 3:1 ratio for a period of 6 – 8 weeks. Any additional expenses have to be covered by the respective Faculty/School.	Year-round until 30 June 2025
17	HKBU	HKBU Visiting Fellowship Schemes (VFS): (a) University Fellowship Program Supported by Sir Run Run Shaw Endowment Fund (UFP) (b) Daniel and Kitty Tse Visiting Professorship Scheme (DKTS)	Please refer to the specific Fellowship Schemes.	Year-round until 30 June 2025 (subject to funding availability)
Mainland Grants More details: IRACE
18	NSFC	2025年度國家自然科學基金委員會與阿根廷國家科學與技術研究理事會雙邊學術研討會項目	RMB 35,000	10 February 2025
19	MOST	國家重點研發計劃“高性能計算”重點專項2024—2025年度項目	Not specified	11 February 2025
20	NSFC	2025年度國家自然科學基金委員會與澳門科學技術發展基金聯合科研資助基金合作研究項目	RMB 2 million	25 February 2025
21	NSFC	2024年度國家自然科學基金委員會與荷蘭研究理事會合作研究項目	RMB 3 million	3 March 2025
22	NSFC	2025年度國家自然科學基金委員會與波蘭國家科學中心合作研究項目	RMB 1.5 million	7 March 2025
23	NSFC	2025年度國家自然科學基金委員會與“東亞峰會合作研究計劃”（e-ASIA）合作研究項目	RMB 2 million	21 March 2025
All Year Round Grants
24	ITF	General Support Programme (GSP)	Not specified	All Year Round
25	ITF	Partnership Research Programme (PRP)	Not specified	All Year Round
26	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
27	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
28	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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