Hong Kong Research Grants Council
See open grants and funding opportunities from the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, the main funder of university research in Hong Kong. Atom tracks its research grants and fellowship schemes, with deadlines, eligibility, and amounts together in one place.
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About Hong Kong Research Grants Council
The Hong Kong Research Grants Council is the principal body responsible for funding academic research at the universities of Hong Kong. It advises on the needs of the higher education sector in research and allocates funding to support research excellence across disciplines.
The council funds research across the sciences, engineering, medicine, business, the humanities, and the social sciences through a range of grant and fellowship schemes. Its programs support investigator-driven projects, collaborative research, and the development of early-career and postgraduate researchers.
Funding is awarded through competitive peer review, with eligibility generally tied to academics at eligible Hong Kong institutions. Researchers can find current Research Grants Council opportunities and deadlines on Atom.
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26 grantsGeneral Research Fund
General Research Fund supports university academics undertaking basic and applied research to advance the frontiers of knowledge, address specific functional needs and foster research excellence.
RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme
RGC Junior Research Fellow Scheme supports early-career researchers in full-time postdoctoral work and junior academic research across disciplines to strengthen Hong Kong’s research talent pool.
Early Career Scheme
Early Career Scheme supports junior academics’ independent basic and applied research and undergraduate research training to prepare them for careers in education and research.
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