- Funding
5. The Scheme aims
to support research projects with duration
of up to four years. The indicative
average funding for French applicants
is 250,000£á per project
whereas the funding limit for Hong Kong
applicants is HK$3 million per project
(exclusive of on-costs). The RGC has
reserved an amount of about HK$10 million
for the Hong Kong applicants in the
ANR/RGC JRS 2012/13 exercise. On-costs
will be granted to the related Hong
Kong institutions of funded projects
on top of the awarded sum.
6. The RGC funding
will provide support for :
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the salary of research support
staff hired by the Hong Kong researchers;
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funding for employment of relief
teachers;
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equipment in Hong Kong;
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general expenses, including consumables
that are directly related to the
research work;
-
passage and subsistence costs for
Hong Kong researchers and research
postgraduate students to visit collaborators
in France and to attend international
conference;
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passage and subsistence costs for
the Hong Kong Principal Investigator
to attend one project review workshop
in France for presentation of mid-term
and/or final reports; and
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output dissemination costs.
7. The Hong Kong
and the French partners of the supported
projects will receive funding from the
RGC and the ANR separately. The RGC
funds are solely for use in Hong Kong
and in supporting the passage and subsistence
costs of Hong Kong researchers and research
postgraduate students.
- How
to apply
8. There is an institutional
quota of 5 submissions for each UGC-funded
institution in the 2012/13 exercise.
9. Parallel submission
of applications by the Hong Kong and
French applicants are required. The
Hong Kong and French applicants should
prepare a joint proposal following ANR's
format in English which should be submitted
to the RGC and ANR in parallel. In addition,
the Hong Kong applicants are required
to submit an Application Supplement
to the RGC.
10. French applicants
should submit the joint proposals via
the on-line system of the ANR. Detailed
information on application procedures
of the ANR is available at http://www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr/en/research-programmes/aap-en/blanc-international-2-programme-2012/nc/.
The deadline for electronic submission
of proposals to ANR system is 21 March
2012 at 1300 hours (Paris local time).
11. Hong Kong applicants
should submit a hard copy of the same
joint proposal together with an Application
Supplement to the RGC. The Application
Supplement should be prepared in accordance
with the "ANR/RGC Joint Research
Scheme Application Supplement (For Hong
Kong applicants)" as set out in
the Appendix.
The RGC will not accept proposals without
the Application Supplement.
12. Hong Kong applicants
should submit 7 hard copies and a soft
copy each of their joint proposals and
Application Supplements through the
Research Administration Offices of their
institutions to the RGC by 23 March
2012 at 1700 hours (Hong Kong time).
13. While applications
must be submitted before the deadlines
as outlined above, Hong Kong applicants
should check with their institutions
for internal closing date, if any. Late
submissions will not be processed.
14. It is the obligation
of both the Hong Kong and French applicants
to ensure that their respective applications
contain sufficient and consistent information
for evaluation. The project period of
both sides should have the same start
and end dates. Incomplete submission
or inconsistent information would lead
to disqualification of application.
15. Hong Kong applicants
may provide a brief update on or before
15 June 2012 should there be
any significant changes to the applications
after submission, including the eligibility
of the Principal Investigator, modification
of budget proposal of the Hong Kong
team, etc. It should be emphasized
that applicants should not use the opportunity
to revise their research proposals.
16. The institutions
concerned must obtain and provide all
the necessary ethics / safety approvals
to the RGC by 29 June 2012. If
no confirmation of such approval is
provided to the RGC by the stipulated
deadline, the relevant application will
be regarded as being withdrawn and the
RGC and ANR will stop processing it.
- Selection
17. The RGC and
ANR will arrange to assess the research
proposals received in accordance with
their respective evaluation rules. A
Joint Selection Committee, comprising
representatives from the RGC and the
ANR, will be set up. The proposals should
have well identified joint working relationship
demonstrating clearly the added value
of collaboration. The Joint Selection
Committee will only fund proposals which
have been supported by both sides.
18. The evaluation
criteria include:
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Relevance of the proposal to the
call;
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Technical and scientific quality
of the proposal;
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Quality of the project management
and methodology;
-
Global impact of the proposal;
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Quality of the consortium and good
synergies between the partners;
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Mobilisation of resources;
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Added value to be expected from
the French-Hong Kong research collaboration;
and
- Balanced scientific and financial
contributions.
- Announcement
of Results
19. The results
of the final selection will be announced
in September/October 2012. The results
would also be published on the RGC homepage
under the section "Funding Results
of Other Scheme" at<http://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/rgc/result/result.htm>.
- Monitoring
and Assessment
20. Hong Kong Principal
Investigators are required to submit
progress and final reports through their
institutions to the RGC for monitoring
and assessment. Details would be provided
to the successful applicants in the
announcement of funding results.
21. Project review
workshops may be organized for the Principal
Investigators to present their mid-term
and/or final reports. Hong Kong applicants
can include the expenses for travel
of the Principal Investigators for one
workshop in France in the budget.
- Conditions
22. The RGC will
not be responsible for any expenditure
incurred by the project in excess of
the approved funding.
23. The RGC will
not provide insurance cover in connection
with the project or allow the use of
the grant for insurance cover. Applicants
should make their own arrangements.
The RGC will not accept any responsibility
arising in any way
from the visits and the activities undertaken
by the researchers.
24. As a matter
of policy, the RGC and ANR do not claim
any intellectual property rights arising
from the funded projects. Researchers,
their collaborators and their institutions
concerned should make their own prior
arrangements with regard to the ownership
of such rights and according to the
ANR procedures if applicable. However,
a suitable acknowledgement of the RGC
and ANR funding should be included in
any equipment / facilities purchased
and any publication / publicity arising
from the work done on the research project
funded under this Scheme.
- Enquiries
25. All enquiries
should be directed to Research Offices
of respective institutions in the first
instance. Their contact details are
as follows:
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Ms Cecilia Sun
City University of Hong Kong
83 Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon Tong
Kowloon
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Tel: 3442 6832
Fax: 3442 0136
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Ms Jade Fong
Hong Kong Baptist University
224, Waterloo Road
Kowloon Tong
Kowloon
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Tel: 3411 7940
Fax: 3411 5133
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Ms Connie Lam
Lingnan University
8 Castle Peak Road
Tuen Mun
New Territories
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Tel: 2616 7683
Fax: 2591 9618
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Ms Agatha Iu
The Chinese University of Hong
Kong
Shatin
New Territories
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Tel: 3943 1666
Fax: 2603 7414
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Ms Natalie Ng
The Hong Kong Institute of Education
10 Lo Ping Road
Tai Po
New Territories
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Tel: 2948 8404
Fax: 2948 7697
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Miss Jacqueline
Hui
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom
Kowloon
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Tel: 2766 4046
Fax: 2355 7651
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Miss Mandy Cheng
The Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology
Clear Water Bay
Kowloon
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Tel: 2358 6923
Fax: 2358 1541
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Miss Kay Ling
The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong
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Tel: 2859 1181
Fax: 2803 0558
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UGC Secretariat
6 January 2012
