Home  FAQs  Research Research How does the UGC support research on the UGC-funded institutions? How does the Research Grant Council (RGC) conduct its assessment of the research proposals? Who is eligible to apply for research funding from the RGC? Will the UGC consider dividing the academic staff of institutions into teaching-oriented staff and research-oriented staff, and lowering the publication requirements of teaching-oriented staff so that they may focus their efforts on teaching work? The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) has been in place for some 17 years. Is there a need to review it? Will institutions gain less research money if they focus on applied research? What is Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme? When will the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme 2011/12 be launched? What is the Research Endowment Fund? How does the Fund work? How does the UGC support institutions to transfer their research outputs into real socio-economic benefits for the industries/businesses and the community? What is Theme-based Research Scheme?