Collaborative Research Fund

(A) Collaborative Research Project Grant and Collaborative Research Equipment Grant

1.

Number of applications received:

402

2.

Number of full proposals received:

100

3.

Number of full proposals selected for interview:

62

4.

Number of proposals recommended for funding:

42

5.

Success rate (over the number of applications):

10.4%

6.

Total approved amount of the funded projects:
(excluding on-costs)

$239.8 million

 

(B) Young Collaborative Research Grant

1.

Number of full proposals received:

31

2.

Number of full proposals selected for interview:

19

3.

Number of proposals recommended for funding:

16

4.

Success rate (over the number of applications):

51.6%

5.

Total approved amount of the funded projects:
(excluding on-cost)

$60.2 million

 

(C) Collaborative Research Fund Panel’s Comments for Applicants’ Reference

  • Generally, project teams did prepare well for the presentations and interviews. The Selection Panel would like to encourage project teams to cover more on the research/scientific methodology and innovation of the research, and less on background of the research or track records of team members.

  • Some suggested areas for improvement for consideration by project teams include –
    • the optimal project team size vis-à-vis the 3-year project period and medium funding size; and
    • avoid lengthy presentation slides