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Areas of Excellence Scheme
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Open for application now! Please refer to call circular.
IMPORTANT DATES
Funding Results
  • 2025/26 (Thirteenth Round)
  • 2024/25 (Twelfth Round)
  • 2023/24 (Eleventh Round)
  • 2022/23 (Tenth Round)
  • 2020/21 (Ninth Round)
  • 2018/19 (Eighth Round)
  • 2016/17 (Seventh Round)
  • 2013/14 (Sixth Round)
  • 2009/10 (Fifth Round)
  • 2007/08 (Fourth Round)
  • 2003/04 (Third Round)
  • 2001/02 (Second Round)
  • 1999/20 (First Round)
Reflective Reports
  • 2025/26 (Thirteenth Round)
  • 2024/25 (Twelfth Round)
  • 2023/24 (Eleventh Round)
  • 2022/23 (Tenth Round)
  • 2020/21 (Ninth Round)
Layman Summaries
  • 2025/26 (Thirteenth Round)
  • 2024/25 (Twelfth Round)
  • 2023/24 (Eleventh Round)
  • 2022/23 (Tenth Round)
  • 2020/21 (Ninth Round)
  • 2018/19 (Eighth Round)
  • 2016/17 (Seventh Round)
  • 2013/14 (Sixth Round)
  • 2009/10 (Fifth Round)
  • 2007/08 (Fourth Round)
  • 2003/04 (Third Round)
  • 2001/02 (Second Round)
  • 1999/20 (First Round)
Completion Reports
(5th Round)
  • Center for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Research pdf file
  • Institute of Network Coding pdf file
  • Institute of Molecular Functional Materials pdf file
  • Theory, Modeling, and Simulation of Emerging Electronics pdf file
  • The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society pdf file
(4th Round)
  • Centre for Research into Circulating Fetal Nucleic Acids pdf file
  • Control of Pandemic and Inter-Pandemic Influenza pdf file
(3rd Round)
  • Centre for Marine Environmental Research and Innovative Technology pdf file
  • Developmental Genomics and Skeletal Research pdf file
(2nd Round)
  • Molecular Neuroscience: Basic Research and Drug Discovery pdf file
  • Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis pdf file
  • Chinese Medicine Research and Further Development pdf file
(1st Round)
  • Information Technology pdf file
  • Center for Plant and Agricultural Biotechnology (formerly known as "Plant and Fungal Biotechnology") pdf file
  • Hong Kong Institute of Economics and Business Strategy pdf file
IMPORTANT DATES
2020 03 / 11
Application submission
23 / 11
1st Round assessment
2021 16 / 01
2nd Round assessment
18 / 05
3rd Round assessment
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