Theme-based
Research Scheme 2018/19 (Eighth Round) Funding
Results
| Theme/Project Title | Participating UGC-funded University(ies) |
Approved Budget * ($ million) |
Funding from the RGC* ($ million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theme 1: Promoting Good Health | |||
| Potentiating Host Immunity for HIV-1 Functional Cure |
CUHK, HKU
|
47.128 |
42.416 |
| A Stem Cell Approach to Dissect the Molecular Basis of Neurodegenerative Diseases |
CityU, CUHK, HKU, HKUST
|
37.973 |
31.165 |
|
Theme 2: Developing a Sustainable Environment |
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| Sustainable Marine Infrastructure Enabled by the Innovative Use of Seawater Sea-Sand Concrete and Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites |
CityU, HKU, HKUST, PolyU
|
52.463 |
47.218 |
|
Theme 3: Enhancing Hong Kong's Strategic Position as a Regional and International Business Centre |
|||
| Contributing to the Development of Hong Kong into a Global Fintech Hub |
CityU, CUHK, HKU, HKUST
|
20.659 |
18.593 |
|
Theme 4: Advancing Emerging Research and Innovations Important to Hong Kong |
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| Image-guided Automatic Robotic Surgery |
CityU, CUHK,
HKU
|
47.341 |
40.608 |
|
Total
|
205.564 |
180.000 |
|