| 2022/23 | No. of funded projects | Total amount awarded ($ million) |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Research Schemes | ||
| General Research Fund | 1,153 | 981.5 |
| Early Career Scheme | 151 | 109.6 |
| Collaborative Research Schemes | ||
| Areas of Excellence Scheme | 2 | 143.8 |
| Collaborative Research Fund | 54 | 290 |
| Research Impact Fund | 13 | 75 |
| Theme-Based Research Scheme | 8^ | 270^ |
| Fellowships | ||
| Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme | 10 | 4.6 |
| Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme | 300 | 304.9 |
| Research Grants Council(RGC) Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme | 50 | 61.0 |
| RGC Research Fellow Scheme/RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme | 20 | 129.5 |
| Joint Research Schemes | ||
| a) National Natural Science Foundation of China/Research Grants Council Joint Research Scheme | 40 | 46.3 |
| b) National Natural Science Foundation of China/RGC Collaborative Research Scheme | 10 | 34.4 |
| c) The French National Research Agency/RGC Joint Research Scheme | 2 | 4.95 |
| d) Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme | 13 | 1.0 |
| e) PROCORE – France/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme | 8 | 0.6 |
| f) Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) | 10 | 3.89 |
| Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector | ||
| a) Faculty Development Scheme | 71 | 63.4 |
| b) Inter-institutional Development Scheme | 3 | 1.1 |
| c) Institutional Development Scheme | 3 | 12.7 |
| Others | ||
| Postgraduate Students Conference/Seminar Grants* | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total amount matched to support research ($ million) |
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| Research Matching Grant Scheme | 588.0# | |
^Including an exploratory project which was awarded a one-year budget to yield preliminary results.
*Figure as at 31 March 2023.
#Figure for Research Matching Grant Scheme refers to the disbursed amount within the financial year from April 2022 to March 2023.