Theme-based Research Scheme 2024/25 (Fourteenth Round) Funding Results
Theme / Project Title Participating
UGC-funded
Universities#
Approved
Budget*
(HK$ million)
Funding from the RGC*
(HK$ million)
Theme 1: Understanding Diseases and Disease Prevention
Sustained cART-free HIV-1 Control by Immunotherapeutic Interventions CUHK, HKU 66.762 60.086
Understanding Phenotypic Plasticity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Mitigate Therapy Resistance and Tumor Recurrence CUHK, HKU, HKUST, PolyU 55.367 49.830
Theme 2: Developing a Sustainable Environment
A Digital Twin for Enhancing Coastal Resilience against Extreme Storm Surges in Hong Kong HKU, HKUST, PolyU 62.893 53.821
High-Frequency, High-Power and High-Efficiency Wireless Power Transfer Technologies CityU, HKU 28.361 23.768
Theme 3: Enhancing Hong Kong's Strategic Position as a Regional and International Business Centre
Enhancing Hong Kong's Role in Sustainable Supply Chain Finance via Technology Transformation CityU, HKU, HKUST, PolyU 61.191 55.072
Theme 4: Advancing Emerging Research and Innovations Important to Hong Kong
Mechanisms and Key Technologies of Multi-Sensory Emulation Wearable Devices (MSEWD) CityU, PolyU 62.378 52.214
Social Robots with Embedded Large Language Models Releasing Stress among the Hong Kong Population CUHK, EdUHK, HKBU, HKU, HKUST, PolyU 40.899 35.209
Total 377.851 330.000
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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
*

Inclusive of indirect costs / on-costs. The RGC’s funding allocation for the TRS 2024/25 is HK$330 million. The remaining HK$48 million of the approved budget will be matched by the universities concerned.