Inter-Institutional Development Scheme
Forecasted
Inter-Institutional Development Scheme supports academics at Hong Kong’s self-financing degree-awarding institutions through workshops, short courses and scholarly exchanges that build research capability.
Funder: Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application) | June 2027 (Proposal updates)
Funding Amounts: No funding minimum or ceiling; direct costs plus 15% on-costs; maximum project duration one year
Summary: Supports workshops, short courses and scholarly exchanges that strengthen research capability at Hong Kong’s self-financing degree-awarding institutions.
Key Information: PI and Co-PI applicants must hold eligible full-time academic appointments; activities must admit participants from other local self-financing degree-awarding institutions.
Description
The Inter-Institutional Development Scheme (IIDS), administered by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, strengthens academics’ research capability in local self-financing degree-awarding institutions. It supports workshops, short courses and related scholarly activities that introduce new developments and challenging research topics in relevant fields.
Activities run from several days to several weeks, enabling focused study and intensive scholarly exchange under visiting scholars and experts. A Principal Investigator (PI) may organize activities within one institution or jointly with Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs) from collaborating institutions. Participation must be open to other local self-financing degree-awarding institutions, and preferably to all institutions in Hong Kong. Assessment emphasizes intellectual merit, relevance to research or education programmes, participant interest and institutional support.
