Funder: Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Four years; up to HK$3.6 million for Hong Kong partners and RMB3 million for Mainland partners (exclusive of on-costs)
Summary: Supports larger-scale Mainland–Hong Kong collaborative research that combines complementary strengths to enhance research output and impact.
Key Information: The Hong Kong application must be cross-disciplinary and/or involve more than one university.
Description
Jointly run by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Hong Kong’s Research Grants Council (RGC), this scheme supports larger-scale collaborative research across disciplines and/or universities in the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong. It brings together complementary research strengths to improve research output and impact on both sides.
The six focus areas are Information Technology, Life Science, New Materials Science, Marine and Environmental Science, Medicine, and Management Science. Research outside these areas may be submitted under “Other.” Selection emphasizes scientific merit and innovation, effective synergy among researchers, groups and universities, and long-term goals and impacts for both sides.
