Strategic Topics Grant 2026/27 Funding Results
Project Title Participating
UGC-funded
Universities# 		Approved
Budget*
(HK$ million) 		Funding from the RGC*
(HK$ million)
Key Subject Area 1: Health and Longevity in a Caring Community
Combating Aging-Associated Sarcopenia: From Knowledge Discovery to Intervention Testing CityU, CUHK 27.694 24.925
AI-assisted Infection Management in Elderly Hospitals and Nursing Homes: Safeguarding Health through Point-of-Care Technologies and Smart Materials CityU, HKUST 26.789 24.110
An Integrated AI Solution for Large-Scale Improvement of Emotional Health among Older Populations: Risk Assessment of Depression and Intervention for Ageing Needs, Challenges, and Empowerment System (RADIANCE) CUHK, EdUHK, HKU, PolyU 20.078 18.070
Key Subject Area 2: Smart Technology and an Ageing Population
Building an Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Platform for One-Stop Advance Care Planning Model CUHK, HKU, HKUST 23.778 21.400
PMAI-PD: A Personalized Multimodal AI Platform for Integrated Life-Cycle Management of Parkinson’s Disease in Aging Populations HKU, HKUST, PolyU 27.628 24.865
Key Subject Area 3: Silver Society, Economy and Finance
Empowering an Inclusive, Age-Friendly Silver Economy in Hong Kong: From Longitudinal Evidence to Intergenerational Multi-stakeholder Action CityU, CUHK, HKBU, HKUST, PolyU 18.478 16.630
Total (6 projects): 144.445 130.00
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 CityU: City University of Hong Kong
CUHK: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
EdUHK: The Education University of Hong Kong
HKBU: Hong Kong Baptist University
HKU: The University of Hong Kong
HKUST: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
PolyU: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
* Exclusive of on-costs.