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There are two main sources of funding for
research in the UGC-funded institutions
in Hong Kong :
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UGC and RGC funds via block grants
or earmarked/indicated grants; and
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other Government and private funds.
The principal source of funding available
to a UGC-funded institution in Hong Kong
to support research and other professional
and scholarly activity is the institutional
recurrent or block grant. A significant
proportion of the institutional recurrent
grant is provided to support the infrastructure,
staff time and overhead costs associated
with faculty research and professional/scholarly
activities. Research project funding is
also provided through other channels, including
the Earmarked Research Grants administered
by the RGC, but such funding is marginal
funding provided on the assumption that
the necessary infrastructural support is
in place.
The Government has earmarked an annual
allocation of $20 million to the RGC for
promoting public policy research in higher
education institutions. The RGC launches
a Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
from 2005/06 to 2011/12 with the funding
provision from the Central Policy Unit.
A Strategic Public Policy Research Funding
Scheme was introduced in 2008/09 for projects
of larger scale and longer duration with
a view to generating research outcomes of
strategic significances for the development
of public policy in Hong Kong.
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Research Funding
