Theme-based Research Scheme 2020/21 (Tenth Round) Funding Results
| Theme / Project Title | Participating
UGC-funded Universities# |
Approved
Budget*
(HK$ million) |
Funding from the RGC* (HK$ million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theme 1: Promoting Good Health | |||
| Aptamer: Molecular Insight & Translational Theranostics |
CUHK, HKBU, HKU
|
50.000 |
45.000
|
| Towards Personalized and Innovative Treatment for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia |
CUHK, HKU, PolyU
|
46.667 |
42.000 |
| Theme 2: Developing a Sustainable Environment | |||
| Assess Antibiotic Resistome Flows from Pollution Hotspots to Environments and Explore the Control Strategies |
CUHK, HKU, HKUST, PolyU
|
34.213 |
29.000 |
| Wireless Power Transfer: The Next Stage |
CityU, CUHK, HKU
|
30.573 |
25.000 |
| Theme 3: Enhancing Hong Kong's Strategic Position as a Regional and International Business Centre | |||
| Financial Technology, Stability, and Inclusion |
CUHK, HKU, HKUST, LU
|
24.444
|
22.000
|
| Theme 4: Advancing Emerging Research and Innovations Important to Hong Kong | |||
| A High-performance Distributed Machine Learning Framework for Graph-based Streaming Data with Smart City Applications |
CUHK, HKUST, PolyU
|
33.332 |
28.000 |
| Intelligent Robotics for Elderly Assistance in Hong Kong |
CityU, HKU
|
43.333 |
39.000 |
|
Total
|
262.562 |
230.000 |
|
| # |
CityU: City University of Hong Kong CUHK: The Chinese University of Hong Kong HKBU: Hong Kong Baptist University HKU: The University of Hong Kong HKUST: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology LU: Lingnan University PolyU: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| * | Inclusive of indirect costs / on-costs. The RGC's funding allocation for TRS increased from $200 million in the 2019/20 exercise to $230 million in the 2020/21 exercise. The remaining $33 million of the approved budget will be matched by the universities concerned. |